FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 11 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: If you're getting care outside of a military hospital or clinic, it's important to understand your civilian provider options. With TRICARE, there are two types of civilian providers: network and non-network. The type of provider you see can determine how much you pay and your process for filing claims. You should know that TRICARE's new regional contracts, which begin Jan. 1, 2025, will affect the TRICARE provi more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: The City of Alexandria's new Police Chief, Tarrick McGuire was officially sworn in by the City of Alexandria Chief Circuit Court Judge, Lisa B. Kemler, on December 10, 2024. Alexandria City Manager James Parajon appointed Tarrick McGuire as the new Police Chief for the City of Alexandria in November, effective November 25. Coming from the Arlington Police Department in Texas, where he  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today voted in favor of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025, which works to improve the lives of our servicemembers and strengthen our national security and defense capabilities. This legislation includes two bills originally introduced by Rep. Tenney, one of her amendments, and numerous prio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued a 60-Day notice involving an information collection on Nov. 26, 2024, entitled "The National Forensics Laboratory Information System Collection of Analysis Data". AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-Day notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued a 60-Day notice involving an information collection on Nov. 26, 2024, entitled "Recordkeeping for Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances". AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-Day notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) fo more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register on Dec. 4, 2024, entitled "Air Plan Approval; Michigan and Minnesota; Revision to Taconite Federal Implementation Plan". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to finalize nitrogen oxide (NOX) and/or sulfur dioxide (SO2) limits for the indurating furnaces at five taconite facilities in accordance with the procedures set forth in the more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded the Town of Tazewell, Virginia, a $617,000 grant. The funding will support the construction of a fire hall for the Eastern District of Tazewell County. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "This USDA Rural Development grant for $617,000 helps Tazewell design and build a facility to better address and m more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded the Russell County Industrial Development Authority, based in Lebanon, Virginia, a $96,727 grant. The funding will support an existing loan fund to create new jobs. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Small businesses and entrepreneurs benefit from policies that encourage local economic development.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act: "Our adversaries will stop at nothing to undermine our national interests, so ensuring the nation's military is prepared to combat new and serious threats i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris administration's final rule affecting the increased self-insurance liability obligations of coal production companies: "The Biden-Harris DOL is hanging the coal industry out to d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * In response to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's last-ditch effort to keep labor bosses happy, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement: "President Trump was given a mandate by the American people, and that means that Big Labor knows the days of having the fe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) successfully passed her bipartisan Zip Code bill, H.R. 8753, unanimously through the U.S. House of Representatives today. This bipartisan bill, which now heads to the U.S. Senate, benefits communities throughout the country by requiring the Postal Service to formally designate unique zip codes within their system for 51 specific cities and towns including the Colorado  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: More than a decade ago, a Navy explosives ordnance disposal (EOD) technician came under fire while on a mission to locate and destroy unexploded ordnance in an undisclosed village in Afghanistan. Air support arrived and dropped a MK-82 bomb on the hut harboring the hostile. Tragically, the 500-pound projectile did not explode and the enemy was not neutralized. The EOD technician was forced to improvise, ultimately  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and a bipartisan group of 100 lawmakers called for the extension of expanded Medicare coverage of telehealth services to be included in government funding legislation that Congress is working to pass by the December 20 deadline. The telehealth provisions, which are set to expire at the end of the year, were origin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led a bicameral letter calling for pay parity for federal civilian employees. President Joe Biden's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025 includes a 4.5% pay raise for military personnel and a 2% pay raise for federal civilian employees. In the lawmakers' letter to the President, they request that he subm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25 NDAA): "Earlier this year, the House Armed Services Committee developed a strong bipartisan NDAA focused on improving the quality of life of our servicemembers and advancing our national s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) announced their introduction of the Mental Health Enhancement, Navigation, and Treatment for Our Researchers Act of 2024 (MENTOR Act). This new bill would establish federal guidelines through the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to improve the mental health and mentoring of graduate and postdoctoral res more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: The review takes a close look the final flight of the agency's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which was the first aircraft to fly on another world. Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's final flight on Jan. 18, 2024, which will be published in the next few weeks as a NASA techni more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Low-Income-Designated Credit Union Will Serve City of Austell, Georgia * * * The National Credit Union Administration has granted a federal charter and National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund coverage to Soul Community Federal Credit Union in Austell, Georgia. "The organizers of Soul Community Federal Credit Union have sought to make their community a better more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Science Foundation issued a notice involving an information collection on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "Antarctic Emergency Response Plan and Environmental Protection Information". AGENCY: National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this ac more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Science Foundation issued a notice of submission for OMB review and comment request involving an information collection on Nov. 18, 2024, entitled "Research Experience and Mentoring Survey". AGENCY: National Science Foundation. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request. SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Science Foundation issued a notice involving an information collection on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "2025 Survey of Doctorate Recipients". AGENCY: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewal of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)(OMB Control  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Science Foundation issued a notice involving an information collection on Nov. 21, 2024, entitled "Survey of Earned Doctorates". AGENCY: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew this collection In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment o more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney voted to pass the final FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This marks the 64th consecutive year the House has passed the annual defense bill. As Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Rep. Courtney secured generational improvements for servicemembers and their families, successfully reversed the Navy's request to cut procurement of a Vir more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney voted to pass the final Water Resources Development Act of 2024. The bill includes several priorities Rep. Courtney fought for, including a bipartisan proposal to support Naval Submarine Base New London and enable future Virginia Class submarine missions. As the Submarine Base continues its modernization and waterfront recapitalization plan to homeport the next generation of Vi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025. The NDAA funds the United States' defense programs and includes significant investments in defense industrial base suppliers and technology companies in Connecticut. This year, it also includes the Intelligence Authorization Act which advances funding and other priori more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting for the final passage of H.R. 5009, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025: "The FY25 NDAA provides support to servicemembers, guarantees the defense of the American people, and invests in our national security. This bill includes a 14.5% pay raise for jun more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Dec. 18, 2024, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda We encourage the public to utilize the Committee's livestream of the hearing, available on the website at https://www.finance.senate.gov/ Member Statements * Ron Wyden (D - OR) * Mike Crapo (R - ID) Witnesses * James Bernard Coughlan, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Com more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT), located in Alexandria, Virginia, which administers licensing examinations for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, agreed to settle allegations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) involving requests for accommodations for test candidates with disabilities. The settlement more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.) reintroduced the Healthy Climate and Family Security Act, legislation to price carbon through a 'cap and dividend' approach. This simple, fair, and effective plan would address the dangers of climate change and put more money in the pockets of hardworking Americans, increasing their spending power and growing our entire economy. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from Veteran Families for Education and Awareness, Arlington, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * RE: RIN 2900-AR75: Proposed Rule-VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefit Claims Based on Toxic Exposure * * * Veteran Families for Education and Awareness (VFEA) respectfully submits the following comments on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. Congressman Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: "I thank the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) announced the introduction of three comprehensive pieces of legislation to address the United States' dependence on China for critical minerals and jumpstart American industry alongside U.S. allies and partners. Additionally, he announced a bipartisan policy report to outline policy solutions to establish resilient critical minerals supply chains during the fina more PR

VIENNA, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts issued the following news release: * * * New Wolf Trap Affiliate Will Work with Local School Districts to Bring Arts-Based Learning to Early Childhood Classrooms Throughout South Carolina's Lowcountry * * * Charleston, SC and Vienna, VA (Dec. 11, 2024) - Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts and Spoleto Festival USA have partnered to bring Wolf Trap's customizable arts-based teaching and learning programs t more PR