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Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., questions U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Agency software purchasing bill passes House

Backers of the bill to improve federal oversight of software acquisition practices are hopeful it clears the Senate before the end of the year.
President Joe Biden shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump team signs transition MOU but refuses GSA’s tech services

GSA traditionally provides IT services that facilitate “secure connectivity and collaboration” between transition teams and the federal government,” but the Trump team has chosen to forgo using…
Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., questions witnesses during a roundtable on Supreme Court ethics hosted by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2024. (Photo by ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

House bill to modernize government data, extend CDO Council moves out of committee

The Modernizing Data Practices to Improve Government Act passed out of committee during a House Oversight and Accountability markup.
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Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks before a House hearing at the US Capitol on June 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountbility Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation met to discuss the use of technology at the US Border, airports and military bases. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Bipartisan House bill to modernize government data would extend CDO Council

The legislation from Reps. Summer Lee, D-Pa., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is a companion to a September bill from Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Todd Young, R-Ind.
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