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IRS Data Lag Leaves Policymakers Without Recent Info
A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published September 21 Policymakers are facing a critical blind spot because they currently lack IRS...
Everything You Need to Know About the Earned Income Tax Credit
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated September 14 explains the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and who receives it.
USDA Section 32 Funds Farm Support, Child Nutrition Programs
USDA Section 32 channels customs receipts into agricultural support and child nutrition, putting the program’s statutory design alongside an unsettled...
House Panel Approves GSA Leases and Federal Building Upgrades
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a package of General Services Administration capital investment and leasing program...
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...
FY2027 Funding Elimination Proposed for SBA Women’s Centers
The Congressional Research Service’s report, “The Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Women’s Business Centers Program,” dated September 14, examines a...
Interagency Buying Lacks Government-Wide Reporting
The Economy Act gives federal agencies a way to obtain goods and services from other agencies, either through direct orders or another agency’s contracting...
House-Passed VA Funding Is $7.48B Below FY2027 Request
A new Congressional Research Service report examines Veteran's Affairs fiscal year 2027 appropriations, putting the presidential request, the House-passed...
Medicare and Medicaid Remain Central to U.S. Nursing Home Care
Medicaid and Medicare play outsized roles in funding and access to nursing home care in the United States. As of July, 14,693 long-term care facilities with...
Homeland Security Cuts Fall Short of $10.5B Savings Claims
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed that terminating contracts would save over $10.5 billion in costs, but a U.S. Government Accountability...
Gov't Management and Budget Proposes Automatic Grant Rule Changes
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 41 federal grantmaking agencies have proposed a sweeping overhaul to how roughly $1 trillion in federal...
Hundreds of Billions in Savings If Agencies Act On Recommendations
Federal agencies are sitting on opportunities to save between $132 billion and $251 billion in measurable future financial benefits, according to a recent...
GAO's NASA Recommendations Could Save Millions and Boost Security
NASA is sitting on a growing pile of unfixed problems that could cost the agency millions of dollars and expose it to serious cybersecurity breaches. A...
Federal Tax Code Leave 37% of Married Couples Paying More in Taxes
A recent CRS report on marriage penalties and bonuses in the federal tax code reveals a fundamental tension: the income tax system cannot simultaneously...
Athletic Programs Spent More Than They Generated in 2023-2024
A GAO report publicly released August 5, 2026 (GAO-26-108640) documents the scale of financial dysfunction in college athletics: Division I colleges...
Senate Committee Considers OMB Nominee Amid Impoundment Concerns
The Senate Budget Committee's rescheduled business meeting on federal spending authority reflects ongoing tensions over executive power and the proper use...
Federal Agencies Trapped by Outdated Rules as Cloud Costs Spiral
Federal agencies are struggling to procure and manage cloud services due to a tangle of outdated regulations, conflicting government guidance, and...
GAO Updates Federal IT Audit Standards Manual
The federal government audits itself constantly. Inspectors General at dozens of agencies, along with the Government Accountability Office, scrutinize...