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How Congress has managed to improve its own operations and capacity

It may not look like it, but the House of Representatives has been undergoing a steady self-modernization for the last few years.

Federal Newscast

GOP lawmakers look to see what SCOTUS decision on agency rulemaking means for current administration

Commentary

Cybersecurity challenges persist, but CISA is up to the task

Government Shutdown

Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year

Government Shutdown

House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help

Acquisition

Yes, people, the House leadership failure also affects acquisition

Congress

The pressure on Congress is starting to pin the needle on 10

High angle view of business executives walking through a revolving door

Reporter's Notebook

House tech leadership biggest surprise of summer changes

State of the Union What to Watch

Congress

Congress will get some fresh bait to fight over this week

041219 - Bob Tobias - 1

Congress

Maybe the Holman rule should be renamed the 'No man rule'

Government Shutdown

You heard right: The next potential government shutdown is coming into view

FILE - The U.S. Capitol dome is seen from a window in the Cannon House Office Building at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Congress

Congress' own reform committee wraps up its work and now its time to vote

FILE - In this June 12, 2019, file photo, clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol dome as dusk approaches in Washington. The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House next year raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Ask the CIO

New House Digital Services Office seeks to fill gaps to modernize Congress

Media set up before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its second public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Unions

Some arguments against the move for unionization on Capitol Hill

Dr. Rogers Cain, right, a primary care doctor, confers with office manager Cassandra Robinson, at his practice, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Cain said it was easier to convince his elderly patients to get the vaccine but his patients under the age of 50 remain skeptical. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Federal Newscast

Federal workers injured on the job may soon have more treatment options

In this May 24, 2018 photo New Mexico State Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-Alamogordo, speaks to voters at a GOP event in Hobbs, N.M. Now that Rep. Steve Pearce, R-Hobbs, is stepping down to run for New Mexico governor, eyes are turning to southern New Mexico where the open congressional seat that in recent years has leaned Republican could determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. (AP Photo/ Russell Contreras)

Federal Newscast

House Republicans look to get feds back to the office

Loren Duggan

Congress

Ukraine has sped up how Congress is thinking about China

Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Congress

Shift in Congressional majority could drive Democrats' oversight agenda

A Metropolitan Police Department cruiser blocks a street near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement officials investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Federal Newscast

Calls for Capitol Police inspector general to publish reports

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Federal Newscast

As 2022 NDAA is on its way to becoming law, here are some details on what's in it

Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Steny Hoyer

Congress

House leadership wants to get on with a final appropriation agreement for fiscal 2022

Loren Duggan

Congress

Noise from Capitol Hill is starting to sound like a broken record

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Janet Yellen

Congress

For Congress, and for government operations, it's a do-or-die week

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