Maryann Pugh

DOT Launches $1.5 Million Robotics Competition for Transport Projects WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation is offering up to $1.5 million in prize funding through a new national competition aimed at a […]

Interior Seeks Royalty Rule Changes to Ease Energy Regulation WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior has proposed changes to how royalties are calculated on oil, natural gas and coal produced on f […]

Pentagon Expands AI Targeting Tools Under New Acceleration Push WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of War has launched an artificial intelligence system designed to speed the conversion of intelligence into o […]

Treasury Pushes AI Policy Coordination as Finance Adoption Accelerates WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Treasury said financial regulators and industry leaders are seeking clearer rules for artificial i […]

HHS Tightens Oversight of National Health Data Exchange WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is increasing oversight of the nation’s health information exchange network after e […]

VA Community Care Payments Reach $36 Billion as Program Expands WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs paid more than $36 billion to non-VA healthcare providers in fiscal 2025 under its Veterans C […]

FTC Backs Antitrust Suit Challenging J&J's Stelara Monopoly WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has urged a federal appeals court to preserve an antitrust lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson of u […]

SNAP Error Rate Tops 10%, Triggering New State Penalties WASHINGTON, D.C. — States improperly distributed an estimated $10.1 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in fiscal 2025, w […]

Medicare Proposes Higher Dialysis Payments, Quality Rule Changes WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed increasing payments to dialysis providers by about 1.1% in 2027 and o […]

Trump Order Expands Federal Support for Regenerative Farming WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to expand support for regenerative agriculture, i […]

HHS Ends Monitoring After Hantavirus Exposure on Cruise Ship WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded its public health response to a Hantavirus exposure event linked to t […]

VA Shifts Police Force to Central Command Amid Staffing Strains WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving its police force into a centralized law-enforcement chain of command and raising pay c […]

FDA Proposes Rule to Expand Oversight of Foreign Tobacco Products WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed requiring foreign tobacco manufacturers to register their facilities and d […]

FEMA Opens $189 Million in Hazard Mitigation Funding for States PHILADELPHIA, PA — FEMA has made more than $189 million in federal funding available for hazard mitigation projects across 40 states and one Tribal N […]

FTC Order Bars Rollins From Enforcing Noncompetes on 18,000 Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order prohibiting Rollins Inc., one of the nation’s largest pest-control companies, f […]

Federal Small Business Contract Awards Reach $273 Billion in FY25 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government awarded nearly $273 billion in prime contracts and subcontracts to small businesses in fiscal 2025, e […]

IRS Filing Season Runs Smoothly but Refund Delays Persist, Watchdog Says WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service successfully processed nearly 139 million individual tax returns and issued more than 90 million r […]

Supreme Court Backs Trump on Haitian TPS, Expanding Deportation Push WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration has the authority to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) p […]

McCormick, Schiff Bill Seeks Overhaul of Organic Inspections WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick and Adam Schiff on Friday introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow the U.S. Department of A […]

Pennsylvania Expands Outdoors Campaign as Recreation Industry Grows PHILADELPHIA, PA — Pennsylvania officials launched the state’s third annual Outdoors for All celebration in Philadelphia on Saturday, expanding a s […]