WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 28, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY SNC Manufacturing LLC,** Orocovis, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $26,478,788 modification (P00025) exercising the fourth one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-21-D-1413) with four one-year option periods for various types of trousers. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The orderin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 28, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY SNC Manufacturing LLC,** Orocovis, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $26,478,788 modification (P00025) exercising the fourth one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-21-D-1413) with four one-year option periods for various types of trousers. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The orderin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 29, 2025 AIR FORCE L3Harris Technology Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, has been awarded an $89,996,615 cost-plus-fixed fee, cost delivery order for Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) with a base plus two option periods. This delivery order provides for developing, integrating and delivering mission thread software within ATLAS to meet ATLAS initial operational capability an more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Declaracion del Gobernador Wes Moore Sobre el Congelamiento de Fondos Federales por Parte de la Administracion Trump-Vance ANNAPOLIS, MD - El gobernador Wes Moore emitio la siguiente declaracion sobre el congelamiento de fondos federales anunciado por la Administracion Trump-Vance: "Seguimos evaluando que significa exactamente este con gelamiento ideologico para nuestro estado y nuestra gen more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Employment up in 33 states in 2024 January 29, 2025 Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states and was essentially unchanged in 17 states and the District of Columbia from December 2023 to December 2024. * Chart* Chart Data Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2023 to December 2024 # Change in nonfarm employment by state, more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: * * * Federal Court Orders International Enterprise to Pay Over $451 Million for Global Binary Options Fraud # Release Number 9040-25 # January 29, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for Northern District of Illinois issued an order of default judgment against five offshore entities and three individuals, f more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Wes Moore Statement on Trump-Vance Administration's Freeze on Federal Funding ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore today released the following statement regarding the federal funding freeze announced by the Trump-Vance Administration: "We are still evaluating what, exactly, this ideological freeze would mean for our state and our people in the long-run. But one thing is already clear more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Letter Calls on State Department to Swiftly Restart Program Providing Basic Services to Refugees, Including Afghan Allies Who Supported U.S. Troops * * * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, along  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Coons Lead Bill to Incentivize Charitable Giving WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Charitable Actto expand and extend the expired non-itemized deduction for charitable giving. The bill would ensure Americans who donate to charities, houses of worship, religious organizations, and other nonprofits of their choice are able to deduct that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has expanded its membership, according to a filing submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on December 17, 2024. The update, made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act, ensures continued protection for members under antitrust laws. Newly added organizations include Mavenir Systems, Inc., based in Richardson, Texas; MTN Group Management Services from Johannesburg, Sout more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSFR) -- The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has announced the appointment of three key members to its Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB). The newly appointed members include William J. Bosanko, Deputy Archivist; Valorie F. Findlater, Chief of Management and Administration; and Ovnelle Millwood, Acting Chief Human Capital Officer. This new board replaces all previous appointments and is effective as of January 29, 2025. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Invites Media to Discuss PUNCH Mission to Study Solar Wind Caption: Illustration of the four PUNCH spacecraft in low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ConceptualLab NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 4, to share information about the agency's upcoming PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, which is targeted to launch no earlier than Thur more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life's Ingredients In this video frame, Jason Dworkin holds up a vial that contains part of the sample from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security - Regolith Explorer) mission in 2023. Dworkin is the mission's project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Cre more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney released the following statement on the Trump administration's Office of Management and Budget's rescinding of its directive to temporarily freeze all federal grants, loans and other aid: "The last two days have resulted in chaos, confusion and fear for millions of Marylanders and their families. These actions hit home, and they cut d more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) joined Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Chair of the Regional Leadership Council, and over 150 House colleagues in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding immediately. Wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement on the unclear status of President Trump's unprecedented pause on federal funding for critical community programs: "The reckless and clearly unlawful acts by the President over the past 24 hours have only caused more chaos and fear for countless Americans. They give the impression that this White House is willing to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Incentivize Charitable Giving WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) and 10 of his colleagues in introducing the Charitable Act to expand and extend the expired non-itemized deduction for charitable giving. The bill would ensure Americans who donate to charities, houses of w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues Demand Hold on Vought Nomination to OMB Amid Order to Halt Federal Grants and Loans Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees, joined Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), in pressing Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to postpone a vote on Rus more PR