Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues and Congressional Considerations
Congress appropriated $42.45 billion to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to administer the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program established unde...
The President’s Authority to Use the National Guard or the Armed Forces to Secure the Border
On May 2, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved a request from Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to send an additional 1,500 active-d...
Managing Electronic Messages from High-Level Officials Through Capstone
In the course of their official duties, federal employees regularly create federal records and, therefore, have records management responsibilities. The Federal Records Act (FRA; 44 U.S.C. Chapters 21...
Interstate Compacts: An Overview
The Compact Clause (Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3) provides that “No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, ... enter into Any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power...