Federal Funding Intelligence

Weekly analysis from American Bridge Capital. Federal policy, infrastructure finance, and what it means for contractors, borrowers, and communities nationwide.

Day 49: The Longest Shutdown in History, and Congress Left Town Without Fixing It
Federal Funding Intelligence April 3, 2026

Day 49: The Longest Shutdown in History, and Congress Left Town Without Fixing It

The DHS shutdown is now the longest in American history. Day 49 and counting. Congress left for a two-week vacation, TSA got back pay from a legal gray area, and the private activity bond cap hit zero.

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Day 42: Senate Passes DHS Funding Before Dawn, Johnson Kills It by Lunch, and Congress Leaves Town
Federal Funding Intelligence March 27, 2026

Day 42: Senate Passes DHS Funding Before Dawn, Johnson Kills It by Lunch, and Congress Leaves Town

The Senate passed a bipartisan funding bill at 2:20 a.m. Friday, but Speaker Johnson rejected it hours later, calling it "a joke," and Congress is leaving town.

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Week Six: TSA in Crisis, FEMA Under Court Order, and $65 Billion in Contracts Nobody Can See
Federal Funding Intelligence March 20, 2026

Week Six: TSA in Crisis, FEMA Under Court Order, and $65 Billion in Contracts Nobody Can See

The DHS shutdown enters Week Six with TSA in operational crisis, FEMA paralyzed by court orders it cannot fully implement, and the Iran war producing 7,000+ strikes on Iranian targets.

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Shutdown Week Five, a War With Iran, and $4.5 Billion in Court-Ordered Grants
Federal Funding Intelligence March 13, 2026

Shutdown Week Five, a War With Iran, and $4.5 Billion in Court-Ordered Grants

The DHS shutdown enters Week Five with no deal in sight, a war with Iran that has killed eleven U.S. servicemembers, and a federal judge ordering FEMA to restore $4.5 billion in BRIC grants.

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Leaderless, Unfunded, and at War.
Federal Funding Intelligence March 6, 2026

Leaderless, Unfunded, and at War.

The DHS shutdown enters Week Four with a leadership decapitation: Trump fired Secretary Noem, naming Mullin as her replacement, while the agency remains shuttered, unfunded, and facing an active war.

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