Congress

Regulating Facebook, Google and Amazon Is Hard Given Their Bewildering Complexity

Whether you’re an individual, business, or government, if you need the internet, you need their services.

  • By Zac Rogers , The Conversation

Lawmakers Summon 8chan Owner to Testify Before Congress

The congressmen want to know how the platform is working to help stop the spread of extremist content online.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Here Are Where Congress' Customer Experience Efforts Sit

The next step for one bill is President Trump’s desk.

  • By Frank Konkel

Video-Game Violence Is Now a Partisan Issue

For decades, both Republicans and Democrats saw games as cultural dangers. That changed after the Parkland shooting.

  • By Ian Bogost, The Atlantic

Lawmakers Look to Virtual Reality for Training Feds

"It's not just a video game," says spokeswoman for New York Democrat who wrote bill creating advisory committee.

  • By Eric Katz

Will Hurd, The Most Vocal Lawmaker on Federal IT Issues, Won’t Seek Reelection

The three-term congressman plans to keep pushing on government IT issues from the private sector.

  • By Aaron Boyd

What To Expect From Future FITARA Scorecards

GAO’s FITARA scorecard lead offers some insight into potential additions—and subtractions—from the biannual federal IT report card.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Senate Sends 2-Year Budget Deal to Trump, Shifting Focus to Shutdown-Averting Spending Bills

Lawmakers now have through Sept. 30 to pass appropriations.

  • By Eric Katz

The Government’s Artificial Intelligence Reality

Agencies are laying the foundations now for their future AI plans. 

  • By Nextgov Staff

Republican Lawmaker Proposes Increased Funding for Energy’s DARPA

The legislation would fund the advanced research and development office for the next five years at increasing levels despite the administration's push to eliminate the office.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Codify and Reform FedRAMP

The bill would also encourage agencies to reuse  FedRAMP authorized cloud products.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Senator Says He Has Trump and McConnell's Support for Bill to End Shutdowns Permanently

Momentum grows for bipartisan bill to prevent lawmakers from leaving D.C. until they pass spending bills.

  • By Eric Katz

Government Should Address Potential Bias in Artificial Intelligence, Lawmakers Say

A pair of congressmen outlined their plans to ensure that systems don’t discriminate—even unintentionally.

  • By Brandi Vincent

FBI Director Names China the Nation's Most ‘Severe Counterintelligence Threat’

Russia also shows no signs of stopping its election interference efforts ahead of 2020, Christopher Wray told lawmakers.

  • By Jack Corrigan

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White House and Lawmakers Agree to Two-Year Budget Deal

The agreement would lift spending caps and raise the debt ceiling.

  • By Eric Katz

Lawmakers Propose Bills to Secure Connected Planes, Trains and Automobiles

The legislation would set “reasonable” security measures for the numerous IT systems that power our increasingly connected vehicles.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Everyone Dreads Shutdowns, So Why Do They Keep Happening?

The Antideficiency Act is supposed to clarify what happens when Congress fails to pass a budget. But it hasn’t worked out that way.

  • By Charles S. Clark

House Republicans to Trump: Stay Out of Pentagon Cloud Acquisition

Four members of the House Armed Services Committee asked Trump to let the Pentagon award its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract without delay.

  • By Frank Konkel

Census Chief Assures Lawmakers IT and Cyber Risks are Under Control

But with less than a year until the 2020 count kicks off, the bureau still has little room for error, the Government Accountability Office warns.

  • By Jack Corrigan

High-Level Vacancies Are Weakening Agency Management and Oversight, Lawmaker Says

Rep. Gerry Connolly’s comments marked the release of a bipartisan report recommending ways agencies can deliver better on their missions.

  • By Courtney Bublé

Bipartisan Legislation Targets Chinese Firm Huawei

Congress wants to up its authority on emerging tech threats from China.

  • By Frank Konkel