Government Operations

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...

Government Operations

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...

Finance

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...

Congress

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...

Health

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...

Labor and Employment

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...

Politics

Trump Directives Highlight Two Paths for Federal Place Names

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) sets geographic names for federal use, placing presidential renaming directives within an existing system for...

Government Operations

WuXi AppTec Hires Sander Lurie on Health Issues

WuXi AppTec Sales LLC, a U.S.-based subsidiary of a Chinese biotech firm, has switched lobbying representation after a federal designation threatened its...

Government Operations

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...

Government Operations

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...

Follow the Money

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...

Congress

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,...

Legislation

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...

Environment

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...

Government Operations

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...

Government Operations

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...

Labor and Employment

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...