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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Alex Edelman/Pool via AP) — Supreme_Court_Barrett_94061

Agency Oversight

Sen. Ernst bill would monitor federal employee computer use

Sen. Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) bills would move at least 30% of all SBA HQ employees out of the DC area, while Rep. Barry Loudermilk tries the MERIT Act again.

Workforce

Telework, IT modernization emerge as early DOGE targets

Congress

First Look Ernst presses SBA for details of 7(a) lender approval

Congress

GOP senators, SBA butt heads over disaster loan funding

Contracting

Exclusive GOP lawmakers demand SBA postpone IT upgrades amid year-end contract spending surge

Federal Report

Whine, cheese make the return-to-office debate pungent

Federal Newscast

Feds convicted of sex crimes might lose their pensions

Federal Workforce

Workforce

Return-to-office review: The latest from Congress, agency leaders and employees

Small business, SBA, contracting

Workforce

First Look GOP senators seek IG review to see if SBA office space remains underutilized

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Congress

First Look Senate bill aims to set more federal telework reporting requirements

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Federal Report

Labor employees show up to protest for more telework

Rachel Shonfield and Lashea Williams at FAIR Act rally

Federal Newscast

Lawmakers call telework protest 'hypocritical'

Small business, SBA, contracting

Congress

Exclusive Sen. Ernst hopeful about fixes to small business contracting

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Congress

Congress returns in full, as the clock begins to run out once again

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Federal Newscast

FDIC sex, work-culture scandals catch Sen. Ernst's attention, ire

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Big Data

Better data, analysis gives SBA new optimism to recoup smaller COVID loans

Facilities/Construction

Ernst tells top ‘naughty list’ agencies to use or sell underutilized office space

Bank Collapse

Agency Oversight

IG to launch investigation into FDIC’s leadership climate, harassment allegations

Small business, SBA, contracting

Acquisition Policy

First Look Sen. Ernst to agencies: No more ‘easy As’ on the SBA scorecard

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Federal Newscast

Telework leads to feds 'phoning it in,' says senator seeking IG assessment

Jim Risch, Rob Portman, John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, Joni Ernst

Contracting

First Look Senate Republicans lead bill raising bar for SBA mentoring program

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Alex Edelman/Pool via AP)

Contracting

First Look Sen. Ernst calls for stronger vetting of federal small business contracting

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Defense

New campaign asks service members to share stories to push sexual assault reforms farther