WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Cannabis Users' Restoration of Eligibility Act, originally introduced by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, on September 17, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The bill aims to amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act by limiting the use of past marijuana use as a basis for denying security clearance and suitability determinations for federal employment. The legislation is motivated by a growing recognition of the shifting pe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT, Davenport, Iowa, won a federal contract award for $602,905 from the Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Contract Award Number: SPRPA126CVA76; Product Service Code (PSC): 1680; Solicitation Number: SPRPA126RZA08  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- REUTZEL EXCAVATING, Burt, Iowa, won a federal contract award for $83,700 from the Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Falls Church, Virginia, for concrete block and brick manufacturing. Contract Award Number: 140F1S26P0103; NAICS Code: 327331; Product Service Code (PSC): 5680; Solicitation Number: 140F1S26Q0143  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- SHEKAR ENGINEERING, P.L.C, Des Moines, Iowa, won a federal contract award for $83,337 from the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland, for facilities support services. Contract Award Number: 1232SA26P0797; NAICS Code: 561210; Product Service Code (PSC): Z2jz; Solicitation Number: 1232SA26P0797; SBA - Small Business Set Aside - Total  more