SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announced the appointment of Mark A. Robbins as Interim Executive Director of the Agency, following the departure of current EAC Executive Director, Mona Harrington. Robbins previously served as General Counsel of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from 2018-2021 and 2001-2006, and as General Counsel of t more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news: Mark F. Brzezinski, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 18 as the ambassador to Poland, was in a whirlwind of activity. Though this will be his second such post - he served as U.S. ambassador to Sweden under President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2015 - the 1991 University of Virginia School of Law alumnus still had much to prepare for. He received extensive background briefings and attended amba more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Feb. 8 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Rob Krier, an architect, urbanist, scholar, painter, sculptor and educator, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame. Renowned author Wendell Berry has been named the winner of the 2022 Henry Hope Reed Award. The public presentation of the awards has been postponed due to ongoing public health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Rob Krie more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Mike Leonard, vice president of government affairs at the American Sportfishing Association, Alexandria, Virginia, has issued a public comment on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notice entitled "Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Hold Public Scoping Meetings". The comment was written on Jan. 31, 2022, and posted on Feb. 1, 2022: * * * To: PMNM-Sanctuary Designation, NOAA/ONMS, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg 176, Honolulu, HI 96818 Re: more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45046) on Feb. 10, 2022, entitled "Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2021" by Michelle D. Christensen, government organization and management analyst: * * * Summary This CRS report provides an overview of the role Congress has played in shaping U.S. policy toward the conflict in Yemen, with summary tables providing information on various legislative proposals considered in t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43625) on Feb. 8, 2022, entitled "SBA Office of Advocacy: Overview, History, and Current Issues" by Robert Jay Dilger, American national government senior specialist: * * * Summary The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) is an "independent" office within the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that advances "the views and concerns of small businesses before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, th more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are proud to present the portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama by artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, as part of "The Obama Portraits Tour'' organized by the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. The portraits will be on view at the de Young museum from June 18 to August 14, 202 more PR

BRONX, New York, Feb. 9 (TNSPol) -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary on Feb. 8, 2022: * * * By Paola Galiano Widely considered the top contender for Biden's nomination to the Supreme Court is Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal court judge in D.C. With the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, Jackson's appointment would make her the first black woman to sit on the Supreme Court after President Joe Biden vowed to make this historical feat. During a Democratic presiden more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 11 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: The New York State Library has acquired the complete works of award-winning Abraham Lincoln scholar and historian Harold Holzer, Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced today. The acquisition covers Mr. Holzer's 49-year career as a writer, lecturer, and historian specializing in President Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. "The State Library is widely known more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: African Americans have served valiantly in military service, from the colonial times to present day. Their service has been honored with a Pentagon exhibit that showcases their triumphs and struggles, as well as the injustices committed against them. The exhibit, spanning a corridor of the Pentagon, is titled "If We Must Fight; African Americans in Defense of Our Nation." President Joe Biden visited the corridor la more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) this week introduced the U.S-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act, legislation that would impose a ban on the import of all Russian seafood products into the United States in response to Russia's own prohibition on the import of U.S. and other western seafood products since 2014. Russia enacted its embargo in response to a suite of sanctions  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) this week introduced the U.S-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act, legislation that would impose a ban on the import of all Russian seafood products into the United States in response to Russia's own prohibition on the import of U.S. and other western seafood products since 2014. Russia enacted its embargo in response to a suite of sanction more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 4 (TNSPol) -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following news: Mark F. Brzezinski '91, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 18 as the ambassador to Poland, was in a whirlwind of activity. Though this will be his second such post -- he served as U.S. ambassador to Sweden under President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2015 -- the University of Virginia School of Law alumnus still had much to prepare for. He received extensive background briefings a more PR