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Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., speaks to reporters following in front of the House Oversight Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House bill wants CIOs, agency heads to hit the gas on legacy IT phase-outs

The bipartisan Legacy IT Reduction Act would require CIOs to inventory legacy systems and agency heads to plan for hastened retirements, updates or modernization.

Apr 29, 2026 By Matt Bracken

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)

House passes bill to scrap education requirements from federal contracting jobs

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said the Skills-Based Federal Contract Act will eliminate a “paper ceiling” and give agencies access to a broader base of tech talent.

Feb 23, 2026 By Matt Bracken

Bill requiring US agencies to share custom source code with each other becomes law

President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan legislation into law Dec. 23.

Dec 26, 2024 By Madison Alder

Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., delivers the keynote address at an event on millennials’ opinion on climate change, cohosted by The Brookings Institution and the Millennial Action Project. (Image credit: Brookings Institution)

House lawmakers introduce bipartisan evidence and data-based policymaking bill

The bill seeks to better incorporate federal government data and evidence-based policymaking throughout the legislative process.

May 25, 2023 By Nihal Krishan