Acquisition
Veteran small-business bill would mandate use of fraud-prevention site
Under new legislation, agencies would have to search the Veterans Affairs Department’s VetBiz database before awarding a contract
People
Lawmaker targets step increases
A new bill would bar step increases for the remainder of 2012.
Modernization
Issa touts crowdsourced provisions in anti-piracy bill
Lawmaker pleased with response in an effort to craft a better bill against copyright infringement.
Cybersecurity
Intelligence director urges Congress to act on cyber threat
National Intelligence Director James Clapper cited threats posed by Iran, China and Russia as dangers Congress must address.
People
House votes to extend pay freeze
A House vote moves a one-year pay-freeze extension closer to reality.
People
Federal union leader assails yet another pay freeze extension bill
A Wisconsin lawmaker becomes the latest to propose adding a year to the current pay freeze.
Cybersecurity
Senators propose reform, not regulation, for better cybersecurity
The forthcoming Senate cybersecurity bill is getting criticism for its focus on regulation and is meeting opposition from some legislatiors.
Digital Government
Congress targets its retirement benefits--or maybe not
A half dozen or so members of the House are looking at ways to cut their own retireement benefits. Or are they?
People
Panetta fires first shot in defense budget showdown
Get ready for the future's leaner Defense Department.
Digital Government
People like feds ... really
Some lawmakers in Washington have fueled some pretty negative characterizations of the federal workforce. But how many Americans really share their views?
Modernization
Internet piracy bills stall as public outcry builds
A well-orchestrated campaign against anti-piracy bills in the House and Senate has persuaded legislators to reconsider provisions for filtering and blocking sites on the Internet.
Digital Government
Proposed pay raise for feds could mean more money for Congress
Formula could allow Congressional pay to rise.
Modernization
Army enterprise e-mail, DOD cloud: What happens next?
The defense authorization bill would put potentially time-sensitive technology plans on hold for DOD -- maybe for better, more likely for worse.
People
Workforce spared, for now, in tax cut extension
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives announced that they would accept compromise legislation that provides a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut set to expire at the beginning of the year.
Digital Government
House website to provide XML-formatted legislation
Transparency advocates are cheering House leader's creation of a central website to provide access to legislative documents in XML format.
Digital Government
The 6 biggest federal foul-ups in 2011
Where did the government get it most wrong this year? Our readers sound off.
Digital Government
House passes fiscal 2012 appropriations bill
Government shutdown crisis almost over with House passage, senators say.
Digital Government
Gates calls out Congress
The former Defense Secretary calls for Congress members to learn to compromise.
Digital Government
Will the Senate save feds from a pay freeze extension?
Senate Democrats pledge to vote down bill that passed the House.
People