WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12910) on Feb. 13, 2025, senior research librarians Maria Kreiser and Kathleen E. Marchsteiner: * * * Searching for Federal Grants: An Overview of Resources The diverse range of federal grant programs can be challenging to navigate. Congress has authorized over 1,800 federal grant programs to support national goals and objectives, and federal grant funding can be used for a var  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL32665) on Jan. 31, 2025, entitled "Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The current and future size and composition of the Navy, the annual rate of Navy ship procurement, the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans, the capacity of the U.S. shipbuilding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48426) on Feb. 14, 2025, entitled "Organ Procurement and Transplantation: Administration, Oversight and Policy Issues." The report is written by health policy specialists Jared S. Sussman, Amanda K. Sarata and Hassan Z. Sheikh, health care financing analyst Marco A. Villagrana and research assistant Sylvia L. Bryan. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In 2022, while there were over 42,000 orga  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48426) on Feb. 14, 2025, entitled "Organ Procurement and Transplantation - Administration, Oversight and Policy Issues:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Health Resources and Services Administration's Role The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within HHS is the primary agency tasked with overseeing the OPTN. The Division of Transplantation within the Health Systems Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48179) on Jan. 16, 2025, entitled "Tickets for Live Entertainment Events" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Each year, millions of Americans purchase tickets for live entertainment events, such as concerts, theatrical performances, and sporting events. Tickets for live events initially are sold in the primary market, in w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 14, 2025 AIR FORCE Anduril Industries Inc.,* Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Thunderdome Small Business Innovation Phase III. This contract provides for rapid prototyping projects utilizing the Lattice core software capability. Work will be performed at Costa Mesa, California, and is expected to be   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by David Case, acting inspector general of Veterans Affairs, from a Feb. 6, 2025, hearing entitled "VA First, Veteran Second: The Biden-Harris Legacy": * * * Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Ramirez, and subcommittee members, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the efforts of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to enhance VA's accountability and aid in its c  more