WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming the announcement of $2.1 million for American Samoa's broadband and digital accessibility from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as part of over $60 million nationally for Digital Equity Plans. The effort was authorized by Congress under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Nov. 26, 2024, from Advance CTE and Association for Career and Technical Education: * * * To: Juliana Pearson Manager of the Strategic Collections & Clearance Governance and Strategy Division U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave, SW, LBJ, Room 4C210, Washington, DC 20202-1200 In re: Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0112 * * * On behalf of Advance CTE, representing the state and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from All4Ed and three collaborators. The collaborators were Education Reform Now, EdTrust and National Center for Learning Disabilities: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine Manager of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the American Educational Research Association: * * * To: Catherine E. Lhamon Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-1100 Re: Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0128, Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection * * * Dear Assistant Secretary Lhamon: On behalf of the American Educ more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from Robyn Linscott, director of education and family policy at the Arc of the U.S.: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 6W201 Washingt more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Illinois: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Docket No.:  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from Disability Rights California: * * * To: Manager, Strategic Collections & Clearance Governance & Strategy Division U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, D.C. 20202-1200 Re: Civil Rights Data Collection, Docket ID ED-2024-SCC-0128 * * * To Whom It May Concern: Disability Rights California (DRC), California's federall more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 11, 2024, from EdTrust: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine Manager of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 RE: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (Docket No. ED- more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Nov. 26, 2024, from Heritage Foundation: * * * To: Dr. Miguel A. Cardona Secretary, U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202 RE: Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0123 * * * Dear Secretary Cardona: This is a comment on the Department of Education's ("department's") proposed rule with regard to regulations involving various student loan programs, Docket ID  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 6W201 Washington, DC 20202-8240 RE: Docke more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Leadership Conference Education Fund: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 6W more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Nov. 26, 2024, from the Michigan Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education Director Celena A. Mills: * * * TO: Manager of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave, SW, LBJ, Room 4C210, Washington, DC 20202-1200 SUBJECT: Comments regarding Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for the Carl more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 6W201 Washington, DC 2020 more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the National Center for Youth Law and 26 collaborators: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Re: Agency In more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the National Education Association: * * * To: The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education U.S Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket Number: ED-2023-OPE-0123-32489; Student Debt Relief: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, the Federal Perkins Loan Program, and the more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina: * * * Docket #(ED-2024-OPE-0123) To: The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202 * * * We request that you withdraw this fourth student loan debt transfer scheme put forth by the Department of Education (Department). The Department's Notice of Proposed Rule more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from Thalia Gonzalez, professor at University of California College of the Law: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine, PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202 more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Docket Number: ED-2024-SCC-0128 * * * Dear Stephanie Valentine: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WDPI) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the National Center fo more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 17, 2024, from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Acting Administrator Kristin White Federal Highway Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, D.C. 20003 Re: Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Procedures for Abatement of High more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The General Services Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 6, 2024, from the Building Owners and Managers Association International: * * * General Services Administration: Thank you for providing the opportunity to comment on GSA's request for comments on the impacts of advanced sustainability requirements. Please see our responses below: 1. Please provide an estimate of the impact, if any, that electrification of building equipment  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated the early morning Senate passage of her bill with Rep. James Comer (R-KY) to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the RFK Stadium campus from the federal government to D.C. for up to 99 years. The bill is now headed to the president's desk to be signed into law. The RFK Stadium bill clears the way for D.C. to use the land where the cru more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the HEAL Food Alliance: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 200 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments on the Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Standard. Docket Number: OSHA-2021-0009 * * * The HEAL (Health, Environment, Agriculture, Labor)  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), along with his colleague Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2), were awarded the Association of the U.S. Army's (AUSA) 2024 Legislator of the Year award. The full article from AUSA is available here and below: AUSA Recognizes Lawmakers for Army Support Two members of the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee have been awarded the Association of the U.S. A more PR