April McClain Delaney Archives

The votes are in for the 2025 FedScoop.

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Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, takes her seat for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on June 12, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Federal software buying bill is back in play in the House

The SAMOSA Act, reintroduced by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, would overhaul IT purchasing practices across the federal government.

Sep 29, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., conducts a news conference with freshmen women during the House Democrats 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., on March 13, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House Democrats seek block on DOGE access to Agriculture Department data

The head of the Farm Service Agency said in a letter that “efficiency employees” have security clearance, but Rep. McClain Delaney has questions about what is being…

Sep 10, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Rain falls on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building on April 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

House Democrats press USDA for answers on DOGE access to farmers’ data

Thirteen lawmakers seek an investigation “into DOGE’s interference” at Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency and its database for loans and payments to farmers and ranchers.

Aug 7, 2025 By Matt Bracken