VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Dec. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Kaley Skaggs, public affairs specialist Recently, members of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and researchers from the University of Southern Mississippi participated in an Airfield Matting Resurfacing experiment at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). AM2 matting is an aluminum matting system developed in th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. Rex Healthcare, Inc., a private, non-profit healthcare provider located in Raleigh, North Carolina, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and fired her for failing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the EEOC more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving US&S-Pegasus J.V. LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, on Dec. 3, 2024. Highlights US&S-Pegasus JV, LLC, of Greenville, South Carolina, protests the award of a contract to Criterion Corporation, of Marquette, Michigan, under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA670323R0001, issued by the Department of the Air Force for base operations support services at Dobbins Air Reserve more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-760) on the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (H.R. 7227), which aims to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Nov. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of H.R. 7227, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Lynn Overmann, executive director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University, from a Dec. 12, 2024, hearing entitled "Modernizing VA: Lessons Learned in the 118th Congress": * * * Chair Rosendale, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on the  more PR

FLORENCE, South Carolina, Dec. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Florence returned a four-count indictment against Jawan Rayel White, 37; Derrell Sherald, 38; Amon Rasheem Rutledge, 34; Alexis Nicole Loscar, 30; and Christian Vargas, 21, for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl. The indictment alleges that White, while incarcerated in the South Carolina Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement at a Dec. 11, 2024, hearing entitled "Consumer Protection: Protecting Workers' Money and Fighting for the Dignity of Work": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for your service on this committee since 2007 and the last several years as the Chairman of the committee. I'll say the cancelation of today's markup really is more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Louis DeJoy, postmaster general and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Dec. 5, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the United States Postal Service: Understanding Proposed Service Changes": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Growth and cost reduction are at the heart of the DFA plan. Simply put, the DFA plan is not about contraction or only cost reduction. Th more PR