Policy

Bill Aims To Reclassify Broadband As Essential To Promote Net Neutrality

Two Democratic senators unveiled a new bill to codify broadband as an essential service and prevent discriminatory practices.

Policy

Lawmakers call for DHS inspector general to ‘step aside’ from Secret Service probe

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari failed to notify Congress about the Secret Service’s refusal to comply with his office’s investigation for months, top lawmakers said. 

Policy

GAO Offers Options for Improving U.S. Semiconductor Supply

The prioritization of semiconductor goals—such as protecting national security or improving economic competition—determine which option will prove most important.

Policy

Pass the CHIPS Act

COMMENTARY | Two former senior defense and intelligence leaders lay out the case for Congressional action to help the U.S. semiconductor industry.

Policy

The federal government plans to ‘step up our work’ on monkeypox after WHO declaration 

The Biden administration has faced pressure from lawmakers and others to do more on the outbreak.

Policy

A new bipartisan bill aims to reform the presidential transition process

The bill addresses issues raised during the highly unprecedented 2021 presidential transition.

Policy

Congress wrangles with DHS over biometric system delays and oversight

The Department of Homeland Security says that part of its new biometric system will launch this year, but lawmakers still want an independent analysis of the project.

Policy

Digital ID bill sees action in the House and Senate

A bill from Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) and its Senate companion would raise the federal government's profile in the digital ID ecosystem.

Policy

Lawmakers Ask Energy, EPA to Investigate Cryptomining’s Environmental Impact

As Congress looks to regulate the industry, cryptomining companies say renewable energy is already in play. 

Policy

Bills to Prevent Conflicts of Interest in Acquisition Clear House Committee

Republicans opposed the bills on ideological grounds, arguing government overreach would stifle the private sector.

Policy

House Chair Looks to Protect Census from Politicization

The legislation applies mostly to the decennial census, which the U.S. government undertakes every ten years.

Emerging Tech

Treasury’s Cryptocurrency Framework Emphasizes Consumer Protection, International Collaboration

The Treasury Department’s first digital asset guidance is the latest chapter in applying federal regulation to the digital asset market.

Digital Government

Biden’s Executive Order Sharpens Health Data Privacy Following Roe v. Wade Overturn

The executive order brings federal enforcement to protecting location and health data, in order to prevent law enforcement abuses.

Policy

Treasury Defines Key Terms Under Executive Order on Cryptocurrencies

The department wants feedback for implementing the order to “ensure responsible development of digital assets.”

Policy

Senators call on FTC to investigate TikTok

Recent reports suggest the People’s Republic of China can access the data of U.S. citizens.

Policy

Biden Calls for Filibuster Override to Protect Privacy After Roe v. Wade Reversal

How the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion could lead to the codification of an actual right to privacy and a whole lot more. Success may require voting in midterm elections.

Policy

House Lawmakers Introduce CHIPPING IN Act

The bipartisan bill aims to provide a boost to the nation’s semiconductor workforce.

Policy

Experts Call for More Chief Customer Officers in Government

Witnesses told Senate lawmakers that customer experience practitioners need representation within key federal agencies.

Policy

States need to invest in unemployment systems, Labor secretary tells Congress

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh spoke with lawmakers about a week after the Government Accountability Office added the unemployment program to its high risk list of poorly performing government programs.