WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release on Nov. 12: Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, introduced two new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC): Tom Jenkins and Catherine Lotrionte. Created by President George W. Bush in 2002, the HSAC is a Department of Homeland Security federal advisory committee that provides the secretary with independent, informed recommendations, and advice on a variety o more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the text of the following transcript: Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller; Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis * * * ACTING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHRISTOPHER C. MILLER: Be seated. Thank you so much. I'm going to have a -- a little water. If you don't mind, I'll have my mask off while I speak. LITHUANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER RAIMUNDAS KAROBLIS: Yeah, we -- we too wear masks because of optic. SEC. MI more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSRep) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Nov. 9: Six environmental and consumer groups are suing the U.S. Department of Energy for failing to review and update energy efficiency standards for more than two dozen categories of consumer and commercial appliances and equipment, including large energy users like refrigerators and water heaters. The 25 overdue standards -- the most under any administration -- could cost U.S. consumers a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNSRes) -- The Consumer Federation of America issued the following news release on Nov. 10: Six environmental and consumer groups are suing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for failing to review and update energy efficiency standards for more than two dozen categories of consumer and commercial appliances and equipment, including large energy users like refrigerators and water heaters. The 25 overdue standards--the most under any administration--could cost U.S. consumers more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As Trump continues to promote baseless conspiracy theories about the election and his campaign's legal "strategy" is dealt blow after blow in the courts, prominent Republican officials are acknowledging his defeat and that Joe Biden will become president on January 20th. Republican elected officials from across the country have accepted reality and congratulated President-elect Biden and Vice President- more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller used his meeting with Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis to reassure leaders that although there has been a change at the top of the department, "the Department of Defense remains strong and continues its vital work of protecting our homeland, our people and our interests around the world." This was Miller's first meeting with a foreign counterpart. He str more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The General Services Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A190085/A/6/F21001) entitled "GSA's Mismanagement of Contract Employee Access Cards Places GSA Personnel, Federal Property, and Data at Risk" on Nov. 4: Executive Summary Why We Performed This Audit Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards are used to access GSA buildings and information technology systems. Annually, GSA issues an average of 14,500 PIV cards to contract employ more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 10: * * * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who led the Obama Administration's transition at the Commerce Department in 2008, issued the following statement today on General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy's refusal to ascertain that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are the "successful candidates" in the 2020 presidential election: "Administrator Murphy's ref more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following transcript of an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures: * * * U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former member of the legal defense team for President George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore - today appeared on Fox News's 'Sunday Morning Futures' to discuss the need to allow the legal process to move forward to ensure a fair and transparent election result. He als more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former member of the legal defense team for President George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore - this week appeared on Fox News' 'Hannity' and the 'Hugh Hewitt Show' to discuss the ongoing election litigation process and the importance of the upcoming Senate runoffs in Georgia. Watch Sen. Cruz's full interview with Sean Hannity here: https://youtu. more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 12: Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called on Chairman Lindsey Graham to follow committee precedent and stop processing judicial nominations during the lame duck session of Congress. "Now that the 2020 election has concluded, it is clear that the American people have overwhelmingly rejected a second term for President Trump. President-elect Joe Biden more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 13: Apeaceful and prompt transition of power is crucial to both the health of American democracy and the nation's security, Janet Napolitano and Michael Chertoff said Friday in a webinar hosted by the University of Virginia's Institute for Democracy. They would know. Chertoff served as secretary of homeland security under President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009. He oversaw the departme more PR