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FEMA Faces $2B Backlog as Disaster Resilience Program Restarts
Hundreds of communities are waiting on more than $2 billion in disaster-resilience funding that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has yet to...
Federal Audit Finds Gaps in Nuclear Security Contract Oversight
A recent report found that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is not consistently using a contracting tool that could improve...
Coordination Gaps in Disability Programs Leave Service Gaps
A new federal review finds that bureaucratic friction between two major funding programs is creating gaps in disability employment services for some of the...
State Department Lacks Anti-Terror Safeguards for West Bank Aid
The U.S. has poured more than $7.8 billion into the West Bank and Gaza since 1993, yet a new GAO report on anti-terrorism oversight of that assistance finds...
Tribal Water Crisis: Federal Rules Block Aid Despite $6B Need
Bureaucratic rules, outdated funding caps, and a lack of operations support are leaving tribal communities without reliable access to safe drinking water,...
Funding Gap Stalls Federal Property Sales Program
A temporary process established in 2016 to shed unneeded federal buildings is running out of time, and a persistent funding gap has slowed it down,...
And the Winner Is...
Tight midterm races are heating up. That means money. Lots of it.
Détente Center Ends Becker & Poliakoff Lobbying Deal
Détente Center ends lobbying relationship with Becker & Poliakoff in a termination filing signed on Sept. 24.
GAO Says USDA Fell Short of Providing Records on $37B Fund Review
The combined $134 billion directed to USDA and DOE under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was...
IRS Lacks Strategy as Tax Fraud Costs $116B-$304B Yearly
The federal government is losing between $116 billion and $304 billion every year due to tax fraud, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report,...
ICE Spent $1B on Warehouses, Never Used One
Between January and April, Immigration and Customs Enforcement also known as ICE purchased 11 warehouses with the intent of renovating them to stash what...
$200B Navy Shipyard Program Lacks Oversight
A program projected to exceed $200 billion over more than half a century, with no standing requirement for the Navy to report consolidated cost, schedule,...
Del Monte Fresh Produce Amends Brownstein Registration
Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. filed a registration amendment with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP on September 23. A termination filing for Brownstein's...
Colorado Springs Chamber Hires Fidelity for Economic Development
The Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corp. has filed a new registration with Fidelity Strategies LLC, with the registration dated September...
AIPAC-Backed Super PAC Spends $53 Million in Congressional Races
The AIPAC-backed United Democracy Project (UDP) spent more than $53 million influencing congressional and Senate primaries, including more than $20 million...
"Hope in Action" Spends Millions to Support Letlow Senate Bid
Hope in Action PAC is a Louisiana-based super PAC that has directed its independent spending toward supporting Rep. Julia Letlow's (R-LA) U.S. Senate...
"Club for Growth" Spends Millions Supporting GOP Candidates
&x20;Club for Growth Action, a conservative Super PAC born out of Club for Growth, is spending millions of dollars to influence elections in the House and...
Private Equity's Growing Role in U.S. Insurance Industry
The rapid growth of private equity (PE) involvement in the U.S. insurance industry and the financial stability risks it may pose to policyholders,...