JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, May 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews (316th Wing) issued the following news: * * * Andrews Proves Mission-Ready in First-Ever Combat Readiness Inspection By Airman 1st Class Patrick Njuguna, 316th Wing Public Affairs The 316th Wing completed their first ever Combat Readiness Inspection at Andrews, April 28 to May 2, demonstrating their ability to present combat ready forces in support of the joint combatant commands. The CRI tested the 316th Wing rea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate on May 13, 2025, on the reconciliation recommendations of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 2025 (H.Con.Res. 14). * * * Legislation Summary H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, instructed the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to recommend legislative changes that would dec more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Seeks Public Input on Improving Technology to Empower Medicare Beneficiaries The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking bold steps to modernize the nation's digital health ecosystem with a focus on empowering Medicare beneficiaries through greater access to innovative health technologies. The agency, in partn more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services posted the following commentary to the New York Times Opinion by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner: * * * ICYMI: Trump Leadership: If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must America's welfare programs were created with a noble purpose: to help those  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has proposed a series of additions and deletions to the Procurement List under its AbilityOne Program, impacting nonprofit organizations across multiple states. The proposal includes the addition of one mail services contract and the deletion of numerous products and services, previously provided by nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or have significant disabilities. A new mail more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 15, 2025 NAVY Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded a $580,589,011 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract for the production and delivery of low rate initial production Lot V of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band ship sets, to include spares and data in support of ensuring that manufacturing technologies and processes are mature and will support full rate production deci more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Defends 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Services for LGBTQ+ Youth WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the Equality Caucus, defended the lifesaving services that the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline offers LGBTQ+ youth on the House floor and admonished the proposed cuts to the lifeline by the Trump Administration. "The Trevor Project estimates that at lea more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, May 15 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCE inducts first CH-53K King Stallion for maintenance Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) opened a new chapter in its support of naval aviation's heavy lift mission with the induction of a CH-53K King Stallion April 17, marking the first time the platform has ever been inducted for depot-level maintenance. The aircraft arrived April 4 from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HM more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, May 15 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCSW Engineers Named Associate Fellows NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. - Three engineers from Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) were selected as 2025 Associate Fellows by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). Dr. Justin Massey, Mr. John Funk, and Mr. Richard Lee were the recipients of this distinction and their selection marks an historic moment for more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking public comment on a proposed information collection related to Telehealth Resource Center (TRC) performance measurement. HRSA is revising its approved information collection for the TRC Performance Measurement Tool and renewing previously approved performance measures. TRCs, funded by HRSA's Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, provide telehealth more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking public input on its information collection process for the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (LRP). This program aims to encourage registered nurses, including advanced practice registered nurses, to work in facilities facing critical nurse shortages or serve as nurse faculty at eligible nursing schools by offering assistance with their qualifying ed more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking public comment on its information collection process for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Reconciliation Tool. This tool, which carries OMB Control Number 0915-0342, is being revised to reflect an increase in the number of program award recipients. The THCGME program supports the training of primary care resident more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking public comment on its ongoing information collection process for the Stem Cell Therapeutic Outcomes Database (SCTOD). This database, a key component of the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program, gathers crucial data from transplant centers to analyze patient outcomes following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The aim is to improve treat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Sessions to Introduce the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) to introduce H.R. 3417, the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2025, aimed at ensuring that websites, applications, and online services are accessible to all Americans, including in more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Making America Healthy Again: Innovation for Healthier Lives By Abe Sutton, Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and Deputy Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Making America Healthy Again: Innovation for Healthier Lives Transforming our health system for prevention, patient empo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * McClain Delaney, Duckworth, Moylan Introduce Legislation to Expand Leave Benefits for Military Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney (D-MD-06) and James Moylan (R-GU-AL) alongside combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced legislation to modernize the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in order to help ensure that military careg more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Van Hollen, Sanders, Kaine, Schatz File Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on $1.6b in Arms Sales to United Arab Emirates As President Trump actively engages in the corruption of U.S. foreign policy, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Bernie S more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 16 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA technology to support aviation safety in the Bahamas NOAA has signed an agreement with Sky Miles Limited, a Bahamian company, to develop and install an advanced aviation forecast system. This system will improve flight safety for airlines flying to or through the island nation's airspace, off the United States southeast coast, and the surrounding Caribbean region. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, issued the following statement on May 14, 2025, at an oversight hearing on the federal judiciary: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at Federal Judiciary Oversight Hearing WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subco more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, issued the following statement on May 15, 2025, at an oversight hearing on the Federal Trade Commission: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at Federal Trade Commission Oversight Hearing WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, delivered the following remark more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at the FSGG Hearing on the Federal Trade Commission WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the FSGG hearing on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Below is a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer, Rep. Lynch Mobilize to Combat Attacks on Federal Workers Included in Republicans' Extreme Budget Bill WASHINGTON, DC - Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), and Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) hosted a roundtable yesterday with major federal employee groups and civil service organ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stephen F. Lynch and Ranking Member Steny Hoyer Mobilize to Combat Attacks on Federal Workers Included in Republicans' Extreme Budget Bill Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch and Rep. Steny Hoyer, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Kaine, Warner, Alsobrooks, & Connolly Lead Colleagues in Letter to OPM Opposing Trump Administration's Revival of Schedule F Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.-11) led their colleagues in a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Murphy, Sanders, Kaine, Schatz File Joint Resolution of Disapproval On $1.9b Arms Sale as Qatar Seeks to Gift Luxury Jumbo Jet to Trump As President Trump actively engages in the corruption of U.S. foreign policy, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: At Blumenthal's Spotlight Forum, Former VA Employees, Toxic Exposure Experts, & Advocates Detail Harm of Trump VA Cuts on PACT Act [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a spotlight forum held by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today, former VA employees, toxic exposure experts, and advocates detailed their concerns with the Trump Administration's cuts to  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Ricketts Thanks Officers During National Police Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) highlighted his efforts to recognize law enforcement in Nebraska and across America during this week's press call. Ricketts thanks all police and commemorates the tragic 2024 loss of officer Ross Bartlett, who died in the line of duty. He spoke with members of Nebraska press ab more PR