Staff will begin filing bills, resolutions, cosponsors and extensions of remarks to an email system starting Tuesday, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains opposed to conducting official business…
Rep. Eric Swalwell is reintroducing a bill that would "mandate the development of a secure remote voting system" for use in the House, but only on noncontroversial…
The Texas Republican will meld his experience overseeing federal IT modernization and cybersecurity issues with his previous tenure on the House Intelligence Committee and background as a…
FedScoop rounds up the top 5 must-reads of the past week. Top 25 most influential people under 40 in gov and tech Federal data center consolidation still…
A little more than a month ago, the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications held a hearing to study the effect social media tools have on…
According to Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., it’s time for Congress to “upgrade to the 21st century.” That’s why the freshman from a district just north of Silicon…
As the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act awaits action on the Senate floor, four members of Congress are taking a different approach to federal IT procurement reform. Rep.…
Rep. Darrell Issa speaking Friday morning at the Connected Congress tech series. (Photo: La Keisha Nicole Landrum) An invitation was extended to every member of Congress to…
This week, we talk whistle-blowing. The Obama administration has significantly expanded protections for both whistle-blowers and whistle-blowers who feel they were punished as a result. Experts predict…