WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Jan. 24, 2025, from the National Board for Certified Counselors and Affiliates, Greensboro, North Carolina: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-4208-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: Contract Year 2026 Policy and more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum Statement on Renaming of Fort Liberty WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Bragg. In response to this announcement, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement: "Secretary Hegse more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dina Titus Reintroduces Legislation to Support Disaster Survivors Congresswoman Dina Titus today co-sponsored reintroduction of the bipartisan Disaster Survivors Fairness Act to simplify the application system for assistance following a major disaster, expand communities' access to hazard mitigation assistance, and ensure that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources are direct more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Defense Secretary Renames Fort Liberty as Fort Bragg, Honoring WWII Soldier Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed to Fort Bragg. The new name honors Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a native of Sabattus, Maine, who enlisted in July 1943 at age 23. He served during World War II with the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 4, 2025, that it has denied a protest filed by DPR-RQ Construction, LLC, of Carlsbad, California, challenging the award of a task order to StructSure Projects, Inc., by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The task order covers renovations to medical facilities at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, including the Womack Army Medical Center Surgical Suite Expansion and Blood Donor Center. DPR-RQ Construction protested more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 6, 2025, from the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina: * * * To: Federal Transit Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: Notice of Proposed Policy Statement Regarding the Applicability of FTA's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program to Transportation Network Companies, Docket No. FTA-2024-0020-0001 * * * The abo more ST

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Governor Stein Announces Additional Team Members Raleigh, NC Today, Governor Stein announces additional staff as he continues to grow his team committed to building a safer, stronger North Carolina. Adam Chandler, Policy Director Adam Chandler is a native of Burlington, North Carolina, and a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he served mos more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Governor Josh Stein Proclaims February as Career and Technical Education Month Raleigh, NC Today, Governor Josh Stein and Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt joined students and administrators at Wake Technical Community College to issue a proclamation designating February as Career and Technical Education month. Governor Stein also toured the auto tech labs at Wake  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release onFeb. 12, 2025: * * * Murphy Questions Non-Profit Hospital's Costly Super Bowl Ad Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. sent a letter to NYU Langone CEO, Dr. Robert Grossman, questioning the non-profit hospitals' costly Super Bowl ad in relation to federal funding and subsidies the healthcare system receives. "NYU Langone receives several sources of federal funding and enjoys a tax-exempt status as a no more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * NCDHHS Announces First Pediatric Flu Deaths of 2024-25 Season, Urges Vaccination for Children Ages 6 Months and Older NCDHHS anuncia las primeras muertes por influenza pediatrica de la temporada 2024-25, urge a vacunar a los ninos de 6 meses en adelante Raleigh The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting two pediatric flu-related more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 12 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission to meet Feb. 18 in Raleigh The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission will meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone. An agenda and supporting documents will be posted on more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Rep. Adams Speaks Out Against Trump Administration's Attempt to Dismantle Department of Education This evening, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, PhD (D-NC), Senior Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the following statement speaking out forcefully against the actions of the Trump-Vance Administration and Elon Musk's "Department of Government Eff more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Rep. Mark Harris issues statement on the DETERRENT Act On Wednesday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-08) issued the following statement on the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: "America's enemies are targeting our university classrooms. Every year, funding from countries all around the world pour into  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Lofgren, Sykes Demand Answers on Musk Access to Sensitive Information at Dept. of Energy Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02), Ranking Member of the Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy; Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ranking Member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; and Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, called more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Senate conducted six committee hearings on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 69) authorizing expenditures by the committee, and the nomination of Daniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense. Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 119th Congress. * * * SEMIANNUAL MONETARY POLICY REPORT TO THE CONGRESS more ST

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * The future of military logistics is predictive ARTICLE SOURCE: https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/02/future-military-logistics-predictive/402939/ Among the many lessons of the Ukraine war is that traditional reactive logistics models are dangerously outdated. Russia's experience shows this. From February 2022's 40-mile stalled convoy outside Kyiv to more recent ammunition shortages at  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest filed by Worrell Contracting Company, Inc., of Goldsboro, North Carolina, challenging its exclusion from a competition for grounds maintenance services at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued the solicitation and ultimately awarded the contract to Veterans Choice Services, LLC. Worrell's protest stemmed from its failure to acknowledge a solicitation amen more ST