Mark Warner

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo traffic along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington streaks past the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters building. A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering a document the Justice Department relied on during its surveillance of a Donald Trump aide during the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Future FBI headquarters coming to Greenbelt, Maryland, GSA decides

A decade-long disagreement over where to build a new headquarters for the FBI is now settled. Federal officials confirmed Wednesday night that the General…

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Senate Banking

Warner says passport backlog ‘not sustainable,’ as State Dept aims for pre-pandemic processing times

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‘This would be wild’: Officials lay out ambitious goals for federal employee vetting

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Revived bills would alter feds’ payment obligations during shutdowns, federal first responders’ pensions

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Senate Dems introduce bill to prevent Schedule F from resurfacing

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Mark Warner, Marco Rubio

A bipartisan Senate push to tamp down at least one threat from China

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(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. On Wednesday, April 10, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for March. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The swirling sound you hear is Congress going ’round and ’round on some old ideas

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OMB sees 2022 as ‘most significant year’ for security clearance reform

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(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown, nearly 60 percent of its workforce, to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. The employees won't be paid. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS takes steps to avoid tax return processing delays as filing season starts

The IRS, looking to avoid unnecessary processing delays at the start of this year’s filing season, is sending letters to taxpayers who received an Economic…

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Joe Biden

Biden says defense, intel agencies have to follow cyber EO requirements, too

A new national security memorandum sets deadlines for defense and intelligence agencies to implement things like multifactor authentication, encryption,…

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Nominee for DHS intel office pledges to take on longstanding morale issues

The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis has consistently ranked as among one of the worst places to work in the federal government.

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