Maryann Pugh

SBA Offers $20 Million to Scale Critical U.S. Suppliers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration launched a $20 million prize competition for small manufacturers that can rapidly expand d […]

U.S. Mint Sends Constitution Quarter Into Circulation WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Mint began shipping its 2026 U.S. Constitution Quarter to Federal Reserve Banks on Monday, putting the Semiquincentennial c […]

DOE Targets Critical Minerals Labor Gap With $100 Million Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing to commit up to $100 million to expand the nation’s critical minerals workforce, tar […]

USDOT Shifts Road Safety Strategy Toward Enforcement, Technology WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Transportation rolled out a revised National Roadway Safety Strategy last week that puts greater emphasis on t […]

Interior Touts $280 Million in Capital-Area Public Land Upgrades WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of the Interior marked the sixth anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act by pointing to nearly $280 m […]

CMS Proposes RAPID Path to Cut Medicare Device Coverage Delays WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a new pathway to shorten the lag between Food and Drug Administration a […]

CFIUS Handles 347 Filings as Foreign Deal Scrutiny Stays High WASHINGTON, DC — The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States handled 347 notices and declarations in 2025, with more than half of formal n […]

McMahon Brings 50-State Education Tour to Villanova VILLANOVA, PA — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Villanova University on Thursday, Aug. 6, as part of a nationwide tour aimed at i […]

Treasury, IRS Sets 2027 Rules for Federal Retirement Match WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are preparing regulations for the federal Saver’s Match, which will begin rew […]

FDA Clears Viral Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Melanoma WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Replimune Inc.’s Tudriqev in combination with nivolumab for […]

U.S. Mint Puts Trump on $1 Coin for America’s 250th WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Mint has unveiled a 2026 $1 coin featuring President Donald J. Trump as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary coin pro […]

U.S. to Host Global Push for Nuclear Power at Sea WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States will host the Aug. 26-27 launch of an International Atomic Energy Agency initiative aimed at creating an i […]

Federal Crackdown Pulls 766 Drivers, Vehicles Off Roads WASHINGTON, DC — Federal and state authorities placed 766 commercial drivers and vehicles out of service during a three-day enforcement operation a […]

SBA Opens $10 Million Grant Program for Tribal Manufacturing WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking proposals for up to $10 million in grants to expand manufacturing training and rapid r […]

Interior Moves to Ease Arctic Offshore Drilling Rules WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of the Interior proposed easing parts of the federal framework governing exploratory oil and gas drilling on A […]

Pentagon Expands UAP Disclosure With Fifth File Release WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of War published a fifth batch of declassified and historical records on unidentified anomalous phenomena Friday, e […]

Treasury Raises Quarterly Borrowing Estimate to $739 Billion WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Treasury Department raised its borrowing estimate for the July-through-September quarter by $68 billion to $739 billion, r […]

USDA Extends Crop Insurance Payments as Farm Pressures Persist WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving farmers additional time to pay certain crop insurance bills and restoring an option for i […]

McMahon Presses Colleges for Public Reform Commitments WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon called on colleges and universities nationwide last week to publicly outline by the end of 2 […]

Pennsylvania Expands Outdoor Access as Recreation Economy Grows HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is expanding accessible recreation infrastructure and directing nearly $82 million to hundreds of local conservation p […]