Month: August 2026

U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Cheerwine to Pay $36,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit Over Agility Test Requirement

Published 3 min read

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company, a North Carolina-based soft drink company with a facility in Colfax, North Carolina, will pay $36,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Installation Maintenance: Better Information on Risks and Challenges Needed to Improve Oversight of DOD Facility Conditions

Published 8 min read

What GAO Found The Department of Defense (DOD) does not request full funding of identified needs for installation maintenance or major improvement projects for facilities. This shortage has led to an estimated $285 billion of maintenance backlogs in fiscal year 2025. Due to competing budget priorities, DOD set a goal to fund 90 percent of…

Washington

Watchdog data shows higher WA child welfare deaths than previously reported

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Deaths and serious injuries of children involved with Washington’s child welfare system last year were even higher than record levels the state previously reported, according to new data. In 2025, 35 children died and 49 more nearly died either from abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, or amid these concerns, after having some connection to the…

Science — U.S. National Science Foundation

R&D Spending at Federally Funded R&D Centers Holds Steady in FY 2025

Published 9 min read

Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) in the United States enable federal agencies to meet their research and development (R&D) needs through government-owned, contractor-operated research centers. These centers provide capabilities that cannot be met as effectively through other resources. The nation’s 41 FFRDCs spent $31.8 billion on R&D in FY 2025, an increase of…

Science — U.S. National Science Foundation

FFRDC Research and Development Survey2025

Published 19 min read

These data tables provide data on research and development (R&D) expenditures for federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Expenditures data are displayed for individually named FFRDCs, by source of funding and type of R&D. Data are from the FY 2025 FFRDC Research and Development Survey, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering…