Government Operations

Education Department Faces 10 Open GAO Recommendations

The Government Accountability Office has identified a series of unimplemented recommendations at the Department of Education that remain unresolved,...

Government Operations

GAO Finds Gaps in Federal Alzheimer’s Coordination Efforts

One-third of older Americans die with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. The number of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is...

Government Operations

GAO Finds DOD Testing Office Strained by Workforce Cuts

The Department of Defense's Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, the agency responsible for independently assessing whether military...

Congress

Senate Intelligence Panel Revisits Clayton DNI Nomination

The Senate Intelligence Committee is moving forward with a second attempt to confirm Walter Clayton as Director of National Intelligence on July 15, after...

Government Operations

Congress Examines Rising Fraud Threats Amid Record Losses

Americans lost a record $16 billion to fraud in 2025, a 25 percent jump from the year before. Government imposter scams alone surged 40 percent...

Government Operations

Senate Banking Committee Reviews CFPB Reforms Under Vought

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee is examining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under new leadership, marking a pivotal...

Government Operations

Senate Budget Committee Votes on OMB Deputy Nominee

The Senate Budget Committee will vote on Hal Duncan's nomination to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, a position that controls...

Legislation

House Rules Committee to Determine Which Four Bills Reach Floor

The House Rules Committee hearing on Monday will determine which of four bills advance to the House floor. The slate includes contentious measures on...

Government Operations

Treasury Restricts Access to Corporate Ownership Data

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a Treasury Department bureau, has dramatically restricted access to beneficial ownership information — the data...

Government Operations

Who is Actually Influencing Policy in DC?

Most registered lobbyists are following the rules, but significant gaps remain in how they disclose their prior government service and lobbying activities....

Energy

Energy Department Implements 5 of 30 Critical GAO Recommendations

The Department of Energy faces a mounting crisis of accountability. A Government Accountability Office report released this week reveals that of 30 priority...

Government Operations

Is FEMA's $13.6 Million Renewable Energy Funding Cost-Effective?

Power outages are becoming more frequent and longer-lasting across the United States, with extreme weather events driving the crisis. When the lights go...

Government Operations

American Victims of Terror Ends Seiden Law LLP Representation

Seiden Law LLP terminated its lobbying representation of American Victims of Terror on June 30, 2026, according to an LDA termination lobbying disclosure...

Defense

Shield AI Files Lobbying Disclosure With Undisclosed Issues

Shield AI Inc., the San Diego-based defense tech company, filed a lobbying disclosure for the second quarter of 2026, but the filing raises questions about...

Government Operations

Ice Miller Ends Memphis Lobbying Contract

Ice Miller LLP terminated its lobbying representation of the City of Memphis, Tennessee effective June 30, 2026, marking the end of a federal advocacy...

Government Operations

FDA Staffing Cuts Threaten U.S. Drug Innovation Leadership

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health subcommittee is convening an FDA drug development hearing to examine how the agency can maintain U.S....

Congress

Federal Reserve Spending Practices Under Senate Scrutiny

The Federal Reserve faces scrutiny over spending priorities and governance as the Senate Banking Committee hearing on monetary policy approaches. Chair Tim...