Month: August 2026

U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — National Labor Relations Board

NLRB and New York Agree to Dismiss Lawsuit Based on Permanent Injunction of New York Law Seeking to Usurp Agency Jurisdiction

August 3, 20262 min read

July 27, 2026 On September 12, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of New York, challenging S.8034. This law amended the State Employment Relations Act (SERA) to permit New York’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to oversee private sector union elections and unfair labor practices. Since the…

Trump

Deputy Director Mark Paoletta’s Remarks to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission

August 3, 20264 min read

Deputy Director Mark Paoletta provided remarks to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission.

U.S. Veterans — Employment

Hiring Veterans: Jobs of the week for Dec. 1, 2025

August 3, 20265 min read

This post contains links to job listings for the week of Dec. 1, 2025. Each week, we’ll continue to post relevant and timely jobs as we receive them, and for the locations listed.

Trump

Here’s how to see attorney and agent fees paid by VA

August 3, 202697 min read

VA will now publish the amount of money it’s legally obligated to pay to VA-accredited attorneys and claim agents assisting Veterans with disability claims.

U.S. Veterans — Benefits

VA home loan first-time homebuyer benefits

August 3, 20264 min read

New here? The VA-guaranteed home loan offers numerous benefits, and VA has an entire homebuying section and can walk Veterans through the process.

Science & Space — NASA — Photos & Visual Records

NASA’s Curiosity Views a Sand-Capped Butte

August 3, 20261 min read

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this sand-capped butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, with its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 11, 2026, the 4,923rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The butte was left behind as surrounding rock eroded away over time, deepening the broad valley…

Department of Justice

Brother of Notorious Mexican Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty to International Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

August 3, 20264 min read

A Mexican national pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine for unlawful importation into the United States, and using, carrying, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking conspiracy.

Science & Space — NASA — News, Missions & Technology

NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia

August 3, 20265 min read

NASA opened its newest wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, Friday, providing a critical resource for the agency and its partners to test the safety and performance of future generations of aircraft, rockets, and space exploration vehicles. Located at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility will support advances…

U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — Federal Reserve Board

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

August 3, 20262 min read

Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize rules for mutual banking organizations

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

Dallas Barber and Stylist College Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

August 3, 20262 min read

DALLAS — Dallas Barber and Stylist College, Inc., which operates multiple barber and hair styling locations and instructional campuses in the Dallas metropolitan area, will pay significant monetary damages and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.