JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force sweeps Men's 2025 Armed Forces Cross Country, Navy women take team win SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In perfect 45-degree overcast weather, Air Force elite athletes swept the podium and the team win in the men's division during the 2025 Armed Forces Cross Country Championship at the Windcrest Golf Club on Jan. 25. The top runners earned s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 27, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Co., GE Edison Works, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a ceiling $3,500,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification (P00005) to a previously awarded contract (FA8626-22-D-0010) for technology maturation and risk reduction services for the execution of the prototype phase of the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program. Work will be pe more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released the following public communication on Jan. 22, 2025, from the Center for Individual Rights: * * * To: Office of the Secretary Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East-West Highway Bethesda MD 20814 RE: Mandatory Toy Safety Standards: Requirements for Neck Floats, Docket No. CPSC-2024-0039 * * * The Center for Individual Rights (CIR) submits this comment in opposition to the proposed rule, Mandatory Toy Safety  more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Crotty -- Joint Forces hero of the Pacific War The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) Having seen Lieutenant Crotty undergo all the trials during my five months in more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * CSAF Statement on Faithfully Implementing Executive Orders ARLINGTON, Virginia - Allow me to clearly dispel a rumor - while we are currently reviewing all training courses to ensure compliance with the Executive Orders, no curriculum or content highlighting the honor and valor of the Tuskegee Airmen or Women Air Force Service Pilots has been more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Defense Health Agency announces TRICARE West Region referral approval waiver FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Are you enrolled in TRICARE Prime ? You should know that the Defense Health Agency has waived the requirement to obtain pre-authorization for referrals to outpatient specialty care for TRICARE Prime enrollees in the West region. This means more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Jan. 27 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Are you enrolled in TRICARE Prime? You should know that the Defense Health Agency has waived the requirement to obtain pre-authorization for referrals to outpatient specialty care for TRICARE Prime enrollees in the West region. This means TRICARE-authorized specialty care providers don't need to wait for TriWest to approve referrals issued by your primary care manager before providing outpatient care. However, y more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Ellen Harney as Instructional Systems Specialist for Science PK-5. Dr. Harney earned her bachelor's degree in 1995 in Biology, a M.Ed. in 1999 in Secondary and Elementary Education, and a M.Ed. in 2008 in Administration, all from East Stroudsburg University. Dr. Harney also e more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 16, 2025, from the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Comment Clerk Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 2046 Re: Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16 Docket# EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0158 * * * The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) is the professional assoc more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 17, 2025, from ENFINITE: The Industrial Liquid Recyclers Association, Gainesville, Virginia: * * * Comments fro ENFINITE: The Industrial Liquid Recyclers Association Regarding Docket ID No EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0158 Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16 (Preliminary Plan 16). ENFI more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 21, 2025, from the National Parks Conservation Association, Coalition to Protect America's National Parks, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and Sierra Club: * * * TO: Kathleen D'Agostino January 21, 2025 [corrected] Air and Radiation Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 77 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60604 Re: Comments on Proposed more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 21, 2025, from the Air Line Pilots Association International, McLean, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 ATTN: Docket No: FAA-2024-2728 Subject: Hermeus Corp. - Petition for Exemption Concern * * * The Air L more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Beige Book on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Fifth District economy grew modestly since our previous report. Consumer spending on retail, travel, and tourism increased moderately to end the year. Nonfinancial services firms reported no change in revenues amid subdued demand while financial service providers saw a modest increase in loan demand. Manufacturing activity slowed slightl more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Wegmans Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, fully cooked Wegmans breaded chicken breast nuggets that may be contaminated wi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Haleon Expands Richmond Research and Development Facility World-leading consumer health company will invest $54.2 million to modernize its current facility RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Haleon, a leading global consumer health company, will invest $54.2 million to upgrade its research & development facility in the City of Richmond. The modernization will e more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Commend Federal District Judge James O. Browning, Announce Process to Fill Vacancy WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) commend the Honorable James O. Browning, who has announced his intention to retire from regular active service effective February 2026, after 22 years of distinguished service as a United States District Court Judge for t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's firing of inspectors general at multiple federal agencies. "President Trump's midnight massacre of federal inspectors general from at least a dozen federal agencies - including the Departme more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's firing of inspectors general of at least a dozen federal agencies: "Trump's Friday night coup to overthrow legally protected independent inspectors g more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Don more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Introduces Resolution to Express Support for Paris Climate Agreement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined his colleagues in introducing a resolution to express support for the Paris Climate Accords, an international agreement on climate change. The resolution also highlights significant climate and clean energy actions taken by local and state governments, critical inves more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Department of Defense Education Activity Director for Student Excellence, Ms. Lois Rapp, is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Kirk Thompson as Instructional Systems Specialist for Information Centers within the Pacific Region. Mr. Thompson is a seasoned Library Information Specialist with a rich background in educational methodologies, instructional design, and technol more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Audie Murphy Army Maj. Audie Leon Murphy is a World War II legend whose name is still easily recognizable today. Murphy was a movie actor, a country-western songwriter and a poet, but it was his wartime heroics and the Medal of Honor he received for them that first made him a household name. Murphy was born June 20, 1924, on a sharecropper farm near Kingston, Texas. He was more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 21, 2025, from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Ruckersville, Virginia: * * * To: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Request for public comment on proposed new collection more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 19, 2025, from James River Association and Southern Environmental Law Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Lynn Lankshear Atlantic Sturgeon Coordinator Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Protected Resources Division National Marine Fisheries Service lynn.lankshear@noaa.gov Re: Comments on  more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 17, 2025, from the International Safety Equipment Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: The Hon. Doug Parker Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health US Department of Labor Washington, DC 20210 Re: OSHA-2007-0073 - Proposed Emergency Response rule hearing, post-hearing comments * * * Dear Assistant Secretary Parke more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Virginia Ship Repair Association: * * * To: Docket Office Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 U. S. Department of Labor, OSHA 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-2625 Washington, D.C. 20210 SUBJ: COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REGULATION "HEAT INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION IN OUTDOOR AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS" REF: (1) Attached document VSRA more ST

FLETCHER, North Carolina, Jan. 24 -- President Trump issued the following remarks during a briefing on Hurricane Helene at an airport fire and rescue facility: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. It's a little cold outside, but you're getting used to the cold. And one of the things that are very important to me and one of the reasons I'm happy that we won so convincingly is to help North Carolina get fixed up. They supported us in record numbers, and I'm supporting them in record  more PR

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Jan. 24 -- President Trump issued the following remarks during a tour of Hurricane Helene disaster site: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Franklin. Thank you. A good man. He's done a great job, a fantastic job. And we've come to North Carolina with a simple message for all the people of this region who were hit so hard by Hurricane Helene. And that message is very simple: You are not forgotten any longer. You were treated very badly by the previous administ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce joined Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), House Committee on Oversi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig joined House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, House Committee Ranking Members sent a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, joined House Committee Ranking Members in a letter (https://democrats-budget.house.gov/sites/evo- more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member on the House Financial Services Committee, joined Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Ov more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman joined Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Gerald E. Connolly and fellow Hou more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led House Committee Ranking Members in a letter t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, Ranking Member Takano joins Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, with House Committee Ranking Members in a let more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, joined his colleagues in writing a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interference an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam released a statement in response to recent efforts by congressional Republicans to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after President Donald Trump. "It's disappointing, but entirely unsurprising, that House Republicans would rather focus their efforts on renaming airports to honor their dear leader than tackling the real issues faci more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, a Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued a statement on the firing of at least 12 Inspectors General by President Trump in an overnight ousting of key independent investigative watchdogs in the federal government. "In the dark of the night, when he believed no one was watching him, President Trump fired the indep more PR