WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46284) entitled "COVID-19 Relief Assistance to Small Businesses: Issues and Policy Options": Here are excerpts of the report issued on Aug. 14 and co-authored by Robert Jay Dilger, senior specialist in American National Government, Bruce R. Lindsay, analyst in American National Government and Sean Lowry, analyst in public finance: Summary: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers severa  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Shortly after the official formation of the U.S. Air Force as a distinct force, then-President Harry S. Truman signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act in 1948 that established the Women in the Air Force program, allowing women to become service members in the military. In spite of this unprecedented legislation, women were not exempt from gender disparity in the military. There were only   more