WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSFR) -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposed offshore wind energy facility located in Lease Area OCS-A 0544, offshore New York. Vineyard Mid-Atlantic, LLC, the company behind the proposal, seeks approval to construct and operate a wind farm that could generate up to 2 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy. This project is part of New York's ambitious clean energy goals, which  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, along with Reps. Chuck Edwards, Virginia Foxx, Pat Harrigan, Mark Harris, Richard Hudson, Brad Knott, Addison McDowell, Tim Moore, Greg Murphy, and David Rouzer sent a bicameral letter urging President Joe Biden and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to keep vital resources needed for ongoing, hurricane recovery efforts in Western No more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Are you looking for the latest details about your TRICARE health plan? You're in luck! TRICARE has updated its entire publications suite with the latest information about your health plan. The new publications now include current details like how to find your TRICARE region, how to contact your regional contractor, and what you'll pay for care. These updates make it easier to understand and use your TRICARE bene more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10043) on Jan. 13, 2025, by financial economics specialist Baird Webel. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction to Financial Services: Insurance This In Focus provides a summary of the insurance market and regulatory system in the United States. Market Structure Insurance companies constitute a major segment of the U.S. financial services industry. The insurance industry is oft more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 15 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following joint news release on Jan. 14, 2025, with the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Of more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Grants will fund an agricultural economic development plan to address gaps in the rural economy and improve food access in Cumberland County RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Cumberland County will receive a Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund Planning Grant. This grant will be combined with funding from the Virginia Tobacco Region Re more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Governor Glenn Youngkin visits the Virginia Employment Commission on Monday, January 13, 2025. Official Photo by Christopher Tyler, Virginia Employment Commission. RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today visited the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to recognize the agency's remarkable transformation and significant accomplishments in improving services for Virginians. "VEC is a strong more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Governor Glenn Youngkin today delivered the 2025 State of the Commonwealth address.  The State of the Commonwealth As Prepared For Delivery Mr. Speaker, Madame President, Lt. Gov Earle-Sears, Attorney General Miyares, Members of the General Assembly, Justices of the Virginia Supreme Court and judges of the State Corporation Commission, Members of my Cabinet, Fellow Virginians: what an honor to more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 15 -- The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has issued a letter to federally insured credit unions, updating them on cyber incident reporting requirements. The NCUA has launched a new online webform for credit unions to report cyber incidents to the agency. This webform is designed to be a convenient and secure method for reporting compared to previous methods. Credit unions now have three options for reporting cyber incidents to the NCUA: * Online Webform more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Chief Petty Officer Sean Furey The 78th U.S. Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Carlos Del Toro visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to meet with Sailors on duty from the ship and surrounding units in Norfolk, Jan. 8, 2025. "Thank you for allowing me to serve you as your Secretary of the Navy. Every day that I've woken up these past 3.5 years, it's you I h more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Today, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Peter Hegseth to be the next Secretary of Defense, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly questioned Hegseth on his lack of transparency surrounding serious allegations of misconduct across his civilian career. During the hearing, Kelly pressed Hegseth for direct answers on these allegations of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other offenses related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Nathan Bordeau more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed into good-paying jobs. This marks an expansion of the Good Jobs Chal more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: New awards expand program that has trained and placed more than 12,000 American workers into good jobs  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 15 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Court Previously Denied Nonprofit's Efforts to Halt Investigation * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares today filed a Petition to Enforce his Civil Investigative Demand (CID) issued to American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) in Richmond City Circuit Court. The CID requested records relating to AMP's noncompliance with the state's charitable solicitation law and an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $3.9 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan for the Community College Workforce Alliance in Disputanta to expand regional workforce training programs to support the Richmond-Petersburg Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (APM) cluster and help Virginians get the skills they need for jobs in the advanc more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) have urged the Biden administration to immediately re-designate or extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to the maximum extent allowable under the law for all eligible countries. The senators commended President Biden's recent action to extend status for El Salvador, Venezuela, Sudan, and Ukraine, while stressing the need to extend the more PR