Policy · 116th Congress
Two agencies, two different approaches to drone threats at airports
Those reports were sightings, and not officially confirmed as drones, but they are an indication of how often the issue emerges as a concern.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Lawmakers: Southwest flying 49 jets that don’t meet FAA standards
He said he was troubled by reports that 39 of the 88 aircraft required “significant maintenance.”
Policy · 116th Congress
Artificial intelligence is coming. Will Congress be ready?
California Democrat Ro Khanna, a member of the Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus whose district includes part of Silicon Valley, said he’s putting together a working group of economists
Policy · 115th Congress
Postal Service Prayer: Deliver Us From Fiscal Doom
Meanwhile, Congress has been hard at work pushing two bipartisan overhaul bills through committee in the House and Senate in 2018.
Policy · 115th Congress
Health Industry Reports Lobbying Costs the Size of a Grapefruit — Drugmakers Lead
The lobbying spending disclosed in quarterly reports by insurers, hospital associations and others was still more modest than the record-breaking totals some spent at the start of this year, but the
Policy · 115th Congress
Watershed Moment as Three Appropriations Bills Clear on Time
Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., expressed “deep gratitude” to the subcommittee chairs and ranking members as well as the “service, support and friendship” of full committee ranking
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate to Weigh Large Cuts to Military Aid
The Senate committee also took back $400 million from the anti-ISIS fund’s fiscal 2018 appropriation, a move the House did not make. Military sales.
Policy · 115th Congress
DOJ Watchdog Report on Comey Stirs Politics on Hill
Department probe were released Thursday, that report into former FBI Director James Comey’s actions during the 2016 presidential campaign had reopened deep political divisions and fueled fresh questions about congressional
Policy · 115th Congress
Authorized Flood Projects Left High and Dry on Funding
The corps submits so-called chief’s reports showing that the benefits are at least as great as the cost.
Policy · 115th Congress
Zuckerberg Vows to Step Up Security at Expense of Facebook’s Profits
Watch: Politics and Nominations Abound as the Senate Returns to Washington [jwp-video n=”1″] Taking responsibility Zuckerberg’s first congressional appearance comes after nearly two years
Policy · 115th Congress
Republicans Grouse Over Tariffs but Lack Plan to Cool Trade Tiff
Grassley said in a statement that he urged Chinese officials during a congressional visit to Asia last week to end unfair trade policies and practices but thinks his words “fell on deaf ears.”
Policy · 115th Congress
Omnibus Drops as House Speeds Toward Vote
Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, shooting down reports that he was unhappy with the amount of border wall money in the legislation.
Policy · 115th Congress
Porn Still Turning Up in the Federal Workplace Despite Ban
A search of Oversight.gov, a new storehouse that keeps a broader swath of IG reports, turned up additional records. It may be impossible to know how many more cases exist.
Policy · 115th Congress
GOP Searching for New Tax Tweak After Senate Parliamentarian Guidance
A macroeconomic report released Thursday by the Joint Committee on Taxation also had the GOP on defense.
Policy · 115th Congress
HHS Pick at Odds With Trump’s Rhetoric on Drug Prices
More than $40,000 of that total went to Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly’s political action committee, FEC records show.
Policy · 115th Congress
Sweeping Changes Proposed for Foreign Lobbying Law
But the Grassley and Johnson bill would require filing under FARA, which makes public much more information, including the contacts that lobbyists, lawyers and public relations advisers make with congressional
Policy · 115th Congress
House Eyes Overhaul of Defense Intelligence Agency
The committee sees it as bloated and ineffective.
Policy · 115th Congress
McCain Diagnosis Puts Health Care Effort in More Jeopardy
Initial reports of McCain’s July 14 surgery for a blood clot led Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to postpone a procedural vote initially planned for this week.
Policy · 115th Congress
DOE Must Improve Its Cyber Defenses, Say House Appropriators
interest comes as federal agencies, including DOE, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, investigate the potential hack of nuclear plants and power plant system manufacturers that has raised congressional
Policy · 115th Congress
Book Explores How Lobbyists Fill a Void in Congress
He and Thomas, with their team of students, scrubbed data from federal lobbying reports to reveal that more than half, 52 percent, of all registered federal lobbyists have come through the revolving