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What to Know in Washington: Senate’s Earmarked Billions at Stake
More than 7,500 earmarks totaling $16 billion hang in the balance as lawmakers attempt to negotiate a government funding deal and avoid a year-long stopgap measure that wouldn’t dole out any funds to members’ favorite local projects.
Climate-Smart Farm R&D Funds Waste Potential, Group Finds (2)
Some of the agriculture tools that could have the biggest impact on cutting climate-warming gases receive the smallest share of the US Department of Agriculture’s funding, an environmental research group reports.
Meet the Surgeon-Economist at Heart of Democrats’ Drug Price Law
Meena Seshamani has a knack for connecting her policy work with the problems many face with the US health system.
How Leidos Developed Presence, Position: Eileen Cassidy Rivera
Melissa Dueñas served in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years prior to joining SAIC in 2006. She guided the company’s communications during the historic split in 2013, when the newly formed Leidos emerged as the solutions-focused IT company specializing in technology for the national security, health, and engineering sectors.
Maximizing Your MAC, or How to Get Paid: Go-To-Guy Timberlake
I am a huge fan of celebrating victories. I recently celebrated becoming a dri-athlete, a term used by my gym to describe competitors in the indoor triathlons they host. It was awesome and grueling, and my victory was in completing it.
‘Biden 14′ Races Important to Democrats’ Longshot Grasp of House
Democrats’ slim hopes of retaining their House majority in the upcoming midterm elections run through what they call the Biden 14 — the redrawn congressional districts that President Joe Biden would have carried in 2020 but are now represented by a Republican or where no incumbent is running.
What to Know in Washington: Court Ruling Has Dreamers in Limbo
More than 600,000 immigrants brought into the US illegally as children face yet another restart in their long-running legal battle to decide if the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that keeps them from being kicked out of the country was created legally. After a federal appeals court last night ruled against the Obama administration i...
Multiple Award Contracts Ain’t All That: Go-To-Guy Timberlake
Multi-billion dollar, multi-year federal contract vehicles awarded to selected pools of vendors don’t represent the most significant portion of federal contract spending each fiscal year, and they never have.
Pennsylvania Climate Plan Faces Uncertain Future after Election
If Pennsylvania courts don’t kill the state’s participation in a regional cap-and-trade program, the November gubernatorial election could do it in.
What to Know in Washington: Biden to Call Allies About Ukraine
President Joe Biden will host a call with allies on Thursday about next steps in support of Ukraine against Russia’s invasion, according to people familiar with the matter.