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Senator Schatz Pushes Paid Leave for Federal Employees
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (389+ words) Legis1 Senator Schatz Pushes Paid Leave for Federal Employees Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) spent part of this week in Hawaii, meeting with constituents on Maui and celebrating a statewide sports milestone, while his legislative work on federal employee leave and a…...
Baird Responds to Deadly Indiana Storm And California Pork Rules
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (370+ words) Legis1 Baird Responds to Deadly Indiana Storm And California Pork Rules Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN-4) spent the week responding to a deadly storm system that tore through Indiana, pushing for federal farm policy action against California's livestock regulations, and cosponsoring a…...
Treatment Advocacy Center Ends Corcoran Strategies Contract
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (273+ words) Legis1 Treatment Advocacy Center Ends Corcoran Strategies Contract Treatment Advocacy Center terminated its lobbying contract with Corcoran Strategies Group LLC, according to a filing signed Aug. 12. Corcoran Strategies Group LLC had been the Treatment Advocacy Center's primary lobbying representative, handling the…...
Screwworm Outbreak Tests U.S. Livestock Defenses as Cases Spread
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (641+ words) Legis1 Screwworm Outbreak Tests U.S. Livestock Defenses as Cases Spread USDA confirmed the first U.S. detection associated with the current New World screwworm (NWS) outbreak on June 3 in a calf in Zavala County, Texas. The agency has since confirmed additional U.S. detections, expanding concerns…...
Federal Court Finds IG Removals Unlawful
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (401+ words) Legis1 Federal Court Finds IG Removals Unlawful A federal court has ruled that the Trump administration violated the law when it fired 17 inspectors general without following required procedures. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a report on statutory inspectors general that…...
Russian Operations in Europe Outpace Policy, CRS Says
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (637+ words) Legis1 Russian Operations in Europe Outpace Policy, CRS Says A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, published Aug. 11, details the escalating threat of Russian hybrid warfare across Europe, documenting at least 151 incidents of reported Russian operations from February 2022 to March 2026. The…...
GAO Finds Unresolved Technical Gaps in Federal Login.gov System
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (234+ words) The outstanding recommendation focuses on the fact that GSA has not established mutually agreed-upon time frames with partner agencies for resolving technical challenges those agencies have reported with Login.gov. Without proposed actions and deadlines, GAO warned that agencies will…...
Daniella Sanchez Moves Into Policy Adviser Role on Capitol Hill
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (196+ words) Daniella Sanchez's current position is Policy Adviser/Advocacy Adviser with the Democratic Women's Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Sanchez's most recent employer is Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35), a member of Congress. Her tenure in that role ended on January…...
$38.6 Million Budget Insufficient for Pandemic Loan Oversight
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (415+ words) Legis1 $38.6 Million Budget Insufficient for Pandemic Loan Oversight A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) examines a federal watchdog facing sharp staffing cuts amid ongoing pandemic fraud investigations. The SBA…...
Topsail Beach Ends Four-Year Coastal Lobbying Relationship With Ferguson Group
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (382+ words) The Town of Topsail Beach, North Carolina, terminated its relationship with Ferguson Group LLC effective April 1, according to a lobbying termination filing. The split ended a roughly four-year relationship in which the firm represented the coastal municipality on federal funding,…...