Commerce

U.S.-Panama Policy Faces Tensions Over Canal Access, Neutrality

The Congressional Research Service report “U.S.-Panama Relations: Overview and Issues for Congress” was published on June 16, 2026. The United States...

Congress

B-52 Fleet Set to Operate Nearly a Century

A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, published July 31, detailed the U.S. plan for its strategic bombers and potential issues Congress may...

Congress

Senate Panel Will Receive Closed CENTCOM Update

Those sources also describe thousands of civilian and military casualties, while U.S. Central Command stated that its forces completed a wave of strikes...

Defense

House Recess Delays Hegseth Impeachment Vote Over Iran War

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled the final scheduled House session day on Sept. 16, sending members home early for a seven-week recess ahead of the...

Government Operations

Verification Questions Remain on Intergovernmental Support

Intergovernmental support agreements, or IGSAs, expanded across Defense Department installations from 45 in 2018 to 316 in 2025, while questions remain...

Congress

How the U.S. Military’s Command Structure Divides Authority

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) report “Defense Primer: Control and Command of the U.S. Military,” updated on September 11, examines how authority...

Defense

Cyber Readiness And Election Security Focus Of Senate Hearing

The Senate Armed Services Committee's Cybersecurity Subcommittee has scheduled for a closed briefing September 23 on cyber operations and readiness for the...

Defense

Golden Dome’s Progress And Direction Under Scrutiny in Senate

A Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee is set to examine Golden Dome, a defense initiative that has drawn sustained corporate interest and lobbying...

Government Operations

Security Partnerships Hold Steady Amid Growing Stockpile Demands

The network of nuclear laboratories and production sites for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is increasingly juggling work for outside...

Lobbying

Honeywell Terminates Contract With Etherton and Associates

Honeywell International Inc. ended its contract with Etherton and Associates Inc. on June 30, according to a termination filing signed on September 11.

hearings

Houthi Supply Networks Still Threaten Red Sea Shipping

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa held a hearing September 1 on countering Houthi terrorism and protecting U.S....

Defense

Symmatrics Inc. Hires Tower Strategy for Defense Lobbying

Symmatrics Inc. engaged Tower Strategy LLC to lobby on Computer Industry, Defense, Homeland Security and Science/Technology issues as the cybersecurity...

Macroeconomics

Taiwan Boosts Defense Spending Amid PRC Military Pressure

The Chinese government engages in persistent noncombat operations that erode Taiwan's military and societal resilience, including large-scale military...

Defense

General Dynamics Hires Keast for Defense Lobbying

General Dynamics Corp. added Keast Strategic Solutions LLC to its federal lobbying operation in early September. John Keast, the firm's founder and...

Defense

Marconi Technologies Registers to Lobby on Defense

Marconi Technologies registered with Capital Park Partners LLC to lobby on defense matters, adding a Washington presence months after the Canadian defense...

Defense

Senate Intelligence Committee Will Examine Iran Escalation Threat

Recent U.S. intelligence reporting indicates that Iran has grown more confident in its ability to sustain attacks in the Middle East and may be considering...

Defense

House Panel Examines Counterintelligence Gaps Against China, Russia

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held an unclassified hearing on September 2 examining whether U.S. national security and...