Government Operations
Congressional Staff Now Earn More Than Members
Members' base salaries have remained frozen at $174,000 since 2009, while their own staff can now earn up to $228,000 annually, creating a situation where...
Presidential Medal of Freedom Has No Formal Selection Process
The process of choosing Presidential Medal of Freedom awards over the decades was reviewed in a CRS report updated on September 11. The medal, often...
Foster Adopt Connect Hires Penman Group to Lobby on Family Affairs
Foster Adopt Connect Inc., a Missouri- and Kansas-based foster care nonprofit, entered the federal lobbying arena for the first time this month. The...
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...
Trump Budget Seeks 32 Percent Cut to National Park Service
A Congressional Research Service report updated on September 9 examines the Trump administration's proposed $2.206 billion discretionary budget for the...
Federal Contracts to Disabled Veteran Businesses Surpass Goal
Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) have surpassed the government-wide prime contract procurement goal for the third consecutive year,...
U.S. Satellite Capabilities for Tracking Wildfires
NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites, which have provided critical wildfire observation data for years, are expected to cease operations by late 2026 or early...
Top 10 List: Lobbying Disclosures Week Ending 9/11
1. Graniti Vicentia LLC, represented by Vote America First LLC, disclosed $150,000 in second quarter 2026 lobbying activity. 2. &x20;. Nutramax Laboratories...
Patent Office Faces December Deadline In Reform Debate
Congress granted the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a short-term extension of its fee-setting power through December, but the real fight is just...
Chubb Lobbies on Federal Insurance Office
Chubb INA Holdings Inc. disclosed lobbying on issues related to the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) in the second quarter of 2026. The insurer has also...
Bear River District Lobbies For Water Infrastructure Funding
Bear River Water Conservancy District (Utah) has engaged Bishop Consulting Group LLC to lobby on water infrastructure appropriations. The district's...
RazorX2 LLC Registers for Defense Lobbying
RazorX2 LLC registered as a new lobbying client with Ervin Graves Strategy Group LLC. The company provides software development and IT solutions for...
Committee Examines Disaster Tech as Weather Agencies Face Cuts
Artificial intelligence technologies are being applied to disaster risk reduction. A House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing titled...
PAYGO Scorecards: Billions Excluded to Avoid Cuts
The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) was designed as a budget enforcement mechanism to ensure that new laws affecting mandatory spending or...
Federal Recognition of Native American Tribes Slows
Federal recognition of Indian tribes has slowed dramatically in recent years. A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report titled "Federal Recognition...
Army Corps Environmental Infrastructure Assistance
Environmental infrastructure assistance authorities, first authorized in 1992 under the Water Resources Development Act, support projects at publicly owned...
Subcommittee Will Examine Economy Act Fund Deployment
The House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will examine how federal agencies deploy appropriated funds under the Economy Act, a...
Senate Judiciary Committee Will Examine FBI Oversight
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation on September 15, with FBI Director Kash Patel scheduled...