Government Operations
Lobbying Disclosures Pile Up as Filing Deadlines Near
1. Association of American Railroads filed a second quarter 2026 LDA quarterly report on September 14, 2026, disclosing $1,413,000 in lobbying expenditures...
IRS Direct File Suspended Amid Limited Use, High User Ratings
The Treasury Department’s suspension of the IRS Direct File program puts a taxpayer-facing filing option at the center of a policy choice examined in the...
Farm Credit Administration Board Lacks Quorum Amid Vacancies
The Farm Credit Administration's leadership structure has a governance problem, according to a report from the Congressional Research Service updated...
Congress Examines Information Injury Complaints
Federal courts are divided over whether being denied legally required information is enough to sue in federal court or whether plaintiffs must show that the...
Congress Uses Layered Safeguards for Classified Information
The Congressional Research Service report describes a structural tension in which the executive branch determines most classified information while Congress...
B-52 Fleet Set to Operate Nearly a Century
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, published July 31, detailed the U.S. plan for its strategic bombers and potential issues Congress may...
Everything You Need to Know About the Earned Income Tax Credit
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated September 14 explains the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and who receives it.
How Federal Court Rules Are Made—and Congress’s Role
Congressional oversight of federal court procedure sits at the center of a Congressional Research Service report titled “Congress, the Judiciary, and...
House Panel Approves GSA Leases and Federal Building Upgrades
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a package of General Services Administration capital investment and leasing program...
Capitoline Consulting Ends American Coatings Lobbying
Capitoline Consulting LLC terminated its lobbying relationship with the American Coatings Association effective July 31, according to a filing signed on...
Verification Questions Remain on Intergovernmental Support
Intergovernmental support agreements, or IGSAs, expanded across Defense Department installations from 45 in 2018 to 316 in 2025, while questions remain...
Federal Data Standards Add New Category
A new Congressional Research Service report identifies implementation timing and Congress's legislative and oversight role as potential considerations in...
FY2027 Funding Elimination Proposed for SBA Women’s Centers
The Congressional Research Service’s report, “The Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Women’s Business Centers Program,” dated September 14, examines a...
Lame-Duck Sessions a Regular Venue for Lawmaking
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) analysis in “Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2024 (74th-118th Congresses)” shows that the period after an...
Interagency Buying Lacks Government-Wide Reporting
The Economy Act gives federal agencies a way to obtain goods and services from other agencies, either through direct orders or another agency’s contracting...
How the U.S. Military’s Command Structure Divides Authority
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) report “Defense Primer: Control and Command of the U.S. Military,” updated on September 11, examines how authority...
Costs and Health Benefits of Air Quality Standards
Air-quality standards sit at the intersection of public-health protections, industrial compliance, and federal-state administration, according to the...
EEOC Proposal Would Shift Initial EEO Decisions to Agencies
The Congressional Research Service report dated Sept. 15 examines proposed changes to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s federal-sector equal...