WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the ACRES Act (H.R. 204). * * * H.R. 204 would require the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to report on efforts to reduce wildfires and to standardize data collection for those activities. The act would require each department to report the number of acres of federal land that underwent vegetation management to reduce the risk of wildfire in the previous year and to include those reports wit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10335) on April 29, 2026, by military personnel specialist Kristy N. Kamarck. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: DODEA Domestic School System The Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) manages federally funded, domestic and overseas school systems that provide pre-kindergarten (pre-K) through grade 12 education, primarily for the children of active duty serviceme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12627) on April 28, 2026, by financial economics analyst Raj Gnanarajah and defense logistics and resource management policy analyst Cameron M. Keys: * * * Defense Primer: FY2025 Department of Defense Audit Results The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-576) requires annual audits of financial statements for federal executive agencies, among other requirements. Und more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSbrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following news release: * * * GAO Reports Improper Payments Rose to an Estimated $186 billion Across the Federal Government in Fiscal Year 2025 GAO today issued its report on federal agencies' improper payments estimates for fiscal year 2025, reporting that agencies identified $186 billion in payment errors. A longstanding, government-wide issue, improper payment are a result of overpayments, fraud, or other cau more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48863) on April 23, 2026, entitled "Local and Regional Project Assistance Program: Background and Selected Considerations" by transportation policy analyst Jennifer J. Marshall. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Local and Regional Project Assistance (LRPA) is a competitive grant program for transportation projects of significant local and regional impact. The name of the program and grant re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13034) on April 28, 2026. The white paper is written by naturaL resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay, energy policy specialist Corrie E. Clark and public finance specialist Donald J. Marples: * * * Offshore Wind: Status and Issues for the 119th Congress The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (OCSLA, 43 U.S.C. Sec.1337(p)), authorizes the Secretary of the Inte more PR