Policy
Congress reaches fiscal 2024 funding deal, new stopgaps in hopes of averting shutdown
Lawmakers must act in a hastened and united fashion to pass the new CR before funding expires this week.
Digital Government
White House launches federal spending inventory
The new online information service was mandated in 2010 legislation.
Emerging Tech
Autonomous tech featured in Senate border and foreign aid bill
The Senate’s proposed $118 billion immigration and foreign aid package includes more than $260 million to deploy emerging technologies to secure the border.
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Policy
Congress averts shutdown, punts funding debate into March
Both the Senate and House approved a six-week stopgap on Thursday, just one day before a shutdown deadline.
Artificial Intelligence
Can NIST get it all done?
The small technology agency has a big share of the responsibility for executing on the Biden administration's executive order on artificial intelligence.
Policy
Senate starts process to pass more stopgap funding measures to avoid a government shutdown
Facing a potential shutdown at the end of the week, Congress aims to push the deadlines into early March.
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Policy
Congress pivots to full-year funding bills after bipartisan agreement on spending levels
Deal would avoid major cuts but appropriators have just 10 days to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers request extra $10M for NIST AI research
Four senators sent a letter to leadership on the Senate Appropriations Committee encouraging more funding for NIST’s efforts to standardize and test AI-centric technologies.
Policy
OMB head 'not optimistic' about avoiding a government shutdown
Congress is back next week with a short clock to pass a 2024 budget or extend the existing stopgap measures funding the government.
Policy
Congress averts shutdown after Senate approves stopgap funding bill
President Biden is expected to sign the measure to keep agencies funded past Friday.
Acquisition
Civilian IT budgets to dive in 2024, PSC forecasts
Expect a return to pre-pandemic IT spending levels in the coming years, the trade group warned.
Policy
House passes two-tiered stopgap bill days before shutdown
The novel approach to avert a funding lapse now heads to the Senate.
Digital Government
House GOP pulls funding bill covering IRS, GSA, OMB and more
The leadership team around new House Speaker Mike Johnson removed the bill — which would have defunded GSA’s digital services team, 18F — from floor consideration because of an intra-party policy dispute.
Digital Government
IRS hits key digitization goal months ahead of schedule
Although Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plugged progress in IRS efforts to tame paper in the agency, she also emphasized that “playing politics with IRS funding is unacceptable.”
People
House picks new speaker, but shutdown threat looms
Federal agency missions often take a back seat amid preparations for a funding lapse.
Policy
Congress averts shutdown with a 45-day stopgap funding bill
Lawmakers passed a bipartisan measure just hours before a funding lapse was set to furlough hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
Policy
House passes last-minute CR, potentially averting a government shutdown
After days of brinkmanship, House Republicans passed a 45-day continuing resolution to keep the government open past Monday.
Policy
House fails to advance spending stopgap, pushing government to the brink of a shutdown
Senate will still attempt 11th-hour plan that faces uncertain future.
Policy
Biden administration begins cautioning feds to prepare for a shutdown
Degree of organization varies across government as agencies note a funding lapse could still be avoided.
Policy
Shutdown looms despite House GOP claims of progress toward spending plan
Confidence in a new short-term funding proposal was short-lived on Thursday.
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