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Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Gary Peters, D-Mich., and the rest of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hold a business meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on August 6, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Senate advances bill to eliminate education requirements in federal contracting jobs

GOP Rep. Nancy Mace’s Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in a 10-0 vote.

2 days ago By Matt Bracken

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks during the Senate Republicans’ news conference in the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Tom Cotton prods Treasury for tax code tweaks to modernize OT

The Senate Intel Committee chair wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about changes to spur investment in aging technology to better guard against cyberattacks.

3 days ago By Matt Bracken

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Lawmakers spring to save ID theft services for OPM breach victims, with expiration looming

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., hope to make the services permanent before they end next month.

4 days ago By Tim Starks

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hold a hearing on July 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Tech-focused taxpayer services bill clears Senate Finance Committee

The bipartisan IRS legislation contains 60-plus measures, covering everything from digitization of tax returns to online dashboards and callback technology.

Jul 31, 2026 By Matt Bracken

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., listens during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 1, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)

Senators sound alarm on unaddressed conflicts of interest in government contracting provision in FAR

A bipartisan group of senators is asking the Office of Federal Procurement Policy for a plan to implement a law now two years overdue.

Jul 21, 2026 By K. Sophie Will

Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)

Labor Department eyes AI curriculum akin to China’s teachings

Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling said the DOL, National Science Foundation and Education Department are working on developing the curriculum for U.S. students.

Jul 17, 2026 By Matt Bracken

Federal response needed to fight AI-fueled digital identity fraud, panel says

Fraud and cybersecurity experts told House lawmakers that AI is exacerbating the problem. Improvements are needed to protect Login-dot-gov.

Jul 17, 2026 By K. Sophie Will

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh arrives to testify to the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill on July 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Fed won’t outsource AI decisions to task force helmed by tech titans, chair says

Kevin Warsh defended charges of a “creditability deficit” and lack of worker representation in an AI task force made up of a VC billionaire, a Microsoft exec…

Jul 16, 2026 By Matt Bracken

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., attends a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

GOP senator blasts ‘amateurish’ DOGE work, lack of detail on savings

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., put OMB Director Russell Vought on the spot during a Senate Banking Committee hearing over minimal documentation around DOGE savings claims.

Jul 16, 2026 By Matt Bracken

From left, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo.,, ranking member Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, hold a hearing in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Republicans want data scientists at the IRS. Trump axed those roles last year, Dems say

House Ways & Means advanced a bill to create an IRS fellowship program to recruit data scientists — the “very people that the Trump regime just spent…

Jul 2, 2026 By Matt Bracken