WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Bilak Security Solutions, Conyers, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council concerning the proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation overhaul. The letter offers insights from the perspective of a cybersecurity risk and compliance professional working extensively with defense contractors and entities subject to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements. The comments primarily address provisions related to c  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Metalux Optimized High Bay (OHB) LED Light Fixtures Hazard: The LED's board can overheat or come into contact with the lens or nearby combustible materials, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: Replace/Repair Recall Date: July 02, 2026 Units: About 42,000 Consumer Contact: Cooper Lighting toll-free at 800-954-7228 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at OHBProgr  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13064) on July 2, 2026. The white paper is written by transportation policy analyst Ali E. Lohman and public finance analysts Nicholas E. Buffie and Anthony A. Cilluffo: * * * Electric Vehicle Taxes and the Federal Highway Trust Fund Policymakers have debated imposing a federal tax on electric vehicles (EVs). Proponents argue that EVs use federally funded roads but do not incur  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Litigation Llop v. FEC (Case No. 26-51) On June 17, Plaintiff filed an Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al. (Case No. 24-621) On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court issu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 4 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * Raffensperger Announces Primary Runoff Risk Limiting Audit Confirms Accurate Vote Count Beginning last Thursday, county election officials in all of Georgia's 159 counties hand counted randomly selected ballots as part of the statewide audit of the June 16th General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Runoff. The purpose of the audit was to confirm the accuracy of the results for the Republican US  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans' Disastrous Health Care Agenda Leaves Millions of Americans Without Coverage One Year After Trump's Big Ugly Bill Cut $1 Trillion in Funding From Medicaid And The Affordable Care Act, One in Four Americans Have Dropped Their Marketplace Coverage - House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, posted the following news release: * * * Labor Unions, Nonprofits, Cities, and Counties Seek Injunction to Stop Impending U.S. Department of Agriculture Reorganization San Francisco - A broad coalition of nationwide labor unions, non-profit organizations, and cities and counties from across the country moved for  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * Washington, D.C. - As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and p  more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $75  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC and Partners Settle First Amendment Lawsuit on Behalf of Georgia Educator * ATLANTA -The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and its co-counsel Gerry Weber and Matthew Billips reached a settlement in the federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Georgia educator Michelle Mickens against her employer, the Oglethorpe County School System. The lawsuit alleged that the school system  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release: * * * AS SUPREME COURT TERM COMES TO AN END, 30+ SOUTHERN ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSE SCOTUS REFORM, CALL FOR NATIONWIDE GERRYMANDERING BAN IN RESPONSE TO CALLAIS LOUISIANA --As the Supreme Court concludes its term, 30+ organizations that work primarily in  more