Government Operations

NASA's Risky Bet on Commercial Space Stations Before ISS Shutdown

The International Space Station, which has maintained continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit for over 25 years, is approaching the end of its...

Government Operations

Alibaba Ends Lobbying Relationship With Greenberg Traurig

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. terminated its lobbying engagement with Greenberg Traurig LLP effective May 31, 2026, according to a lobbying disclosure filing....

Government Operations

Senate Debates 11 Controversial Nominees Amid Partisan Clash

Why it matters: A Senate hearing on nominations descended into partisan conflict on Tuesday as Democrats challenged the Trump administration's push to...

Congress

Hearing Examines Fed's 113-Year-Old Decentralized Structure

Why it matters: The House Financial Services Committee held a Federal Reserve hearing on June 12, 2026, to examine whether the central bank's 113-year-old...

Transportation

Dynamic Aviation Group Hires Lobbying Firm on Aircraft Policy

Dynamic Aviation Group Inc. has registered a new lobbying client relationship with Nestpoint Associates LLC, marking the organization's entry into formal...

Government Operations

International Minerals Carlsbad Hires Valiant Strategies Lobbying

International Minerals Carlsbad LLC has filed a lobbying registration disclosure with the federal government, marking the organization's entry into direct...

Congress

Public Private Strategies Institute Hires Valentine Strategies

A lobbying registration disclosure filed this year reveals that the Public Private Strategies Institute has engaged Valentine Strategies to represent its...

Government Operations

Senate Hearing Tackles DC Court Vacancy Crisis

The DC Superior Court is hemorrhaging capacity. With nearly a quarter of its bench vacant and a backlog of roughly 4,000 cases, criminal trial dates are...

Government Operations

Senate AI Hearing Exposes Innovation vs. Oversight Battle

Why it matters: On June 11, 2026, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on artificial intelligence where the central tension emerged immediately: how...

Ethics

Inspector General Oversight Missing Deadlines and Accountability

The federal government's internal watchdog system for investigating allegations against senior inspectors general is failing to deliver accountability in a...

Government Operations

Senate Judiciary Weighs Blanche's Controversial Acting Record

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a judicial nominations hearing this week as the chamber prepares to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. The...

Government Operations

ICON Technology Drops Invariant LLC Lobbying Firm

An Austin-based construction technology firm has ended its lobbying relationship with a Washington firm just as it ramps up its government contracting...

Government Operations

GAO Warns Navy Of Technological Deficits

The Navy is losing a technological arms race. [GAP] While commercial companies and rival militaries race to develop robotic and autonomous systems that are...

Government Operations

GAO Urges SEC To Implement Blockchain Recommendation

The Securities and Exchange Commission is sitting on a critical recommendation to address one of the fastest-growing risks in modern finance:...

Government Operations

Healthcare Fraud: Billions Lost, Lives at Stake

Medicare and Medicaid lose tens of billions of dollars each year to fraud, waste, and abuse — and the political pressure to address that drain is...

Government Operations

GAO: FDIC Falling Behind on Oversight as Crypto Risks Mount

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation faces mounting pressure to address critical gaps in its supervisory practices. [GAP] A new Government...

Follow the Money

HUD Fails to Address Critical Audit Warnings on Housing Assistance

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is failing to address critical vulnerabilities in how it manages billions of dollars in federal housing...