House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress

• VA sees slight drop in facilities with staffing shortages

  In today's Federal Newscast, medical centers at the Department of Veterans Affairs see a slight improvement in staffing shortages over the last year.

  Federal Newscast

  September 25, 2020
• House Modernization Committee approves continuity of operations recommendations

  The House Modernization Committee has passed a dozen recommendations that reflect on feedback gathered from members of Congress and their staff working remotely at times during the coronavirus pandemic.

  Congress

  July 31, 2020
• An update on Congress’ IT development

  Washington Democrat Derek Kilmer and Georgia Republican Tom Graves returned to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the latest developments.

  IT Modernization

  July 21, 2020
• Keeping some sense of normalcy in Congress

  The Committee on House Administration has been doing lots of things to try to get operations back to normal. For a progress report, Ranking Member Rodney Davis of Illinois joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Congress

  July 16, 2020
• Will the coronavirus be the push Congress needs to modernize long-standing inefficiencies?

  Proxy voting with or without quorum, video hearings, limiting member travel and maintaining social distancing at the Capitol have required lawmakers to reconsider the long-term viability of some well-established practices.

  Technology

  June 18, 2020
• Modernization committee leaders weigh in on continuity of operations, reopening

  The chair and vice chair of the select committee on the modernization of Congress have been exploring best practices to reopen federal offices.

  Congress

  June 11, 2020
• Auditors not sure about expanding USPS services

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says adding those functions could increase operation costs, and decrease the efficiency of its mail and package delivery.

  Federal Newscast

  December 24, 2019
• GAO says GSA is underreporting how much it spent on federal real estate

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office found the agencies excluded more than $271 million in building costs per year, between fiscal 2015 through 2018.

  Federal Newscast

  December 11, 2019
• More improvements needed to the Navy’s training for driving ships

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office said there are still some issues with the training of sailors in charge of driving ships.

  Federal Newscast

  November 18, 2019
• House IG tells committee to consider ‘tremendous opportunity’ to centralize IT services

  The House inspector general told the committee negotiating larger purchases with a smaller number of vendors would allow members to leverage their buying power and reduce costs.

  Congress

  November 15, 2019
• IG: Veterans Affairs put millions of vets and service members at risk of identity theft

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Benefits Administration, under pressure, reverses an Obama-era policy that resulted in Privacy Act violations.

  Federal Newscast

  November 15, 2019
• House Modernization Committee recommends bringing back Office of Technology Assessment

  Congress stood up OTA in 1972 as a tech-focused watchdog to serve a complementary oversight role to the Government Accountability Office, but lawmakers in 1995 zeroed out funding for the office.

  Congress

  July 26, 2019
• As House seeks to modernize, reskilling, HR strategies take shape

  Agencies clamor to reskill their employees for the jobs of the future under various IT modernization strategies.

  Congress

  July 11, 2019
• Lawmakers discuss challenges awaiting House committee to modernize Congress

  For more insight, Reps. Derek Klimer (D-Wash.) and Tom Graves (R-Ga.) spoke with Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Rayburn House Office Building.

  Federal Drive

  June 28, 2019