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Sonny Hashmi speaks in 2015, then as CIO of GSA. (FedScoop)

GSA leadership cleans house amid fierce criticism of Login.gov from Congress

Agency leaders received scrutiny from both sides of the aisle during a House Oversight committee meeting on Wednesday titled "Login.gov Doesn’t Meet the Standard".

Mar 30, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-KY) attends a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn House Office Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

Top Republicans request info from DOE nuclear labs about attempted cyberattacks

Hackers reportedly sought to collect credentials from scientists at research facilities that carry out work on the U.S. nuclear stockpile.

Feb 3, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

House Oversight expected to create new IT and cybersecurity subcommittee

Details of the new subcommittee structure have yet to be finalized, and a vote on the change is expected to take place in the coming weeks.

Breaking Jan 24, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Rep. Gerry Connolly, Virginia Democrat — Rep. Gerry Connolly. (House Oversight Democrats / Flickr)

7 agencies improve FITARA grades amid more scorecard changes

All other agencies' grades remained unchanged.

Dec 15, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building that houses the Office of Personnel Management headquarters is shown June 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Office of Personnel Management hack $63M settlement approved by federal judge

Unless there are further appeals, eligible claimants should start receiving payouts in early 2023.

Oct 17, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Clare Martorana. Image Credit: The White House.

Clare Martorana says FITARA scorecard should retain CIO reporting relationship metric

The scorecard currently includes a "CIO direct reporting" component, which assesses how much real authority each agency gives to their top IT leader.

Sep 16, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. at an Oversight and Government Reform hearing in 2014.

Rep. Connolly launches bid for House Oversight Committee leadership

He is the first lawmaker to announce their candidacy for the soon-to-be-vacant ranking Democrat position.

Aug 24, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Rep. Gerry Connolly. (House Oversight Flickr)

FITARA has helped agencies save $24.8B on federal IT projects: GAO leader

Carol Harris says about 82% of federal government IT projects are now being developed using best practices set out in the FITARA scorecard.

Jul 29, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Stock Photo illustrating american war veterans’ healthcare issue. Getty Images.

House lawmakers probe NARA veterans’ records companies amid concerns over free document charges

Lawmakers say they are investigating three companies charging between $79 and $99 for veterans to obtain free-to-access documents.

Jul 15, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig testifies before the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee on March 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing on the 2022 tax filing season. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

IRS Commissioner calls IT modernization ‘virtually impossible’ with start-stop funding

Lawmakers disagree over whether the agency should receive extra funding to tackle its backlog of more than five million paper tax returns.

Apr 21, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones