WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * 2025 Program Schedule for the Battle of the Crater Anniversary * News Release Date: July 23, 2025 Contact: Eric Schreiner, 804-602-7491 PETERSBURG, Va -- On Saturday, July 26, Petersburg National Battlefield will host a series of free programs and tours to commemorate the Battle of the Crater. This 10-hour battle, fought on July 30, 1864, is one of the most famous an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Alexandria, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advocating for broader coverage of prescription digital therapeutics under Medicare and Medicaid. The organization, a professional association focused on increasing patient access to affordable medicines, expressed appreciation for the agency's leadership in advancing digital health innovation. The comment from the organization high more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Alexandria, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging the inclusion of language education in the agency's proposed priorities concerning evidence-based literacy, education choice, and returning education to the states. The organization, representing over 10,000 language educators and administrators, sees language education as vital for student success and nat more ST

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Bicameral Legislation Introduced to Restore Abruptly Cancelled Program Supporting Students with Disabilities * Representatives Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Lucy McBath (GA-06), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) have introduced the Charting My Path to Future Success Act, legislation to restore an abruptly discontinued federal program designed to help students with dis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1182) on July 23, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 1 state in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates increased in 8 states and decreased in 3 states. Total separations rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Center on Food and Equity, Alexandria, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing concerns over the proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The letter, dated July 22, critiques the database for undermining fundamental privacy protections and eroding public trust in the essential food security program. In its communication, the Center, a coalition of anti-hunger advoc more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following opening remarks on July 22, 2025, at a full committee hearing entitled "Clean Rolls, Secure Elections: Reviewing Voter List Maintenance Standards": * * * Today, the Committee on House Administration continues our oversight of federal elections. Voter list maintenance is crucial to election integrity. List maintenance adds new voters to the rolls and removes ineligible  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Subpoena Documents from ActBlue CEO Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04), and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01) issued a subpoena to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones for materials related to t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood and Congresswoman Pettersen Introduce Landmark Bill to Expand Housing Supply * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced the "Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act." "Housing affordability is a major concern for communities nationwide. As Chairman of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, I have remai more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- In a detailed response submitted June 16, 2025, to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Request for Information (CMS-0042-NC), technology firm CORMAC Corp., Leesburg, Virginia, outlined an expansive strategy aimed at transforming the health technology ecosystem for Medicare beneficiaries and caregivers. The company's proposals focus on broadening data accessibility, fostering interoperability, and leveraging AI-driven tools to accelerate innovation and reduce admi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Deloitte Consulting LLP, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, specifically addressing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The organization offered recommendations to rapidly accelerate interoperability improvements in the health technology landscape, aiming to provide providers wit more ST

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Deloitte Consulting LLP, Arlington, Virginia, and Thrive Global, New York, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responding to a Request for Information on the Health Technology Ecosystem. The organizations presented combined perspectives and recommendations for advancing digital health for the Medicare population and their caregivers. The joint submission underscored a compelling opportunity for the Centers for Medicare & M more ST

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DEVCOM Soldier Center transitions new individual field ration for DOD-wide availability * NATICK, Massachusetts - A new, lightweight, energy packed, nutrient-dense, individual field ration, called the Close Combat Assault Ration, or CCAR, is now available to all U.S. military service branches for procurement through the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- eHealth Exchange, Vienna, Virginia, a non-profit organization focused on health information exchange, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services offering insights on refining the national health data sharing strategy. The organization, which began as the NHIN in 2006, highlighted its extensive experience in implementing health information exchange at scale across the U.S. without government or private grants. The comment from the org more ST

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued an Economic Brief (No. 25-27) titled 'Rounding Up: The Impact of Phasing Out the Penny,' authored by Zhu Wang and Russell Wong and published on July 11, 2025. The report examines the financial consequences for consumers and the U.S. Treasury resulting from the expected halt in penny production by early 2026, leveraging data from the 2023 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice (DCPC). The discontinuation of pennies ar more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released an Economic Brief (No. 25-25) titled 'Economic Effects Everywhere All at Once,' authored by Katie Anderson, Paul Ho, and Nathan Robino, on June 24, 2025. The brief documents how U.S. economic shocks significantly affect global economies through dense webs of trade and financial connections, resulting in synchronized movements in GDP growth and inflation across countries. The authors demonstrate that GDP growt more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued an Economic Brief (No. 25-26) titled 'How Private Information Distorts OTC Market Outcomes,' authored by Lindsay Li and Nicholas Trachter and released in July 2025. The report analyzes how information frictions in over-the-counter (OTC) markets--where buyers and sellers negotiate bilaterally with limited knowledge--reduce asset creation, trading volume, and overall economic welfare, focusing on data from the U.S more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond published an Economic Brief (No. 25-28) titled 'Impacts of Government Spending Changes on Local Economies,' authored by Katie Anderson, Paul Ho, and Nathan Robino, on July 15, 2025. The report synthesizes research quantifying how shifts in government spending influence local economic output and employment, providing critical insights for policymakers at city, county, and state levels. Local fiscal multipliers measure  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Protect American Assets From Unlawful Seizure by Foreign Governments * In violation of USMCA, Mexico's president has repeatedly threatened to declare an American company's property as a "Protected Natural Area" to unjustifiably seize the company's assets WASHINGTON-- Yesterday,United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * House Delegation Reintroduces Fair Representation Act to Reform Congressional Elections * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today led a House delegation in reintroducing the Fair Representation Act, an election reform bill to address structural gerrymandering issues and extreme partisanship in federal elections. The bill would implement measures to elect U.S. House Represen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice entitled "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate." This notice is provided in accordance with Internal Revenue Code section 6039G of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended. It lists the names of individuals losing U.S. citizenship with respect to whom the secretary received information during the quarter ending June 30, more PR

NAPLES, Italy, July 23 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: * * * Italian and U.S. Combined Naval Force Integrates in Mediterranean Sea * MEDITERRANEAN SEA - The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), integrated their force with Italian Navy frigate ITS S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Italian and U.S. Combined Naval Force Integrates in Mediterranean Sea * ADRIATIC SEA - The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), integrated their force with Italian Navy frigate ITS Spartaco Schergat (F598) beginning July 20,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues, Reintroduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling on U.S. Senate to Ratify UN Convention on the Law of the Sea * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services' Subcommittee on Seapower and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues reintroduced a resolution urging the U.S. Senate to r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath Leads Bicameral Legislation to Restore Abruptly Cancelled Program Supporting Students with Disabilities * Reps. McBath, Vargas, Vindman, Jacobs, and DeSaulnier join with Sens. Kaine, Markey to demand accountability for their constituents and restore a program that was cancelled in DOGE chaos. Program was originally funded during the first Trump Administration and was nearly halfway completed.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan and Tonko Send Letter to Administrator Zeldin Urging EPA to Retract Proposal to Weaken Pollution Standards * Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Paul Tonko (NY-20) led 73 House Members in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging EPA to immediately retract its harmful proposal (link is external) to weaken the Mercury  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), Alexandria, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation supporting the department's proposed rule to reinstate procedures and policy for guidance documents. The association stated its support for procedures governing the review, clearance, and issuance of guidance documents at 49 CFR part 5, subpart C. NSSGA noted that as the regulatory environment at the Department of Tran more ST

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11826) on July 14, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Navy has been procuring Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998. The Navy's envisaged successor to the Virginia-class design is the Next-Generatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Operation Grayskull Culminates in Lengthy Sentences for Managers of Dark Web Site Dedicated to Sexual Abuse of Children * Today, the Justice Department announced the results of Operation Grayskull, a highly successful joint effort between the Department of Justice and the FBI that resulted in the dismantling of four dark web sites dedicated to images and videos containing child sexual abuse materia more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Protect American Assets From Unlawful Seizure by Foreign Governments * WASHINGTON, DC -- As first reported in The Blaze, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) reintroduced critical bipartisan, bicameral legislation to protect American companies operating abroad. The Defending American Property Abroad Act would impose  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Republicans Vote to Send More Money to For-Profit Healthcare and Reject Democratic Efforts to Improve Oversight and Demand Accountability from Trump's VA Today,during consideration of several bills, HouseRepublicans once again prioritized funneling more taxpayer dollars to for-profit health care providers over protecting vete more PR

FORT LEE, Virginia, July 24 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * Safe Leave available to federal employees By Misha King, DCMA Public Affairs Federal employees have various leave options available for seeking safety and recovering from specific forms of abuse and harassment. The Office of Personnel Management released updated guidance in January 2025 for agency-specific policies addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Baldwin, Collins Take Action to Help Provide Clean Drinking Water for Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bipartisan Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act, or the Healthy H2O Act, to provide grants for water testing and treatment technology directly to individuals and non-profits in rural communities. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of Vice Chairman Warner on DNI Gabbard's Release of Partisan HPSCI Russia Report * WASHINGTON - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement on DNI Gabbard's release of a partisan report prepared by Republicans on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding Russia's intervention in the 2016 presidential electi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Takeaways from Full Committee Hearing on Voter Roll Maintenance Standards The Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing titled, "Clean Rolls, Secure Elections: Reviewing Voter List Maintenance Standards." Witnesses: * Mr. J. Christian Adams - President & General Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation * Mr. Justin Riemer  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Vindman Secures NDAA Wins Critical for Readiness, Military Families, and Lethality Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07), member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after voting to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of Committee. "As a 25-year Army veteran and Member of the House Armed Services Committee, I'm proud to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, DeLauro, Scholten, Schiff Introduce Bicameral Bill to Install Inspector General in the Executive Office of the President Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) introduced the Bringing Executive Accountability, Clarity, and Oversight Now (BEACON) Act -- commonsense bicameral legislation to establish an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the Executive Office of the President (EOP). Th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, & Colleagues Press FAA on Federal Workforce Cuts and Use of AI on Aviation Safety * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and nine of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford requesting answers on the impact of FAA workforce reductions on avi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, and Colleagues Press FAA on Federal Workforce Cuts and Use of AI on Aviation Safety * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and nine of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford requesting answers on the impact of FAA workforce reductions on aviat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Carter, Norcross Reintroduce Bipartisan Pool Safety Legislation to Save Young Lives * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), John Carter (TX-31), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) re-introduced the bipartisan Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety (VGB) Reauthorization Act to help decrease preventable drownings. Drownings and near-drownin more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Your TRICARE Pharmacy Program benefit: Creating a patient-centered military pharmacy experience * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Have you recently filled a prescription at a military pharmacy ? If so, you may know that military pharmacies have different procedures than civilian pharmacies. When a provider issues a new prescription to a military pharmacy, you need more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Zoological Association of America, Reston, Virginia, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior urging regulatory reform that aligns with responsible wildlife management and conservation practices. In their letter, ZAA emphasized the importance of streamlining regulations that impact both accredited zoological facilities and broader wildlife conservation efforts. ZAA, a non-profit organization comprising over 73 accredited institutions a more ST