WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSLrpt) -- Third Party Risk Management Observations and Recommendations for Federal Banking Agencies - A report from Consumer Bankers Association, American Fintech Council, Coalition for Financial Ecosystem Standards, Independent Community Bankers of America - May 2026 (26 pages) * * * The Consumer Bankers Association, along with the American Fintech Council, Coalition for Financial Ecosystem Standards and Independent Community Bankers of America, issued a report outlining more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Arab Expert's Office at the Arab Union of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (AUPAM) has submitted a public comment letter to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), specifically addressing the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research's (CDER) draft guidance titled "General Considerations for the Use of New Approach Methodologies in Drug Development" (Docket No. FDA-2025-D-6131). The letter provides a comprehensive technical review and twelve specific recommendat more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Anticipating opportunities in real assets - A report from Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina - May 2026 (19 pages) * * * Bank of America issued a report examining investment conditions across commercial real estate, farmland, timberland, and energy markets as global economic growth, inflation pressures, and geopolitical uncertainty reshape the outlook for real assets. The report analyzed capital market trends, interest rate conditions, supply-demand fund more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following report (No. DOWIG-2026-079) on May 7, 2026 entitled "Audit of Interface Controls Over the DoW's Advancing Analytics Repository." Here are the results in brief: * * * Objective The objective of this audit was to assess whether the DoW effectively implemented interface controls to ensure the reliability of data ingested into the Advancing Analytics repository (Advana) from non financial DoW source systems. Back more

LOUISVILLE, Colorado, May 25 -- EDUCAUSE issued the following report on May 18, 2026 by Jenay Robert, Nicole Muscanell, Mark McCormack and Kim Arnold entitled "2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report - Teaching and Learning Edition." Here are the key takeaways: * * * Higher education is under growing pressure to prove value, trust, and relevance amid declining enrollments, tight budgets, and rapid change. AI is already reshaping teaching and learning, especially assessment, instructional design, academ more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12940) by macroeconomic policy specialist Marc Labonte. Here are excerpts: * * * The Federal Reserve's Mandate: Policy Options The Federal Reserve (Fed) is responsible for monetary policy, which it conducts mainly by setting short-term interest rates to affect economic activity. (For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11751, Introduction to U.S. Economy: Monetary Policy.) Mon more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11504) by section research manager Michael J. Vassalotti. Here are excerpts: * * * Infertility in the Military Over the past two decades, Congress has considered various legislative actions concerning the provision of infertility services and reproductive care for servicemembers and their families. The Department of Defense (DOD), which is "using a secondary Department of War d more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11070) by social policy analyst Patrick A. Landers: * * * John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood Children are removed from families and placed into foster care due to incidents of abuse, neglect, or other family crisis. On September 30, 2025, more than 102,000 young people aged 14 or older were in foster care. More than 15,000 young people eman more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12125) by Asian trade and finance specialist Karen M. Sutter. Here are excerpts: * * * Section 301 and China: The U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal On January 15, 2020, then-President Donald J. Trump signed a trade agreement with then-Vice Premier Liu He of the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China). The agreement sought to resolve some long-standing complaints by U.S. govern more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44027) entitled "Tracking Federal Awards: USAspending.gov and Other Data Sources" by senior research librarian Jennifer Teefy. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary USAspending.gov, available at http://www.USAspending.gov, is a government source for data on federal awards by state, congressional district (CD), county, city, and zip code. The awards data in USAspending.gov are provided by federal a more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Middletown, submitted a public comment letter to the Administration for Children and Families expressing opposition to the proposed revisions to the Family Violence and Prevention Services Act regulations outlined in 45 CFR part 1370. CCADV, a nonprofit organization based in Middletown, Connecticut, is recognized as a leading advocate for survivors of domestic violence in Connecticut, representing 18 member organizations  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Warwick, has submitted a public comment letter to the Administration for Children and Families objecting to proposed revisions to the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act regulations codified at 45 CFR part 1370. The nonprofit organization, which supports statewide domestic violence prevention efforts through a network of member agencies and emergency shelters, warns that the changes would negatively impact the de more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- ZeroV, Frankfort, Kentucky, a nonprofit organization representing Kentucky's 15 state-designated domestic violence programs, has submitted a public comment letter to the Administration for Children and Families opposing the proposed revisions to the Family Violence and Prevention Services Act regulations codified at 45 CFR part 1370. The letter outlines multiple concerns about how the proposed regulatory changes could negatively impact FVPSA formula grantees and the deliver more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the agency's draft guidance on the use of New Approach Methodologies in nonclinical safety testing. The letter raises several questions and recommendations aimed at improving clarity and alignment between the guidance and existing regulatory frameworks. The AAPS asks how early developers should engage FDA review divisions to discuss more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Animal Welfare Institute submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service expressing strong support for adding meloxicam as a pain treatment option in organic livestock production. The letter addresses the proposed rule under the National Organic Program concerning meloxicam's allowed use and withdrawal periods in organic animal agriculture. The organizations oppose AMS's proposal more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Tom Malinowski, former assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights and labor, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "FY2027 Budget Request: State Department Adjacent Entities": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking member Meeks, and to all my friends on both sides of this Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify. It's always good to be with you in this room. As many of you know, I wasn't b more

JERUSALEM, Israel, May 26 -- The government of Israel issued the following news release: * * * President Herzog speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney President Herzog expressed his deep alarm at the mounting levels of antisemitic violence in Canada, and called on Prime Minister Carney and his government to address the growing fear and sense of abandonment among the Canadian Jewish community. * President Isaac Herzog spoke yesterday (Monday, 25 May 2026 ) with Prime Minister Mark C more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Damon Wilson, president and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "FY2027 Budget Request: State Department Adjacent Entities": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before this Committee. On behalf of NED's Board of Directors, staff, and thousands of democratic partners around the w more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Raise Major Alarms Over Foreign Government Influence in American News Media if FCC Greenlights Paramount-Warner Brothers Investment Deal * Paramount's financing scheme needs FCC approval so Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar can own significant stakes in its television stations Foreign governments hostile to a free press could exert extraordinary influence over CNN, CBS News, more

GEELONG, Australia, May 24 -- Deakin University issued the following news release: * * * Switching to a four-day work week went surprisingly well for 15 Aussie companies * By Professor John Hopkins from the Deakin Business School. This article first appeared in The Conversation. In a 1930 essay, British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that in 100 years time, technological advances would have displaced so much human labour that people would be working 15-hour weeks - if they worked  more