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Large Banks Dominate Home Loan Borrowing
A July 21, 2026 GAO congressional testimony (GAO-26-109282), delivered before the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and...
GENIUS Act Establishes First Federal Stablecoin Framework
The GENIUS Act was signed into law on July 18, 2025, and establishes the first comprehensive federal framework for payment stablecoins in the United States.
Zillow Group Hires Rubin, Turnbull & Associates Inc.
Zillow Group Inc. registered with Rubin, Turnbull & Associates Inc. on August 1, 2026, to lobby on consumer issues including data security and privacy.
GAO: Fuel Prices Transparent, Airport Fees Hidden
Private and recreational pilots planning a trip face a recurring frustration: they can easily find out how much fuel costs at an airport, but determining...
Army Depots Face Workforce Shortage Despite $7.1B Investment
The Army's two largest depots for maintaining ground vehicles are struggling to keep military equipment combat-ready despite spending more than $7.1 billion...
Sebastian Losacker-Arenas Joins House Committee as Staff Assistant
Sebastian R. Losacker-Arenas has joined the House Science, Space and Technology Committee as a Staff Assistant, effective August 1, 2026. Losacker-Arenas...
VA's Budget Shortfall Exposes Gaps in Healthcare Forecasting
The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking Congress for billions of dollars more than it budgeted, raising urgent questions about how the agency forecasts...
GAO Finds $186 Billion in Improper Payments Despite Enacted Laws
Federal agencies handed out roughly $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2025 — a staggering sum that represents money sent to the wrong people,...
Army Golden Dome Timeline Clashes With Production Reality
A Congressional Research Service report on the Golden Dome air and missile defense program reveals a dramatic mismatch between the Trump administration's...
Scaled-Back Census Bureau Test Risks Missing Critical Data in 2030
The Constitution requires periodic census conduct to apportion political representation among states. To prepare, the agency is running a smaller test than...
Federal Probationary Workers Leaving Jobs at Higher Rates
A recent GAO report has uncovered a striking shift in the federal workforce: probationary employees are leaving government jobs at rates significantly...
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...
OSHA Lacks Official Standard to Cite Employers for Heat Violations
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated on August 18 examines OSHA's approach to heat exposure regulation, a policy area where the current...
PLS Group Hires Continental Strategy for Six Policy Areas
PLS Group Ltd. has registered Continental Strategy LLC to lobby on six policy areas spanning defense, manufacturing, energy and nuclear issues, natural...
Trump Administration Scales Back U.S. Democracy Promotion Abroad
A recent CRS report examines a significant shift in how the second Trump Administration is approaching democracy and human rights promotion abroad,...
Small Business Program Funding Fight: Congress vs. Administration
A recent Congressional Research Service report on the Small Business Development Centers program exposes a fundamental tension between Congress and the...
Starr County Hires Valiant Strategies on Transportation Lobbying
Starr County, Texas has entered the federal lobbying arena, retaining Valiant Strategies LLC to push for Transportation policy changes. The South Texas...
Congress Weighs How to Improve Federal Wildfire Smoke Forecasting
A recent CRS report examines how the federal government monitors, forecasts, communicates, and researches wildfire smoke, and whether current federal...