PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 10 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Applied Materials and Arizona State University Celebrate Opening of 'Materials-to-Fab' Center TEMPE, AZ (October 9, 2025) - Applied Materials, Inc. and Arizona State University (ASU) today marked the official opening of the Materials-to-Fab Center, a shared world-class $270 million research, development and prototyping facility inside the university's MacroTechnology Works at ASU's Res more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 9 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Busch Group Celebrates Grand Opening Of Arizona Service Center In Tempe TEMPE, AZ (October 8, 2025) - Busch Vacuum Solutions, part of the Busch Group - a global leader in vacuum and overpressure technology - today celebrated the grand opening of its newest U.S. facility: a nearly 60,000-square-foot Arizona Service Center located in Tempe, Arizona. The event marked a major milestone in t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The General Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Peraton Inc. of Herndon, Virginia, challenging the award of an information technology lifecycle support services task order to General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. of Falls Church, Virginia. The task order, issued by the General Services Administration, is for IT services supporting the U.S. Strategic Command, primarily at Offut Air Force Base, Nebraska, and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Pera more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-257) on the Delivering Digitally to our Veterans Act (H.R. 3481), which aims to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Sept. 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-256) on the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act (H.R. 2034), which aims to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Sept. 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 2034, the "Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act" was introduced by Repre more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-264) on the Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act (H.R. 3767), which aims to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code to provide for a time frame for the employment in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of participants in the Health Professionals Scholarship Program. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Sept. 10, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-259) on the Rural Veterans' Improved Access to Benefits Act (H.R. 3951), which aims to amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the U.S. Department of Veterans more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-261) on the Servicemember Residence Protection Act (H.R. 2334), which aims to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter's rights established by state law regarding real property owned by a member of the uniformed services. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Sept. 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 2334, the "Servicemember Residence Pr more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-263) on the Territorial Response and Access to Veterans' Essential Lifecare Act (H.R. 3400), which aims to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign physicians of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in the territories and possessions of the U.S. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Sept. 10, 2 more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-262) on the Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act (H.R. 3579), which aims to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code to make certain improvements to the Veterans Readiness and Employment program of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Sept. 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3579, the "Veterans Readiness and Emplo more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: On Meet the Press and State of the Union, Kelly Presses Republicans for Action to Stop Health Care Cost Spikes * "It's important for all Americans to know that this fight right now over this government shutdown is about one thing; it's about the cost of their health care" In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined NBC's Meet the Press and CNN's State of the Union today to discus more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The General Accountability Office has dismissed multiple bid protests filed by Oready LLC, a small business located in Las Vegas, Nevada, against the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education for repeated abuse of the protest process. The protests, which challenged key personnel requirements in three separate solicitations for educational support services, were dismissed after the company repeatedly submitted filings containing non-existent citations and f more ST