ROBINS AFB, Georgia, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * AFRC command chief visits 310th SW, addresses Reserve transition concerns * SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Chief Master Sgt. Israel Nunez, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Command Chief, Air Force Reserve Command, visited the 310th Space Wing to hear directly from Airmen and reaffirm AFRC's commitment to supporting Reserve members affected by personnel c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Attorney Ryan M. Fountain, Woodstock, Georgia, sent a public comment letter to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office expressing serious concerns regarding the OECD's draft voluntary guidelines aimed at countering illicit trade in counterfeit goods on online marketplaces. The letter emphasized that the guidelines should not be adopted without significant amendments to address potential biases and inequities they may introduce. Fountain highlighted multiple issues within the  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Demands Trump Administration Reverse Policy Blocking Federal Workers from Voting Leave * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) led a letter, with 39 of her Congressional colleagues, to President Donald Trump condemning his Administration's reported policy change prohibiting federal employees from using paid administrative leave to vote or serve as no more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 2 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * DHA and 30 Military Hospitals and Clinics Worldwide Recognized for Facility Efficiency Initiatives Practice Greenhealth's 2025 Environmental Excellence awards acknowledge healthcare facilities and systems for achievements in environmental efficiency. By Robert Hammer, Defense Health Agency Communications The Defense Health Agency and 30 military hospitals and clinics were recently recognized by Practic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues 1st Franklin Financial Corporation for Disability Discrimination * Federal Lawsuit Charges Consumer Lender Refused to Accommodate Employees' Disabilities and Then Fired Them ATLANTA - 1st Franklin Financial Corporation, a consumer lender with more than 370 branches throughout the southeastern United States, violated federal law by discriminating against a class of employees  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * GOP Votes Down Warnock Amendment to Save Georgia Jobs, Protect Rural Manufacturing Boom * Senator Reverend Warnock took to the Senate floor to offer a bipartisan amendment to protect hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs across the country Senator Warnock was instrumental in passing these clean energy tax credits, which are responsible for 42,000 good-paying jobs in Georgia In his effo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America, Norcross, Georgia, submitted a public comment letter opposing a Nucor Corp. request to extend Section 232 steel tariffs to finished construction and material-handling equipment. The letter argues that such inclusion would not only misclassify these products as steel derivatives but also lead to negative economic impacts on the U.S. industry. In the letter addressed to Secretary of Commerce Howard W. Lutnick, HCENA asserts th more ST

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) invites the public to review and comment on an environmental assessment (EA) for the Roswell Gateway and Vickery Creek Unit Access Improvements. The EA is open for public comment from July 1 to July 31. * Date: July 1, 2025 Contact: Beth Wheeler, 678-538-1200 ROSWELL, GA - The National Park Service (NPS), in part more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on June 30, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on June 30, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names - Background for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 4) * * * Frigates (FFGs) Current Navy plans call for procuring a total of 20 Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates./54 The first six ships in the class were named for people and U.S. Navy ships of the Revolutionary War and the early republic: * On October 7, 2020, the Navy announced that more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Salford Inc., a Osceola, Iowa, manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and Salford BBI Inc., Cornelia, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce, voicing urgent objections to the proposed expansion of Section 232 tariffs on specific steel and aluminum derivative products. The company, headquartered in Iowa and Georgia with operations in several states, argues that including these products in the tariff list would severely disrupt its  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to North Carolina Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Hurricane Helene * ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in North Carolina of the July 21 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Calls on Trump Admin to Immediately Release Billions in Funds K-12 Schools Across America are Counting On * Nearly $7 billion in funding approved by Congress in March is blocked just weeks away from the start of the school year Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement demanding th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Calls on Trump Admin to Immediately Release Billions in Funds K-12 Schools Across America are Counting On Nearly $7 billion in funding approved by Congress in March is blocked just weeks away from the start of the school year * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate App more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on Passage of GOP Tax Bill * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed their "Big Ugly Bill" by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The legislation will kick over 16 million Americans off their health care, including 750,000 Georgians, raise  more PR