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Electronic records deadline officially punted to 2024
The extension was first announced in an October meeting of federal records officers.
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House Approves Omnibus Spending Bill, Funding Agencies Through September
After significant delay and compromise, Congress has finally set spending levels across government for fiscal 2023.
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2022 Year in Review: Critical Update
Nextgov’s favorite episodes from the final year of the Critical Update podcast.
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Senate Reaches Breakthrough and Passes $1.7T Omnibus Funding Bill
Measure now heads to the House ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline.
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Treasury lacks data on pandemic-era rental assistance payments, report says
The Treasury Department hasn't reported data on 26% of payments sent through the Emergency Rental Assistance program in 2021, according to the GAO.
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National Cyber Director Chris Inglis Reportedly Set to Retire in the Coming Months, Reports Say
The first national cyber director has been shepherding the White House’s national cyber strategy with the help of industry professionals and cybersecurity experts.
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Agencies are lagging in implementing constituent services law, GAO says
Identity proofing and authentication remains a stumbling block for many agencies to implement a 2019 law meant to help congressional offices to interact with federal agencies on behalf of their constituents, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
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Watchdog: Most Agencies Behind on Personal Data Disclosure Guidance
The Government Accountability Office found that only one out of 17 agencies implemented guidance from the Office of Management and Budget.
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Navy Awards AWS Cloud Contract Worth Nearly $724 Million
The five-year contract gives the military branch access to the cloud giant’s full suite of commercial cloud services, trainings and certification programs.
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USPS Plans to Electrify 75% of its Fleet
After improving its financial outlook and receiving a funding jolt from Congress, the Postal Service will only buy EVs starting in 2026.
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Here Are the Major Takeaways From the $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill
See which agencies are getting the biggest funding increases, hiring orders and new policy initiatives in fiscal 2023.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Contract Aims to Help Show Impact of Grants
The contractor will help develop the agency’s internal system and use artificial intelligence to aggregate data.
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Lawmakers Highlight Cyber, New Tech and Space in Proposed Spending Bill
The $1.7 trillion omnibus introduced by lawmakers on Tuesday would spur on investments in cutting-edge technologies, cyber defense and space during the 2023 fiscal year.
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Omnibus Spending Bill Includes a Ban of TikTok on Government Devices
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) told FCW on Monday that Congress might have more work to do regarding national security implications of popular video-sharing app TikTok in the next session of Congress.
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NASA Awards $517M Contract for its Financial Management System
The contract will help the agency streamline financial elements of its missions, programs and projects.
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NIST unveils draft update of identity proofing tech guidance
The science and technology standards agency debuted new guidelines for its policy on identity verification technology, including the testing requirements for facial recognition applications and draft policies for other tools.
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Watchdog: Data Officer Council Has Made Progress on Policy Efforts, But Work Remains
The Government Accountability Office found that the Council must follow its new detailed plan to fully meet statutory requirements.
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Senate Approves a Stopgap Spending Measure, Delaying the Shutdown Threat by One Week
Lawmakers will now turn their attention to finalizing a full-year omnibus measure.
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What work has the Chief Data Officer Council done so far?
Among the agency work that GAO ties back to work from the council is a forthcoming HR data dashboard from the Office of Personnel Management.
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