Government Operations
Oracle in Crosshair as Cost Overruns Mount at VA
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee unanimously voted to subpoena Oracle executives over a Veterans Affairs (VA) electronic health records modernization...
Congress Weighs Army Corps Provisions in Water Resources Act
Two competing water resources bills are advancing through Congress as the Army Corps of Engineers faces unprecedented executive branch pressure to halt...
Federal K-12 Funding Falls From Pandemic-Era Highs
According to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report titled "Funding for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools", the federal share jumped to 12.74...
Millennium Challenge Corporation Faces Legitimacy Crisis
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) reveals sharp tensions between the agency's statutory mission...
House Panel Looks Into Error Adding 6,600 Noncitizens
A software error in New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission system added approximately 6,600 noncitizens to voter rolls between June 2023 and June 2024,...
Trump and House at Odds Over Homeland Security Provisions
President Trump and the House of Representatives are at odds over security provisions in the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2027 budget. A...
USDA Shares Climate Pest Risks but Lacks Resilience Plan
The Department of Agriculture is unprepared for climate-driven threats to American farms and forests, according to a new report from the U.S. Government...
Security Partnerships Hold Steady Amid Growing Stockpile Demands
The network of nuclear laboratories and production sites for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is increasingly juggling work for outside...
House Staff Minimum Pay Reached $45,000; Senior Medians Fell
House staff compensation has emerged as a focal point for congressional operations, with a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report documenting...
11 of 16 Selected Senate Positions Had Higher Median Pay in FY25
A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report tracking Senate committee staff pay finds that compensation for some key positions has moved in...
2025 House Committee Staff Median Pay Spanned $69,910-$228,032
House committee staff in 14 selected positions had median pay ranging from $69,910 for staff assistants to $228,032 for staff directors in 2025.
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...
Senate Staff Pay Diverged by Role From FY2001 to FY2025
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published September 11 examines Senate staff pay, and the data reveal stark disparities in compensation...
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,...