Quick Hits

*** In its 2021 budget submission the Trump Administration is looking to cut back on year-end "use-it-or-lose-it" contract spending.

*** Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) are proposing legislation freezing the warrantless use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.

*** The internal watchdog at the IRS found that the tax agency needs to do a better job managing permissions on its Windows Active Directory to avoid the risk of unauthorized access to tax data.