S. 3015 would change several governmentwide policies for remote work and would require all executive branch agencies, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Government Accountability Office to report to the Congress on the proportion of agencies’ …
S. 2924 would require federal agencies to report to the Congress on the susceptibility to improper payments of programs that have spent more than $100 million in one of the first three years of operation; agencies also would report annually on remedial …
S. 4066 would update the federal procurement process to expand training for federal contract personnel involved with information and communications technology, increase the simplified acquisition threshold to $500,000, allow the use of subscriptions for …
S. 4043 would alter governmentwide teleworking policies, requiring the Office of Personnel Management to establish standards for federal agencies to track employee teleworking and federal agencies to monitor the effects of teleworking on agency performance …
S. 3926 would increase the amount of information that the Department of the Treasury must publish each year concerning federal spending. The bill also would direct the department and the Office of Management and Budget to establish standards to ensure that …
S. 4373 would amend the National Emergencies Act to limit the duration of national emergencies declared by the President to 30 days unless the Congress subsequently approves or extends the declaration. The bill also would require the President to report to …
S. 4055 would require the Office of Management and Budget to initiate a pilot program with three agencies and one military department to improve government contracting outcomes over a two-year period. The program would focus on measuring the outcomes of …
S. 4900 would allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to increase to 85 percent or more the federal share of grants provided under the Public Assistance Program; under current law that amount typically is 75 percent. To be eligible, state and …
S. 4631 would bar federal agencies from placing minimum education requirements on most federal contractors’ personnel unless the contract solicitation provides justification for such a requirement. The bill also would require the Office of Management and …
S. 5098 would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to agencies for developing plans to prevent fraudulent spending during an emergency or crisis. OMB and the agencies would update the guidance and plans every three years. …
S. 4700 would revise requirements for the Office of Management and Budget and federal agencies to prepare governmentwide financial plans. Under current law, those plans cover five years; the bill would require four-year financial plans and would expand the …
S. 5133 would require the Government Accountability Office to create a new online dashboard for tracking the approximately 1,300 Senate-confirmed positions governmentwide, including information about political appointments that the Office of Personnel …
S. 5105 would require the Department of Homeland Security to report to the Congress on the failed attempts to assassinate Donald J. Trump. CBO estimates that enacting S. 5105 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO estimates that implementing the …
S. 5109 would expand the authorities of the Chief Data Officer Council concerning data management within the federal government. The bill also would create reporting requirements for that council and the Government Accountability Office on agencies’ use of …
The federal budget deficit totaled $622 billion in October and November 2024, the first two months of fiscal year 2025, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $242 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal …
The federal government's fiscal transactions are recorded in two major sets of accounts: The Budget of the United States Government (often called the federal budget), which is prepared by the Office of Management and Budget, and the national income and …
S. 447 would require the Department of Commerce to publish and periodically update a list of orbital debris and to develop standard practices for space traffic coordination. The legislation would authorize the appropriation of $150 million, to remain …
S. 3162 would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a pilot program to test the vulnerability of artificial intelligence systems. DOE also would need to assess the counterintelligence …
S. 2645 would authorize the appropriation of $5 million annually over the 2025-2029 period for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an interagency committee to coordinate the national effort to reduce the health risks posed by …
S. 4212 would require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism to promote music tourism in the United States and periodically report to the Congress on those activities. CBO estimates that enacting S. 4212 would not affect direct spending …
