ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 1 (TNSPer) -- The National Defense Industrial Association issued the following news release: David Norquist, a former deputy defense secretary with 30 years of experience in national security and federal financial management, will be the next president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association, effective May 1, the Arlington, Virginia-based defense association announced March 31. "David's exemplary experience and stellar reputation make him the ideal le more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following statement by Director Rohit Chopra on Edfinancial and student loan cancellation for public service: * * * The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sanctioned Edfinancial for deceiving student loan borrowers about their eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and the steps they could have taken to obtain loan cancellation. In 2008, President George W. Bush signed legislation that establish more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today sanctioned Edfinancial Services, a student-loan servicer, for making deceptive statements to student loan borrowers and misrepresenting their forgiveness and repayment options to them. Edfinancial deceived borrowers, with Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), loans about their eligibility for Public Service Loan Forg more PR

CLAREMONT, California, March 31 -- Claremont Graduate University issued the following news: The university's Commencement Committee announces that Dr. Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, will deliver this year's keynote address during CGU's 95th Annual Commencement Ceremony, which will take place on campus on May 14. This year's ceremony will mark a return to an in-person event with degrees conferred on several hundred master's and doctoral candidates more PR

MEQUON, Wisconsin, April 1 -- Concordia University issued the following news: On Tuesday, March 29, Karl Rove, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor under President George W. Bush, spoke to a crowded auditorium of mostly students at Concordia University Wisconsin. Known as "The Architect" of President Bush's successful campaigns in 2000 and 2004, Rove has been described as one of the most influential presidential appointees in history. Related: The man who planted the se more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following in focus (No. IF11808) updated on March 31, 2022, entitled "The Internal Revenue Service's Free File Program: Current Status and Policy Issues" by public finance analyst Gary Guenther: * * * The option to electronically file (e-filing) federal individual income tax returns began in 1986. Since then its usage has grown considerably. By the end of December 2020, 89% of returns for the 2019 tax year were e-fil more PR

DALLAS, Texas, March 30 (TNSRep) -- The George W. Bush Presidential Center issued the following news release: President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush welcomed four Dreamers, an immigration attorney, and an agricultural immigration advocate to the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The conversation underscored the shortcomings of our immigration system. During the conversation President Bush said: "This is an issue that is dear to our hearts. Most people realize the system is broken, and more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 (TNSRep) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following report (No. 3692) on March 14, 2022, entitled "Securing U.S. Maritime Rights in Our Unguarded Waters". The report was written by Brent Sadler, senior fellow for naval warfare and advanced technology, James Di Pane, policy analyst for defense policy, and Chad F. Wolf. * * * KEY TAKEAWAYS * The U.S. faces an increasing threat of incursion by a large Chinese fishing fleet protected by paramilitary units into U.S. wate more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced he will oppose and vote against the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. "I oppose and will vote against the nomination of Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court," said Graham. "My decision is based upon her record of judicial activism, flawed sentencing methodology regarding child pornography ca more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by John Nkengasong, President Biden's nominee to be an ambassador-at-large and U.S. global AIDS coordinator, at a March 15, 2022, confirmation hearing: * * * I am honored to appear before you today as President Biden's nominee as the Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator of the United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally to lead and coordinate PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for  more PR