Roy Blunt

IRS building

IRS walks away from facial recognition to access online tools after backlash

The IRS will transition away from using facial recognition technology to help taxpayers create online accounts with the agency.

IT Modernization

Chris Van Hollen, Debbie Stabenow, Chuck Schumer

Bipartisan bill builds on momentum for greater federal R&D spending

IT Modernization

Copies of President Donald Trump's first budget are displayed at the Government Printing Office in Washington, Thursday, March, 16, 2017. Trump unveiled a $1.15 trillion budget on Thursday, a far-reaching overhaul of federal government spending that slashes many domestic programs to finance a significant increase in the military and make a down payment on a U.S.-Mexico border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House details how it wants civilian agencies to cut $18B in FY2017

Budget

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2015 file photo, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. It's tough enough for the political veteran seeking re-election against up-and-coming Democrat Jason Kander, Missouri’s secretary of state who is showing surprising strength in the polls and in raising money. The string of recent controversies involving Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who Blunt has endorsed, doesn’t help. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Military families at heart of Senate bills aimed at improving DoD readiness

Defense

DNI nominee plans to evaluate, streamline intelligence community operations

Congress

Senators want new Commerce IG to have the authority to do the job right

Congress