FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Blast Exposure Monitoring Tool Reaches Critical Milestone The BOP Tool's library now includes blast exposure profiles for all fifteen weapons systems designated as "Tier 1" by the Defense Health Agency in its landmark 2023 medical study of the health effects of blast exposure on service members. By Paul Lagasse, Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. -- The Blast Overpressure Tool, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Independence, Ohio, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration opposing a South Florida regional rail authority's plan to temporarily disable its Positive Train Control system. The union argues that the proposed speeds for trains during the suspension are inadvisable without the safety system. The BLET's letter to the administration addresses a request more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Coast Guard Diving--over 80 years of history! * World War II During World War II, Coast Guard divers served a number of military missions. Coast Guard hardhat divers were assigned to many of the service's 180-foot buoy tenders serving overseas, in Alaska and in home waters. These divers supported maintenance of floating aids to navigation and salvage work, especially in the Pacific  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Demands The Acting Inspector General Investigate The Trump Administration's Purging Of FBI Officials CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged the Department of Justice's Acting Inspector General William Blier to investigate the arbitrary removals, forced retirements, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: * * * Fannie Mae Announces Winner of Twenty-Seventh Community Impact Pool of Non-Performing Loans * WASHINGTON, DC - Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced the winning bidder for its twenty-seventh Community Impact Pool (CIP) of non-performing loans. The transaction is expected to close on September 19, 2025. The loans are geographically focused in the Florida area, and the winning bidder was Residential Credit Opportuniti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Florida Department of Transportation has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation advocating for a recalibration of priorities in the forthcoming update to the National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP). Emphasizing the state's role as an economic powerhouse, FDOT argues for infrastructure investments that prioritize economic competitiveness and a robust supply chain, particularly in light of ongoing disruptions and inflationary pressures. more ST

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 16 -- Florida Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * FloridaCommerce Announces Florida Adds 7,300 Jobs in July 2025 Florida's total private sector employment increased by 118,900 over the year in July 2025 * Today, FloridaCommerce announced that Florida's employment continues to increase, adding 7,300 jobs over the month in July 2025. Florida's total private sector employment increased by 118,900 (+1.4%) over the year in J more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-200) on the Stop Illegal Entry Act (H.R. 3486), which aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the U.S. after being removed. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on July 15, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK), would i more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Diaz-Balart Applauds Governor DeSantis and Trump Administration Efforts to Expedite Everglades Restoration * Southern Florida -- Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Dean of the Florida Delegation, and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, applauds the recent announcements by Governor DeSantis and the Trump Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Diaz-Balart Secures $461 Million in Critical Funding for Everglades Restoration and Preservation * Southern Florida -- Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Dean of the Florida Delegation, and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, proudly announces that he secured $461 million for Everglades restoration and pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13015) on Aug. 13, 2025, by natural resources policy analyst Anthony R. Marshak. Here are excerpts: * * * The Marine Mammal Commission Introduction The Marine Mammal Commission (MMC) is an independent advisory agency of the executive branch that provides "independent, science-based oversight" of federal agency policies and actions addressing human impacts on marine mammals an more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 16 -- Florida Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * MILESTONE: FloridaCommerce & the Florida Opportunity Fund Reach More Than $250 Million in Approved Loans and Investments to Florida Small Businesses Through the State Small Business Credit Initiative 2.0 Program TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- Since January 2023, FloridaCommerce and the Florida Opportunity Fund, collectively, have provided more than $250 million in loans and venture c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSoth) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was alerted by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control on August 8, 2025, to an incident at Florida A&M University, Tallahassee. A scintillation counter containing a radioactive Cesium-137 source was improperly disposed of as regular waste. The device, a Beckman Coulter Model LS6500 with an embedded 30 mCi Cs-137 external quench monitor, was removed from a laboratory after a professor requested its disposal. University staff were more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Ends the Inflation Act's Welfare for the Wealthy, Big Banks, Billion-Dollar Companies, & China Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement ahead of Saturday's three-year anniversary of the Democrats' Inflation Act becoming law: "The Inflation Act showed Democrats'  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 6:23-cv-01539; M.D. Fla. filed Aug. 11, 2023; amended complaint filed Nov. 6, 2023): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ashraf Mufareh and ONPASSIVE LLC a/k/a Gofounders and Ofounders, No. 6:23-cv-01539 (M.D. Fla. filed Aug. 11, 2023; amended complaint filed Nov. 6, 2023) On August 14, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against Ashraf Mufareh  more PR

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Aug. 16 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * DBHydro Insights Enhances Access to Environmental Data The South Florida Water Management District (District) is expanding and enhancing access to environmental and water quality data throughout the District's 16-county region. The new, interactive DBHydro Insights application makes it easy to access the District's real-time monitoring network and other hydrologic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Moody Fights to Protect Law Enforcement and First Responders, Urges Passage of Graham Hoffman Act with Orange County Sheriff Mina and Orlando Fire Chief Salazar ORLANDO, Fla.--U.S. Senator Ashley Moody is fighting to protect law enforcement officers and first responders from violent attacks in the line of duty. Standing with Orange County Sheriff John Mina and Orlando Fire Chief C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm * (Austin, TX, August 15, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and stakeholders from across the country announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) plan to combat the New World Screwworm (NW more PR