WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology released the following written testimony by Jeffrey 'Jeff' E. Smitherman, director of Alabama Emergency Management Agency, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Future of FEMA: Perspectives from the Emergency Management Community": * * * Thank you, Chairman Strong, Ranking Member Kennedy, and other distinguished members of the Committee for the invitation to testify here today. I am Jeff  more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve warrant officer profile: WO1 Jenna Russell - Strength in Service and Community Warrant Officer Jenna L. Russell embodies resilience, leadership and service, balancing a 21-year Army Reserve career with an unwavering commitment to her community. From enlisting in 2003 to becoming a Warrant Officer, her career has been defined by mentorship, perseverance, and a relentless pursuit  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moore Introduces Stop CCP VISAs Act Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore has just introduced new, groundbreaking legislation to halt the issuance of student visas to Chinese nationals. The Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act (Stop CCP VISAs Act) comes on the heels of several cases where Chinese students have been caught sp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNScapv) -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Joins Colleagues to Demand Answers Over Detention and Attempted Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Doctor Sentenced for Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering GREENSBORO - A doctor from Mt. Airy, North Carolina was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution totaling $2,049,747.47 after pleading guilty to one count of health care fraud and one count of money laundering, announced Acting United States Attorney Ra more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Drought, abnormally dry conditions continue in North Carolina The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) has classified 99 of the state's 100 counties as experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions in the latest advisory released on Thursday. In the latest advisory, the DMAC classified five counties in Eastern North Carolina as experie more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Rachel A. Byrd Named Special Agent in Charge of the Mobile Field Office The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named Rachel A. Byrd as the special agent in charge of the Mobile Field Office. Ms. Byrd most recently served as the section chief of Investigation and Operations in the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD). Ms. Byrd entered on duty as a special agent with the FBI in 2004. Her first assignment was to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the withdrawal of approval for eight abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) submitted by multiple pharmaceutical companies. The affected drug products, which are no longer marketed, include treatments for bacterial infections, cardiovascular conditions, ophthalmic disorders, and allergies. The withdrawal follows formal requests from the applicants, who have waived their right to a hearing. Among the withdr more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Former Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Betsey Tilson Honored with Levine Award for Contributions to Public Health Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and former State Health Director Dr. Betsey Tilson were recognized for their exemplary accomplishments in public health with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Ron H. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Raskin, Scanlon Demand Answers Over Detention and Attempted Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the Constitution and Limited Government Su more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Mass timber, 3D printing may be future of military construction for Army, Navy Army and Navy barracks may one day be 3D printed or built using mass timber construction that involves large wooden structural beams manufactured from smaller lumber. Today on Capitol Hill, Dave Morrow, director of military programs for Army Corps of Engineers, a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Moore, Booker, Adams, and Underwood Introduce Resolution Commemorating National Black Midwives Day Today, Representative Gwen Moore (WI-04), along with Representatives Alma Adams, PhD (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14), both co-chairs of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, introduced a resolution designating March 14, 2025, as "Black Midwives Day." This House resolution, an more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Josh Stein and Emergency Management Officials Encourage Western North Carolinians to Apply for Private Roads and Bridges Repair Program Today, Governor Stein and emergency management officials are encouraging western North Carolinians to apply for assistance to repair private roads and bridges. Hurricane Helene caused unprecedented damages due to western North Carolina's u more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Announces Members of Task Force for Child Care and Early Education On Monday, Governor Josh Stein announced the new North Carolina Task Force on Child Care and Early Education. The task force seeks to identify solutions to expand access to affordable, high-quality child care and early education across North Carolina and to support and grow the child care workforce.  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Delivers State of the State Address: "We Have the Chance to Build Something Forward-Looking Right Here" "The state of the state is strong - because our people are strong." Tonight, Governor Josh Stein delivered his first State of the State Address, highlighting the ongoing work to recover in western North Carolina and urging the General Assembly to invest in economi more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 14 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Visits Haywood County Farm, Urges General Assembly to Pass Hurricane Helene Relief Funding Today, Governor Josh Stein visited a dairy farm in Haywood County to hear how Hurricane Helene impacted the family who runs it and to survey damage the storm caused. Governor Stein also called on the General Assembly to pass Hurricane Helene relief funding, which stalled earlie more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Robert Sainz, board chair of the National Youth Employment Coalition, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Strengthening WIOA: Improving Outcomes for America's Workforce." WIOA is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. * * * Chairman Owens, Ranking Member Adams, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Statement on the Passage of the Continuing Resolution Washington, DC--Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, PhD (NC-12), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development and senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, released a statement following the passage of the continuing resolution. "The continuing resolution fight was about more than jus more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lofgren Joins Rep. Panetta in Reintroducing Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Agriculture Disaster Assistance MONTEREY COUNTY, CA - U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) joined Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) in reintroducing the bipartisan Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act, aimed at removing barriers to agriculture disaster assistance for producers. This bill would provide farmers, ra more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Castro, Jayapal, Raskin, Scanlon Demand Answers Over Detention and Attempted Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil March 14, 2025 WASHINGTON -- Today, Representative Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Scanlon, Raskin, Jayapal Mobilize House Dems to Demand Answers in Trump Administration Attack on Free Speech Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today joined Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Brooke Rollins Takes Bold Action in First 30 Days at USDA WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 - In her first month, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has moved swiftly to advance key priorities focused on efficiency and agricultural prosperity. From addressing industry challenges to streamlining government operations, she has focused on policies that reinforce the U.S. Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Budd Releases Statement Ahead of Senate Vote on Government Funding Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) releases a statement ahead of the Senate's upcoming vote on the continuing resolution to fund the government. "Republicans are doing our job right now to keep the government open. While I don't typically support continuing resolutions, Democrats' inaction last year led to r more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 290) entitled "Norfolk Southern Railway Co. - Abandonment Exemption - In Henderson and Polk Counties, North Carolina, and Greenville and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina": * * * On October 31, 2024, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon an appr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Peters Introduce Bill to Safeguard Access to High Quality Cancer Care WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value-Based Program Act, bipartisan legislation that would modernize Medicare reimbursement for radiation therapy, safeguarding access to high-quality cancer care and improving outcomes. "The ROC more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Two State Water Infrastructure Authority Committees to meet March 19 Two State Water Infrastructure Authority committees will meet via Webex on Wednesday, March 19 as indicated below. The public may listen to the meeting online or by phone. In accordance with GS 143-318.13, an in-person listening station will be available for each meeting in Room 826V on the 8 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) has announced changes to its membership, according to a notification filed on January 17, 2025, with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. The filing, submitted under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, extends legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific conditions. The latest update welcomes several ne more PR