Government Operations

Western Water Crisis: Reclamation's Critical Future

The Bureau of Reclamation — the federal agency that delivers water and power to tens of millions of people across the American West — is facing simultaneous...

Government Operations

Air Force Hides True Scope of Aircraft Maintenance Crisis

The U.S. Air Force is struggling to keep its aircraft combat-ready, and a new federal watchdog report says the problem runs deeper than publicly...

Government Operations

Trump DOT Budget Slashes Multiyear Infrastructure Funding

The Trump Administration's DOT FY2027 funding request lands at a moment of maximum uncertainty for federal transportation policy. The Infrastructure...

Congress

VA Budget Hearing: Fiscal Crisis Threatens Veterans Care

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies convenes Thursday for a VA budget hearing that...

Government Operations

Federal Wage Enforcement Drops 57 Percent Over Decade

A new Congressional Research Service report on the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act lands at a moment when the Trump administration is actively...

Legislation

Financial Data Transparency Act Stalls

Every year, thousands of banks, credit unions, investment advisers, and municipal finance offices file essentially the same financial data with multiple...

Environment

GOP Targets Environmental Nonprofits' Tax-Exempt Status

Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee are turning their sights on the financial machinery of environmental nonprofits, convening a hearing...

Congress

Congress Rejected Trump's Proposed NASA Science Cuts

A new Congressional Research Service report on the NASA appropriations budget lays out, in stark numerical terms, the widening gap between what the Trump...

Energy

NRC Budget Hearing Reveals Rift Over Speed vs. Independence

Why it matters: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee convened on May 13 to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's proposed fiscal year...

Congress

Navy Faces July Funding Crisis Amid Budget Doubts

Why it matters: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense's Navy budget hearing on May 12 exposed a stark funding crisis: the Navy will run out of...

Government Operations

Weapons Smuggled Into Every VA Facility Tested Despite Years of Warnings

The Department of Veterans Affairs runs the largest integrated health care system in the United States, serving 9 million enrolled veterans across more than...

Government Operations

Kate Dreyer Promoted to Scheduler in Rep. Mike Rogers' Office

Kate Dreyer has been promoted to scheduler in the office of Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL-3), a move that caps a steady rise through the Alabama congressman's...

Government Operations

Committee Defends Power Over Federal Funds For Water and Energy

The House Appropriations Committee is set to mark up two FY2027 spending bills on Wednesday that will determine federal funding levels for the Army Corps of...

Congress

Ian Cata Promoted to Legislative Aide in Rep. Schakowsky's Office

Ian Cata has been promoted to legislative aide in the office of Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL-9), stepping up from a staff assistant and legislative...

Congress

Max Summer Promoted to Professional Staff Member on Senate Aging Committee

Max Summer has joined the Special Committee on Aging (Senate) as a Professional Staff Member, effective May 1, 2026, working on health policy under Chairman...

Government Operations

Hannah Crossman Promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff in Rep. Fallon's Office

Hannah Crossman has been elevated to Deputy Chief of Staff in Rep. Pat Fallon's (R-TX-4) office, a congressional staff change that comes after she spent...

Government Operations

SBA 8(a) Program Faces Unprecedented Legal and Political Challenges

A federal contracting program designed to help minority-owned small businesses compete for government work is facing its most significant legal and...