WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42346) on Sept. 14, 2026, entitled "Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data." The report is written by natural resources policy specialists Carol Hardy Vincent and Eric P. Nardi, legislative attorney Mainon A. Schwartz, defense infrastructure policy analyst Andrew Tilghman and research librarian Scott Vierick. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The federal government owns roughly 640 million acres, about 28% of the 2.27 billion acres of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42346) on Sept. 14, 2026, entitled "Federal Land Ownership - Overview and Data:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Federal Land Ownership Changes, 1990-2024 Since 1990, the total acreage of federal land in the United States has declined by 31.7 million acres, or 4.9% of the total of the five agencies, because the acreage of disposed areas of federal lands has exceeded the area acquired./55 Table 3 shows and explains the changes in ownersh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by John J. Truitt, deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, from a Sept. 16, 2026, hearing on the Restore Florida Water Independence Act (H.R. 9017): * * * * * * Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle and members of the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries, my name is John Truitt, and I am the Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs at the Florida Department of Envir more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. A-07-24-07015) entitled "The IHS Navajo Area Office's Internal Controls for Awarding, Monitoring, and Reporting Sanitation Facilities Construction Projects Could Be Improved" filed under the Indian Health Service: Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Audit * The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorized the appropriation of $700 million each year from FYs 2022 to 2026 for a total of $3.5 billion for the Indi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-CR-019) on Sept. 1, 2026, entitled "The Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit Must Improve Its Case Intake Process and Victim Services." Here are excerpts: * * * The U.S. Department of the Interior established the Missing and Murdered Unit (MMU) as a component of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA's) Office of Justice Services (OJS) to analyze and solve missing, murdered, and human trafficking cases involving American Indians  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: * * * Which Way, Alaska Man? Millions for the Coast Guard or Feeding 'Meatball'? September 25, 2026 While Mary Peltola's campaign continues to spiral, Senator Dan S. Sullivan is delivering for Alaska. Sullivan secured $315 million for Coast Guard infrastructure in Kodiak through his Alaska Opportunity Act. The investment is bringing two new icebreakers, two offshore patrol cutters, and hundreds of new Coasties and their families to Kodia more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSCrpt) -- Public Scoping Summary: Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Area Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement - A report from U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service - September 2026 (26 pages) * * * Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations ... 2 Highlights ... 3 Introduction ... 5 Purpose of Scoping Report ... 5 Purpose and Need ... 7 Proposed Action ... 7 Cooperating Agencies ... 7 Early Engagement ... 7 Formal Scoping Process ... 9 Notice more ST

SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 27 -- The University of Washington posted the following news release: * * * UW's Convocation welcomes the Class of 2030 * The University of Washington Class of 2030 was welcomed officially at the University's 43rd annual New Student Convocation held Sunday morning in Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. New Student Convocation is one of two landmark occasions where the University president, the Board of Regents, the deans of the schools and colleges, and the faculty gather in academic regalia for a ce more PR