Defense

Grid Aero Shifts Lobbying Firms Amid Autonomous Aircraft Push

The aerospace startup Grid Aero terminated its lobbying engagement with Velocity Government Relations effective January 31, 2026, according to a termination...

Follow the Money

Verizon Ends 3-Year Lobbying Deal With Cassidy

Verizon Communications Inc. has terminated its lobbying contract with Cassidy & Associates Inc., effective August 31, 2026, according to a disclosure filing...

Law and Order

Congress Weighs When Agency Actions Face Review Under APA, CRA

Defining final agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and Congressional Review Act (CRA) exposes a potential regulatory blind spot for...

Government Operations

FHFA Scales Back Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Affordable Housing Goals

A recent Congressional Research Service report on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's nearly 18-year conservatorship lays bare a policy stalemate with significant...

Law and Order

Courts Block Administration's Loan Forgiveness Eligibility Rule

Courts have blocked the Trump administration's attempt to reshape Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility rules, leaving Congress with a narrow window...

Government Operations

NPS Fee Hikes for International Park Visitors Create Delays

A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on National Park Service fee increases for international visitors shows the Trump administration has moved...

Government Operations

Amazon Ends Lobbying Relationship With Rich Feuer Anderson

Amazon has terminated its lobbying contract with Rich Feuer Anderson, according to a termination filing signed on August 24, 2026.

Government Operations

NHTSA Facing Implementation Backlog On Mandated Safety Rules

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) faces mounting pressure to accelerate its rulemaking process as Congress grows frustrated with...

Government Operations

DOE's $1.1B Plan to Grout Hanford Radioactive Waste

A recent GAO report released in May 2026 examines how DOE plans to handle approximately 55 million gallons of radioactive waste stored in 177 underground...

Defense

NNSA Failed to Report Uranium Enrichment Costs to Congress

A GAO report released on August 20, 2026 found that NNSA has not yet conveyed long-term cost estimates in the biennial Enriched Uranium Management Plan...

Health

GAO Finds Cybersecurity Gaps in Federal Health Record System

Millions of service members and veterans rely on a single, unified electronic health record system to receive care. But a recent GAO report found that the...

Government Operations

Trump Budget Proposal vs. Congress on Interior, Environment

A recent Congressional Research Service report published August 24 examines the stark divide between the Trump administration's Interior and Environment...

Lobbying Activity

TV Network Tensions With Affiliate Stations Are Escalating

The tensions have already boiled over. In July, Sinclair-owned ABC and NBC affiliates preempted network programming to air a presidential speech, prompting...

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Census Bureau IT Modernization Lacks Coordination

The Census Bureau is working on a large-scale effort to modernize essential IT data storage and processing systems as the 2030 Census approaches. A recent...

Government Operations

Pentagon Lags on Security Cooperation Workforce Reforms

The Defense Department manages a security cooperation workforce conducting activities valued at $104.4 billion in fiscal year 2025, yet significant gaps...

Government Operations

GAO Finds Jobs Report Data Quality at Risk

In a June 2026 analysis, the GAO found that the quality of employment data is deteriorating due to declining survey participation. Fewer Americans are...

Follow the Money

Lost and Found: GSA's Database Plagued by Location Errors

Yet a recent GAO report released in June 2026 found that the government's primary tool for tracking this inventory is deeply unreliable, limiting its...