Federal Drive
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With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, that means a large amount of investment from both the private and public sector. With much of it going to local infrastructure and manufacturing endeavors, it can be tough for people, especially private citizens, to find out where that money is going.
July 25, 2023 -
The U.S. Agency for International Development operates throughout the world, but all its work is local. It's been on a drive to concentrate more contract and grant dollars to organizations in the countries where a project is occurring. At USAID, they call that localization.
July 25, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, military spouses call on Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama to end his block on Senate confirmed military appointments.
July 25, 2023 -
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency is about, well geography of course. And data. And now it's about artificial intelligence.
July 24, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a government contractor agrees to pay one of the biggest fines in the history of the False Claims Act.
July 24, 2023 -
The Small Business Administration might be a small agency but it has outsize influence over the economy. The pandemic highlighted shortcomings in the SBA, including constituents' access to credit, customer service, and entrepreneurial development. That's according to a task force convened by The Bipartisan Policy Center. And it has a list of recommendations for reform.
July 24, 2023 -
This week Congress is hard at work on spending bills for 2024. It's the last work week before the August recess, as the fiscal year rushes towards Sept. 30.
July 24, 2023 -
No American would stand on a soapbox and shout out how easy it is to deal with the federal government. A small office deep within the White House apparatus has been coaxing agencies to reduce what's officially known as administrative burden on citizens.
July 21, 2023