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Congress passes temporary spending bill to avert shutdown; goes to Trump
UPDATED: The House and Senate have passed a continuing resolution for the federal budget, averting government shutdown until Jan. 19, 2018.
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Shutdown Watch: How Congress’ budget decisions will impact federal employees
Though a few options for that resolution are currently on the table, Republicans are struggling to agree on what that entails, according to reports, creating the looming threat of a shutdown for federal employees.
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Legislation would create a website for congressionally mandated reports
A recently-introduced piece of legislation in the House of Representatives would require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to create and maintain a website with publicly available electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports.
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Farenthold retiring from House amid harassment accusations
The House Ethics Committee said last week that it would investigate Farenthold after congressional sources said he’d paid an $84,000 settlement using taxpayers’ money.
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Senator calls on administration to act on election cybersecurity since Congress won’t
“Congressional leadership conveniently chooses to believe that this is a states’ rights issue, even if it means leaving our national elections vulnerable to cyber attacks,” Sen. Ron Wyden wrote to President Trump’s national security adviser.
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Senate Dems: EPA nominee plagiarized written testimony
President Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Hartnett White, may have plagiarized her testimony before the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works from previous Environmental Protection Agency nominees.
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MGT signed into law; central fund money still in question
The Modernizing Government Technology Act became law on Tuesday as part of the National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Trump.
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Two birds, one stone: VA’s EHR to address interoperability and data centers
With the Veteran’s Affairs initiative to transition their electronic health records system from the current Vista program to a new system implemented by health IT company Cerner, officials hope to both make the agency interoperable with the Department of Defense’s Cerner system and to kickstart their data center consolidation efforts.
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House committee explores improvement to harassment reporting process
Members of the House Administration Committee examined changes to the Congressional Accountability Act and sexual harassment reporting process that would reduce the “cooling off” time required and create a victims’ advocate to offer currently-absent support to those reporting harassment.
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Sen. Franken announces intent to retire ‘in coming weeks’
Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., announced on the Senate floor that he will be resigning from his position in the Senate within the next few weeks.
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Congress passes temporary spending bill to avert shutdown; goes to Trump
UPDATED: The House and Senate have passed a continuing resolution for the federal budget, averting government shutdown until Jan. 19, 2018.
-
Shutdown Watch: How Congress’ budget decisions will impact federal employees
Though a few options for that resolution are currently on the table, Republicans are struggling to agree on what that entails, according to reports, creating the looming threat of a shutdown for federal employees.
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Legislation would create a website for congressionally mandated reports
A recently-introduced piece of legislation in the House of Representatives would require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to create and maintain a website with publicly available electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports.
-
Farenthold retiring from House amid harassment accusations
The House Ethics Committee said last week that it would investigate Farenthold after congressional sources said he’d paid an $84,000 settlement using taxpayers’ money.
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Senator calls on administration to act on election cybersecurity since Congress won’t
“Congressional leadership conveniently chooses to believe that this is a states’ rights issue, even if it means leaving our national elections vulnerable to cyber attacks,” Sen. Ron Wyden wrote to President Trump’s national security adviser.
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Senate Dems: EPA nominee plagiarized written testimony
President Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Hartnett White, may have plagiarized her testimony before the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works from previous Environmental Protection Agency nominees.
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MGT signed into law; central fund money still in question
The Modernizing Government Technology Act became law on Tuesday as part of the National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Trump.
-
Two birds, one stone: VA’s EHR to address interoperability and data centers
With the Veteran’s Affairs initiative to transition their electronic health records system from the current Vista program to a new system implemented by health IT company Cerner, officials hope to both make the agency interoperable with the Department of Defense’s Cerner system and to kickstart their data center consolidation efforts.
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House committee explores improvement to harassment reporting process
Members of the House Administration Committee examined changes to the Congressional Accountability Act and sexual harassment reporting process that would reduce the “cooling off” time required and create a victims’ advocate to offer currently-absent support to those reporting harassment.
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Sen. Franken announces intent to retire ‘in coming weeks’
Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., announced on the Senate floor that he will be resigning from his position in the Senate within the next few weeks.
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Congress passes temporary spending bill to avert shutdown; goes to Trump
UPDATED: The House and Senate have passed a continuing resolution for the federal budget, averting government shutdown until Jan. 19, 2018.
-
Shutdown Watch: How Congress’ budget decisions will impact federal employees
Though a few options for that resolution are currently on the table, Republicans are struggling to agree on what that entails, according to reports, creating the looming threat of a shutdown for federal employees.
-
Legislation would create a website for congressionally mandated reports
A recently-introduced piece of legislation in the House of Representatives would require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to create and maintain a website with publicly available electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports.
-
Farenthold retiring from House amid harassment accusations
The House Ethics Committee said last week that it would investigate Farenthold after congressional sources said he’d paid an $84,000 settlement using taxpayers’ money.
-
Senator calls on administration to act on election cybersecurity since Congress won’t
“Congressional leadership conveniently chooses to believe that this is a states’ rights issue, even if it means leaving our national elections vulnerable to cyber attacks,” Sen. Ron Wyden wrote to President Trump’s national security adviser.
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Senate Dems: EPA nominee plagiarized written testimony
President Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Hartnett White, may have plagiarized her testimony before the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works from previous Environmental Protection Agency nominees.
-
MGT signed into law; central fund money still in question
The Modernizing Government Technology Act became law on Tuesday as part of the National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Trump.
-
Two birds, one stone: VA’s EHR to address interoperability and data centers
With the Veteran’s Affairs initiative to transition their electronic health records system from the current Vista program to a new system implemented by health IT company Cerner, officials hope to both make the agency interoperable with the Department of Defense’s Cerner system and to kickstart their data center consolidation efforts.
-
House committee explores improvement to harassment reporting process
Members of the House Administration Committee examined changes to the Congressional Accountability Act and sexual harassment reporting process that would reduce the “cooling off” time required and create a victims’ advocate to offer currently-absent support to those reporting harassment.
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Sen. Franken announces intent to retire ‘in coming weeks’
Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., announced on the Senate floor that he will be resigning from his position in the Senate within the next few weeks.
