WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * GSA, OMB launch deregulation recommendations initiative Online form seeks taxpayer's ideas to cut stifling federal regulations WASHINGTON -- Recently, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced a first of its kind initiative to allow the public to submit ideas for ending existing rules and regulations through an online fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Welcomes Salvadoran Counterpart, Praises Relationship Between Countries Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed Salvadoran Defense Minister Rene Francis Merino Monroy, to the Pentagon today as part of a bilateral engagement in which the secretary praised the bond shared between the two countries. "What's clear to us... is that our relationship with El Salvador is stronger than ever, and it's only more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Interagency Land Agreement Strengthens Military Border Mission On April 11, 2025, a national security presidential memorandum directed the Defense Department to accept jurisdiction of certain federal lands along the southern border from other agencies. "Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats," President Donald J. Trump said in the memorandum. "The complexity of the current situatio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 16, 2025: * * * ENSURING COMMERCIAL, COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS IN FEDERAL CONTRACTS By the authority vested in me as President, by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A major goal of my Administration is to eliminate unnecessary and imprudent expenditures of taxpayer dollars. Previous administrations evaded statutory preferences and abused the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Doug Burgum Visits Southern Border in New Mexico Statement from Interior Press: Today, Secretary Burgum met with U.S. Border Patrol and Bureau of Land Management personnel at the Santa Teresa Station, in New Mexico, where the Department of the Interior is transferring federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the Department of the Army to advance President Donald J. Trump's dire more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Terminates $2.7 Million in DHS Grants; Orders Harvard to Prove Compliance with Foreign Student Requirements WASHINGTON - Today, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the cancelation of two DHS grants totaling over $2.7 million to Harvard University, declaring it unfit to be entrusted with taxpayer dollars. The Secretary also wrote a scathing letter more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on April 16, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * Protecting and Championing Free Speech at the State Department Freedom of speech and expression have been a cornerstone of what it means to be an American citizen. For centuries, the United States served as a beacon of hope for millions of people around the world. Over the last decade though, individuals in America have been slandered, fired, charged, and even ja more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, April 17 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following statement on April 16, 2025: * * * Social Security Statement on President Trump's Memorandum, "Preventing Illegal Aliens from Obtaining Social Security Act Benefits" The Social Security Administration (SSA) today expressed its full support for President Trump's memorandum, "Preventing Illegal Aliens from Receiving Social Security Act Benefits." This memorandum reinforces SSA's commitment to safeguarding ta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on April 16, 2025, by spokesperson Tammy Bruce: * * * Sanctioning a China-Based "Teapot" Refinery to Pressure Iran Further The United States is today sanctioning Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co., Ltd, a China-based independent "teapot" refinery, for purchasing more than a billion dollars' worth of Iranian crude oil. The President is committed to drive Iran's illicit oil exports, including to China, to zero. The U more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Up to $8 Million in Reward Offers for Information Leading to Arrests and/or Convictions of Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organization LNFM Cartel Today, the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing reward offers under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction, i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The White House issued the following news on April 16, 2025: * * * White House Announces Revolutionary Federal Procurement Overhaul Washington, D.C. - Today, President Trump announced a first-of-its-kind overhaul of Federal procurement policy in order to increase competition and efficiency while decreasing costs. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will conduct a sweeping review and rewrite of the Federal Acq more PR