Maggie Hassan

Chairman Sen. Gary Peters., D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to examine the January 6th attack on the Capitol. (Erin Scott/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Senators want to eliminate any conflicts of interest with government contractors

In today’s Federal Newscast, a bi-partisan group of Senators are taking aim at organizational conflicts of interest among federal contractors.

Federal Newscast

New bill would mandate legacy IT inventories, modernization plans

Congress

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FILE - In this May 13, 2021, file photo, Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on unaccompanied minors at the southern border, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Portman announced earlier this year that he would not run again. The Senate primary in Ohio is still a year away, but Republican contenders already are working furiously to cast themselves as Trump's favorite in the open race. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)

Senators see room in FedRAMP bill to address supply chain security threats

Cloud Computing

Senators reintroduce bill to end shutdowns, bring awareness to one potentially coming

Federal Newscast

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., questions Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing one day after the Justice Department revealed it had recovered the majority of the $4.4 million ransom payment the company made in hopes of getting its system back online, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Senators looking to mandate whistleblower training for all VA employees

Federal Newscast

Technology Modernization Fund board reviewing just under 100 proposals

Reporter's Notebook

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to examine an update from Federal officials on efforts to combat COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Congress makes government overlap, duplication problems worse, senator says

Agency Oversight

Federal CIO Martorana: $1B TMF lets agencies ‘apply for projects that previously were out of their reach’

Reporter's Notebook

Sen. Hassan’s technical fix of MGT Act is a major step to overhaul latest IT modernization challenges

Reporter's Notebook

OMB nominees pledge to break down federal hiring barriers

Management

Legislators look to make Oversight.gov a permanent fixture

Federal Newscast

Army’s push for augmented reality goggles might extend to dogs, too

The Army Research Office is working on augmented reality goggles, radio communications for dogs who are already trained to sniff out explosives and landmines.

DoD Reporter's Notebook

You may soon be able to process your fingerprints at your local post office

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Postal Service is working with the FBI to provide fingerprinting services at more than 100 post offices across the country.

Federal Newscast

Common themes among 5 agency IT modernization plans

Reporter's Notebook

Five of 10 agencies responded to Sen. Maggie Hassan’s (D-N.H.) request for details and plans for how they will modernize outdated systems and what Congress can do to help.