Vendors and nonprofits running public services: contract awards, performance penalties, subcontracting chains and margins earned on program delivery.
The Thrift Savings Plan added in-plan Roth conversions in January 2026, raised the elective deferral limit to $24,500, and now requires high earners to make all catch-up contributions as Roth under SECURE 2.0.
Two actions define the agency's recent record: a streamlined exemption process for automated vehicles that produced the first-ever demonstration exemption in August 2025, and a December 2025 proposal to reset fuel economy standards for model years 2022 through 2031.
Fees for SBA's 7(a) and 504 loan programs were restructured for the federal fiscal year that began October 1, 2025, with the agency waiving upfront guarantee fees for qualifying small manufacturers through September 30, 2026.
Changes the Interior Department announced for January 1, 2026 kept the annual park pass at $80 for U.S. residents while raising it to $250 for nonresidents, added a $100 per-person surcharge at certain parks, and limited fee-free days.
First-Class stamps stay at 78 cents after USPS skipped a January 2026 increase, but the agency has kept consolidating its processing network and expanded revised service standards for mail moving long distances.
Since April 14, 2025, people who cannot verify their identity through a personal my Social Security account for certain services must prove who they are in person at a field office, under rules the agency announced in March 2025.