WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Consumer Reports: * * * Comments of Consumer Reports In Response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) By Matt Schwartz, Policy Analyst Justin Brookman, Director of Technology Policy * * * Consumer Reports/1 appreciates the opportunity to provide f more ST

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSmeet) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests will meet on July 23-24, 2025. The two-day session will take place in person at the CMS Central Building in Baltimore, Maryland and accessible virtually via webinar and teleconference.  This annual gathering serves a crucial advisory function to the Secretary of Health and Human S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSmeet) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a public hybrid meeting on June 27, 2025, to gather comments and recommendations regarding payment determinations for new and substantially revised clinical diagnostic laboratory test codes under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) for calendar year 2026.  This annual meeting will be conducted both virtually and in-person at the CMS Central Bui more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Congressman Glenn Ivey Leads House Colleagues in Demanding Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, to the United States, despite having been granted protection from deportation by a United States imm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 21, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $180,000,000 undefinitized cost modification (P00012) to a previously awarded contract (N0001923C0003). This modification adds scope to procure materials, parts, and components in support of the conversion of three production F-35 aircraft to flight science replacement a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Helen Hughes, associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: * * * To: Drug Enforcement Administration Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152 Re: Proposed Rule, Docket No. DEA-407: Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limite more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Katy Barnett, director of LeadingAge Home Care and Hospice Operations and Policy: * * * To: Drug Enforcement Administration Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152 Subject: Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations * * * Dear  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from the American Association of Community Colleges: * * * To: The Honorable Linda McMahon Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0011 * * * Dear Secretary McMahon: The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) represents the nation's 1,024 community colleges and their 10 million stude more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * EPA Announces Appointment of Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey as Regional Administrator for Mid-Atlantic PHILADELPHIA - Today, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump appointed Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey as EPA's Mid-Atlantic (Region 3) Regional Administrator. Regional Administrator Van Blarcom-Lackey will oversee the im more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The General Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a bid protest filed by Booker DiMaio LLC, a small business located in Sykesville, Maryland. The protest challenged the General Services Administration's (GSA) evaluation of Booker's quotation under a request for quotations (No. 47HAA024Q0020). The RFQ sought to establish multiple blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) for project management support services. Booker protested the GSA's determination that its technical quotati more ST

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has released its monthly notice listing petitions filed in March 2025 under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, a no-fault alternative to traditional legal proceedings for individuals claiming harm from certain childhood vaccines. The program, established by Subtitle 2 of Title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, allows individuals to seek compensation t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Trump's Proposed Rule to Reinstate "Schedule F" and Undermine Merit-Based Civil Service WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the Trump Administration's proposed rule to reinstate "Schedule F" and make thousands of federal employees vulnerable to removal at the President's whim: "As promised in his radical Project 2025 a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has announced significant changes in the membership of the Defense Industrial Based Consortium (DIBC), filed under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This notice, filed on March 31, 2025, extends the Act's provisions that limit antitrust plaintiffs' ability to recover damages in certain circumstances, ensuring that the venture's members continue their collaborative efforts on research a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Maryland Attorney Pleads Guilty to Not Paying Employment Taxes A Maryland attorney pleaded guilty today for not paying employment taxes withheld from the employees of his law firm. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: James E. McCollum Jr. was an attorney licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. From 1998 to 2024, M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Johnson Inquire About Judicial Security Needs Amidst Surge of Violent Threats Against Federal Judges, Urging Partnership in Ensuring Courthouse Safety Washington, D.C. (April 21, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Statement from Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson on the Continued Detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia I am deeply troubled by the continued detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, despite a clear directive from the United States Supreme Court to facilitate his return. This is not just an immigration case--it is a test of our democracy, our values, and our Constitution.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * U.S. Reps. Ansari, Garcia, Frost, and Dexter Arrive in El Salvador to Pressure Trump Administration To Abide By Supreme Court Order And Facilitate Return of Wrongly Deported Maryland Man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia San Salvador, El Salvador - Today, U.S. Representatives Yassamin Ansari, Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, and Maxine Dexter arrived in El Salvador to pressure the Trump Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * U.S. Reps. Dexter, Garcia, Frost, Ansari Arrive in El Salvador to Pressure Trump Administration To Abide By Supreme Court Order And Facilitate Return of Wrongly Deported Maryland Man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia San Salvador, El Salvador - Today, U.S. Representatives Maxine Dexter, Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, and Yassamin Ansari arrived in El Salvador to pressure the Trump Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * U.S. Reps. Garcia, Frost, Ansari, and Dexter Arrive in El Salvador to Pressure Trump Administration To Abide By Supreme Court Order And Facilitate Return of Wrongly Deported Maryland Man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia San Salvador, El Salvador - Today, U.S. Representatives Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, Yassamin Ansari, and Maxine Dexter arrived in El Salvador to pressure the Trump Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Walgreens Agrees to Pay Up to $350M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government The Justice Department, together with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), today announced a $300 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance, W more PR