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Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) press conference in Washington D.C., on Feb. 7, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House passes agency software-buying bill, waits on Senate again

It’s Groundhog Day for the SAMOSA Act, which cleared the lower chamber Monday and now waits for the Senate to take it up before this congressional term…
Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., speaks onstage at the 2024 CARE International Women’s Day Dinner at National Museum of the American Indian on March 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for CARE)

New bill aims to narrow AI hiring gap between government and industry

Bipartisan, bicameral legislation would overhaul agency and OPM hiring practices for artificial intelligence and tech talent.
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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., participates in a House Oversight Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Agency software-buying bill advances in the House

The SAMOSA Act, which would require agencies to review their IT purchases and streamline buying decisions, has been in this position before.
People walk past the headquarters of the Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House passes SBA modernization bill linked to failed platform rollout

The SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act would require the agency to implement 11 GAO recommendations from a report on the troubled Unified Certification Platform launch.
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