The key public health official “did not recall” details about COVID-19. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic heard testimony from former Director of the National Institute…
Read MorePandemic Recovery
Labor Department Announces Modernization Effort for UI Programs
The agency is following up on recommendations from GAO. The Department of Labor announced the OpenUI Initiative to help state agencies improve the reliability of unemployment insurance (UI)…
Read More
Report Shows 40% of Student Loan Borrowers Not Making Payments
Education Department states that 9 million federal student loan borrowers missed their October payment. Federal student loan payments, that were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed as of…
Read More
Commerce Department Reports Outdoor Recreation Revenue
Record highs within the sector show a bounce-back after the COVID-19 pandemic. The outdoor recreation industry generated $1 trillion in gross domestic product (GDP) for America’s economy in…
Read More
Federal Reserve Expects to Cut Rates in New Year
Central bank officials kept the current rate steady in the final meeting of 2023. The Federal Reserve concluded its final quarterly meeting this month, holding interest rates steady…
Read More
GAO Finds Planned Parenthood Received Over a Billion in Pandemic Relief
Senator Blackburn requested the report that detailed the funding. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently found that Planned Parenthood had received $1.78 billion in pandemic relief funds from…
Read More
HUD Releases Report on Homelessness
2022 numbers reach record levels as gains against homelessness made before the pandemic have reversed. The Department of Housing and Urban Development released a report that shows that…
Read More
Military Officials Testify About Low Recruitment Before Senate Committee
Army general calls 2023 “one of the toughest recruiting landscapes” he’s seen in his career. The U.S. military’s four recruiting chiefs testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee…
Read More
Education Department Addresses Student Mental Health
The federal department partnered with education officials to highlight the people and resources available. The U.S. Department of Education, along with the National Association of State Boards of…
Read More
Transportation Department Launches Freight Office
The transportation secretary says the new office will strengthen supply chains. President Biden and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently announced the creation of the Office of Multimodal…
Read More