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New House Digital Services Office seeks to fill gaps to modernize Congress

June 19, 2022 modernize, Fill, gaps, Congress, House, seeks, Office, Digital, services0 comment

The House of Representatives Chief Administrative Office is close to adding another shared service to the 100 or so it already provides. These range from <a href=”https://cao.house.gov/about/business-units”>acquisition support to human resources</a> to finance and logistics. But the one area where those services were missing and sorely needed was around digital transformation. <figure id=”attachment_4108481″ aria-describedby=”caption-attachment-4108481″ style=”width: 300px” class=”wp-caption alignright”><img loading=”lazy” class=”size-medium wp-image-4108481″ src=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/alan-thompson-300×300.jpg” alt=”” width=”300″ height=”300″ srcset=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/alan-thompson.jpg 300w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/alan-thompson-150×150.jpg 150w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/alan-thompson-112×112.jpg 112w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/alan-thompson-120×120.jpg 120w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/alan-thompson-240×240.jpg 240w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/alan-thompson-60×60.jpg 60w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/alan-thompson-70×70.jpg 70w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/alan-thompson-200×200.jpg 200w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” /><figcaption id=”caption-attachment-4108481″ class=”wp-caption-text”>Alan Thompson is…

Congress is working to establish some order for the 2023 budget process

May 2, 2022 order, Establish, 2023, Congress, budget, Some, working, Process0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>. Members of Congress know the budget process, their primary mission in life, is a mess. But some efforts are brewing that at least some members hope will get the 2023 budget process under control. The <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</a> got the latest now from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Interview transcript: <blockquote>Tom Temin: Tell us, Loren, what’s going on here with the…

Members of Congress want State Dept to go to bat for LGBTQ diplomats

April 24, 2022 want, Dept., diplomats, members, LGBTQ, state, Congress0 comment

To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-newstalk?showAllEpisodes=true”>PodcastOne</a> or <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-newscast/id1053077930?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a>. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari. <ul> <li>Many political appointees, along with the vice president, can expect a freeze on their salaries to continue through at least the end of 2022. The <a href=”https://www.chcoc.gov/content/continued-pay-freeze-certain-senior-political-officials-6″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Office of Personnel Management</a> released details that the impacted groups are paid at or above the level for Executive Schedule IV. That includes employees serving in Executive Schedule positions and…

An impending long recess will force a lot of action in Congress this week

April 4, 2022 Congress, Force, action, This, Week, long, recess, impending0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>. From a supreme court confirmation vote to Russian misbehavior, the House and Senate have a lot to do in the coming week. And there’s considerable time pressure to get it done. The <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</a> got the outlook from Bloomberg Government deputy news director, Loren Duggan. Interview transcript: <blockquote>Tom Temin: Loren, let’s start with,well, let’s start with a schedule that’s kind of forcing the hand of Congress…

Biden’s USPS board nominees plan to oversee reforms envisioned by Congress

March 31, 2022 Congress, plan, Board, Reforms, Nominees, Biden's, oversee, USPS, envisioned0 comment

President Joe Biden’s latest nominees to serve on the Postal Service’s Board of Governors are planning to oversee sweeping reforms at the agency, if confirmed. Dan Tangherlini, the former head of the General Services Administration, and Derek Kan, a former deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee they would take a closer look at some lawmakers’ top priorities at the agency. Those priorities include electric vehicles and the agency’s next-generation vehicle fleet, a data dashboard meant to track USPS…

Intelligence community whistleblowers finally get a little help, from Congress

March 11, 2022 Congress, from, Help, intelligence, Little, finally, Community, whistleblower's0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>. Whistleblowers across the government have gotten increasingly more support and protection over the years. Except for those in the secretive intelligence community. They have no independent enforcement mechanisms for the protections they do have. Joining the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</a> with how things are about to change, the policy counsel at the Project on Government Oversight, Melissa Wasser. Interview transcript: <blockquote>Tom Temin: Ms. Wasser, good to have you on.…