A Government Accountability Office review released July 20 says implementation and oversight of recent workforce changes at the Office of Personnel Management require attention from Congress and federal agencies.
A federal appeals court ruled that construction of a proposed $400 million White House ballroom cannot continue without approval from Congress. The Trump administration plans to seek Supreme Court review.
The American Library Association documented 4,235 unique book titles challenged in 2025, five below the record set in 2023, and scheduled Banned Books Week for Oct. 4–10, 2026.
A Government Accountability Office update says six priority recommendations remain open at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, including concerns involving personnel vetting and intelligence-enterprise management.
The Senate confirmed Cameron Hamilton as FEMA administrator on Aug. 7, as the agency manages more than 1,000 open disaster declarations and the administration considers changes to federal disaster aid.
JBS N.V. says it plans to move from foreign-private-issuer reporting to the U.S. domestic-company SEC schedule, beginning with its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
The White House said President Donald Trump released intelligence about alleged foreign election-infrastructure activity and ordered federal agencies to investigate its handling.
A coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia is asking a federal court to stop DHS from conditioning disaster-related funding on changes to state election administration.
The Labor Department is accepting applications from state-focused workforce initiatives seeking to create or expand training for in-demand skills, including artificial intelligence and skilled trades.
A White House proclamation will modify the U.S. tariff schedule for covered Canadian goods beginning Aug. 19, citing alleged discrimination against U.S. dairy commerce.
The USPTO says a revised $783 search fee took effect Aug. 1 for certain international patent applications filed through the United States Receiving Office.
The FDA says Boston Scientific has opened a worldwide correction for software used in certain ACCOLADE-family pacemakers and CRT-P devices.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced recalls affecting about five million above-ground pools sold since 2002, citing a foothold hazard involving certain Bestway, Intex and Polygroup pools.
The EPA’s proposal would preserve federal PFOA and PFOS limits while allowing eligible public drinking-water systems to request up to two additional years to comply.
The Energy Department directed Southwest Power Pool to dispatch specified generation and authorize backup resources as extreme heat strained grid reliability.
A new Government Accountability Office report examines fraud risks in 20 state-administered federal programs that received an estimated $1.2 trillion in fiscal year 2025.
The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded the 2022 public-charge regulations, restoring broader discretion for immigration officers in certain admission and adjustment-of-status decisions.
Preliminary federal enrollment data show a sharp year-over-year decline in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage after enhanced premium subsidies expired and consumer costs rose.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has listed Mortgagee Letter 2026-08, a federal policy update concerning loss mitigation for FHA-insured mortgages. The available notice does not yet show the changes’ effective date, affected assistance options or borrower eligibility rules.
The CFPB and Federal Reserve announced a joint final rule intended to standardize financial-data reporting by covered lenders and other financial institutions nationwide.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June 2026 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey covers vacancies, hiring and separations nationally ahead of the July Employment Situation report.
The Justice Department announced 17 federal-state fraud cases across seven Southeastern states involving alleged schemes tied to SNAP, SBA loans, housing benefits and taxes.
