The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia has announced a non-prosecution agreement with Michael Elijah Leonard, a Lebanon, Virginia Town Council member, and his sister Amber Musick.

The Department of the Interior and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in collaboration with the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Science and Technology Policy, have announced new resources aimed at supporting...

The CDT report released on April 29, 2024, titled “The Federal Government’s Power of the Purse: Enacting Procurement Policies and Practices to Support Responsible AI Use,” sheds light on the increasing government spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and the necessity for responsible AI use in federal procurement processes.According to the report, government spending on AI has surged in recent years, with over $2 billion in contracts awarded to private companies in fiscal year 2022 alone. This rise in spending has prompted crucial questions about the integration of...

U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), along with several other committee and subcommittee chairs, have highlighted the risk associated with China's development of artificial intelligence technology. This concern was voiced in a letter scrutinizing a UCLA AI scientist for receiving federal grants while maintaining connections to China's AI military research.

The U.S. government has initiated measures to counteract the activities of a human smuggling and drug trafficking group based in Sonora, Mexico, operating on the southwest border. This initiative is also supported by the Mexican government.

The Texas National Guard, deployed to Task Force South, has been engaged in significant drug seizures over the past fortnight. They have intercepted over 800 pounds of narcotics that smugglers were attempting to transport into the U.S.

According to an official press release, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, along with Attorney General John M. Formella and Department of Safety Commissioner Robert L. Quinn, announced the establishment of the Northern Border Alliance Task Force. The Task Force, announced on October 19, 2023, will comprise state, county, and local law enforcement officers with the primary aim of reducing crime and illicit activities along the state's northern border with Canada. It will also focus on responding to all kinds of threats and hazards and acting upon criminal intelligence. (

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received an "A+" rating on the annual procurement scorecard from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for Fiscal Year 2022.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has partnered with the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) to give Alaska’s college students employment options in STEM disciplines.

Utah Rep. Ken Ivory recently released a slide presentation that argued for local ownership and management of federal government lands.

Last week, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued a press release to introduce the Tracking Receipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending (TRACKS) Act that requires every grant sent to China and Russia to be monitored.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would increase transparency into what Medicare is charged for prescription drugs.

Sean Curtis, interim planning director of Modoc County, California, said the coordination process between local and federal government agencies in the planning phase is essential for the benefit of local citizens.

In an April 6 news release, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced new community investment in Nevada.

Federal ownership and utilization of lands have been a subject of controversy, with conflicting public values giving rise to various questions and concerns. The Biden Administration's 30x30 conservation initiative is seeking to place more land under federal ownership.

ICYMI | Highlights from the First Hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government

Chairman Jordan's Opening Statement at the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government Hearing

The Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government held a hearing Thursday consisting of two panels to discuss the "politicization of the FBI and DOJ and attacks on American civil liberties."

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today introduced the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, legislation that would block the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from banning gas stoves.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today introduced the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, legislation that would block the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from banning gas stoves.

Sens. Cruz, Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Stop the Federal Government from Banning Gas Stoves

Jim Jordan on Why the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is Necessary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will modify the Department of the Army permit for the BP Cherry Point Marine Terminal’s North Wing dock. Modification will ensure the permit complies with the Magnuson Amendment’s restrictions regarding the handling of crude oil at Puget Sound facilities, and Endangered Species Act and other applicable legal requirements through additional permit conditions.

“SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT” was published on pages H129-H143 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 10.

The National Park Service has several government contracts for businesses to bid on at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.