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Update: House approves temporary measure for proxy voting, remote committee work

The temporary rules change would allow voting by proxy, which would enable some members to designate a colleague to vote for them if they can’t return…

Congress

Members of Congress worried about coronavirus stimulus checks going to dead people

Federal Newscast

$1.4T spending package crammed with unrelated provisions

Budget

New bill would extend identity protection benefits for feds compromised in OPM breach

Congress

House passes defense budget, CR for civilian agencies through March 23

Budget

‘I would be surprised if the government shuts down again,’ House Minority Whip says

Government Shutdown

Navy says it’s wasted $4 billion on continuing resolutions since 2011

Defense

In the end, Senate lets the MGT Act in the defense bill

Congress

9 Republicans now say they oppose proposed cuts to federal retirement

Workforce

New cloud buying guide underpins IT modernization bill, cyber EO

Reporter's Notebook

Rep. Hurd unveils version 2 of IT modernization bill

Congress

Lawmakers urge President to name permanent Interior IG

Four Republican congressmen urged President Barack Obama to nominate a new inspector general at the Interior Department. Interior\’s last permanent IG…

Congress

Doubts remain over VA’s ability to end huge disability claims backlog

VA officials still insist the 630,000 disability
claims waiting to be processed will be eliminated
by 2015. But so far, numbers are headed in the
wrong…

Congress

Congress ‘stuck in the mud’ over teleconferencing

Technology

The GOP is leaning on the Federal Communications Commission to permit the use of Skype for calls on congressional computers, according to Politico.

Update: House approves temporary measure for proxy voting, remote committee work

Members of Congress worried about coronavirus stimulus checks going to dead people

$1.4T spending package crammed with unrelated provisions

New bill would extend identity protection benefits for feds compromised in OPM breach

House passes defense budget, CR for civilian agencies through March 23

‘I would be surprised if the government shuts down again,’ House Minority Whip says

Navy says it’s wasted $4 billion on continuing resolutions since 2011

In the end, Senate lets the MGT Act in the defense bill

9 Republicans now say they oppose proposed cuts to federal retirement

New cloud buying guide underpins IT modernization bill, cyber EO

Rep. Hurd unveils version 2 of IT modernization bill

Lawmakers urge President to name permanent Interior IG

Doubts remain over VA’s ability to end huge disability claims backlog

Congress ‘stuck in the mud’ over teleconferencing

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