JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * An expanding force: Aeromedical Nurse Practitioners elevate flight medicine readiness * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Midway through a training mission, a pilot begins experiencing blurred vision and disorientation - symptoms that could signal a serious underlying issue. With the flight aborted and the next sortie at risk, an aeromedical nurse practitioner steps more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Association of State Railroad Safety Managers has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding a proposed rulemaking that addresses stopping requirements at railroad grade crossings. The ASRSM's comments center around proposed exception 49 CFR Part 392, which suggests that vehicles may not need to stop at certain crossings equipped with active warning devices that are not in an activated state. In their letter, the ASR more ST

WASHINGTON, July 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a rule (Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2023-0181) entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Roanoke Logperch From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife." The rule announces the removal of the Roanoke logperch from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife determining that the species has recovered to the point where it no longer meets the definiti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing the proposed rescission of Energy Conservation Standards (ECS) for battery chargers. This initiative could undermine investments by electrical equipment manufacturers and disrupt the market, affecting American consumers and businesses. NEMA, representing over 300 manufacturers in the electrical and medical ima more ST

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule that seeks to rescind the small electric motor certification program. This program, which has been in effect for over a decade, establishes regulations for the nationally recognized certification and testing laboratory accreditation for small electric motors under the Ener more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Deportations of Cruise Ship Seafarers * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on recent press reports of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) deporting cruise ship seafarers at the Port of Norfolk and other ports in the United States: "My office has been made aware of recent immigration enforcement actions by CBP at the P more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: * * * SEC Announces George Botic to Serve as Acting Chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has designated George R. Botic to serve as Acting Chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, effective July 23, 2025. Current PCAOB Chair Erica Y. Williams has resigned from the Board, effective July 22, 2025. "I more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:24-cv-00800-MHL; E.D. Va. filed Nov. 8, 2024) involving Robert Brian Thompson: * * * On July 18, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia entered a final consent judgment against Robert Brian Thompson, a long-time banking supervisor and examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, whom the SEC previously charged with insider trading in stock and o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sky Solutions, Herndon, Virginia, a firm specializing in artificial intelligence, digital modernization, and cybersecurity for federal agencies, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The company outlined its vision for a transformative health technology ecosystem. Sky Solutions, which offers services like advanced analytics and cloud migration, believes that digital health products can revolutionize healthcare by unifying more ST

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Surescripts, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advocating for building upon and expanding participation in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). Surescripts, which connects nearly all electronic health records vendors, pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacies, and clinicians across the U.S., shared its recommendations for a more robust digital health ecosystem. The organization hi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Virginia Impacted by Tropical Storm Chantal * RICHMOND, Va., July 21, 2025 --Agricultural operations in Virginia have been significantly impacted by Tropical Storm Chantal and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and lives more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warner Sound the Alarm on Hospital Cybersecurity Risks Following Republican Medicaid Cuts * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner D-Va. and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. called for the Trump administration to share its plan to prevent cyberattacks on rural hospitals following the largest health care cuts in American history in the Republican budget bill. "Trumpca more PR