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IRS phase-out of paper checks leaves some taxpayers waiting months for refunds

March 10, 2026 Paper, checks, Months, Taxpayers, waiting, phaseout, refunds, leaves, Some0 comment

The National Taxpayer Advocate estimates that over 10 million taxpayers previously received their IRS refund as a paper check. Congress – Federal News Network

US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says

March 6, 2026 from, Help, Service, Postal, Without, Expects, Postmaster, Congress, year, says, cash0 comment

The postmaster general is scheduled to testify before Congress later this month about the Postal Service’s financial struggles. Congress – Federal News Network

New data may change what we know about staffing, stability, and capacity on Capitol Hill

March 2, 2026 know, data, capitol, capacity, Stability, staffing, about, Hill, Change0 comment

“You learn quickly that people are both the largest expense and the biggest determinant of whether an office can function effectively,” Omar Awan said. Congress – Federal News Network

Contractors: Bye, shutdowns. Hello, new-era NASA and FIFA World Cup.

February 26, 2026 Nasa, Shutdown's, Contractors, FIFA, Hello', newera, Cup., World0 comment

The World Cup “is the equivalent of 78 Super Bowls in 40 days. This is really a great role for contractors to show the value that they bring,” Jim Carroll said. Congress – Federal News Network

Navy advances effort to move sailors off ships and into shore-based housing

February 22, 2026 Housing, Move, effort, Navy, advances, sailors, ships, shorebased, into0 comment

Limited barracks space and housing allowance restrictions often leave junior sailors living aboard ships even after returning to port. Congress – Federal News Network

Congressional report recommends ‘FedRAMP’ for commercial data brokers

February 18, 2026 Report, Commercial, congressional, data, recommends, brokers, FedRAMP0 comment

A new report on modernizing the Privacy Act recommends Congress take action to rein in how agencies buy personal information from private data brokers. Congress – Federal News Network