As the leaves turn and tailgates fire up, Washington, D.C., hosts its own high-stakes rivalry game over federal funding. Congress, federal agencies and stakeholders operate under the same tight rules, referees and play clock.
Are your funding applications disappearing into federal bureaucracy? Ever wonder how some neighboring cities and counties are quietly securing millions in infrastructure investments? Securing federal funding assistance isn’t a lottery — it’s a chess game where foresight beats hope every time. Here is the key to “a key to the city.” Cogent Strategies managing director […]
After one of the most chaotic campaign cycles in modern history, the 2024 election is finally behind us. While the polls largely had President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead heat, the final outcome was decisive. Trump continues to “defy political gravity,” as one of our experts noted and came out […]
The crisp autumn air will soon give way to winter’s chill, and a familiar specter haunts the halls of Congress: another government funding deadline. The current short-term spending patch keeping federal agencies operating is set to expire on December 20 – just days before the holidays. When members return to Washington, D.C., following the November […]
By Shellie Purvis, Managing Director With dreams of turkey, dressing, and hashbrown casserole soon to be consumed with my family in Memphis, I was reminded of the two-year anniversary of one of America’s juiciest funding feasts—the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Agencies have awarded about $400 billion in federal dollars with 40,000 […]
The beginning of another Congress almost always includes a mesmerizing show of musical chairs of those leading committees for both parties.
Washington is eyeing an all-female appropriations line-up for the first time ever! Here’s a look at the likely appropriations leadership team.
Nothing conjures up childhood summer memories quite like soap operas. Growing up, I would join my grandmother in front of the TV late morning until mid-afternoon to watch her “stories.” As a kid, I didn’t see the appeal, but as an adult, I recognize there is plenty to love — outrageous storylines, backstabbing “frenemies,” intriguing […]
Every time I hear a somewhat obscure legislative term or try to unravel a complicated congressional process, the sound of Schoolhouse Rock’s anthropomorphic bill singing, “I’m Just a Bill,” starts playing in my head. Well, cue the music because should Democrats take back the Senate in next week’s election, we are likely to start hearing the […]
Going into week six of social distancing and self-isolation, we are all starved for a little bit of levity within the seriousness of this situation. Which is perhaps what led me to make this correlation – that of beloved TV gameshows and the legislative outlook for the remainder of the year. From Phase 3.5 (amended […]
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