WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Joseph Humire, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of War for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture & National Security Challenges in the Western Hemisphere": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today performing  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 24 -- DIRECT TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC., New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12586417 B1, initially filed Aug. 7, 2025) developed by Tony Alex, New York, New York, and Oleksii Maksymov, Odesa, Ukraine, for "AI-powered sports training system with enhanced motion synchronization and comparative analysis capabilities." more PT

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Daniel Zimmerman, assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, from a March 18, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in Europe": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you on our defense policy in the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) area of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following testimony by Marc Berkowitz, assistant secretary of Defense for space policy, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "FY27 Strategic Forces Posture Hearing": * * * Chairman DesJarlais, Ranking Member Moulton, and distinguished members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify on the Department of War's space and missile defense posture. It is an honor to appear with my coll more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 24 -- INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AMERICAS CORP., El Segundo, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12586598 B2, initially filed June 5, 2023) developed by four inventors Oleg Kapshii, Lviv, Ukraine; Igor Kravets, Lviv, Ukraine; Andrii Tsemko, Melitopol, Ukraine; and Ashutosh Pandey, Irvine, California, for "Audio distortion removal based on a set of reference audio samples." more PT

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon, Meeks Demand Bessent & Rubio Explain Easing of Russian Oil Sanctions * Washington, DC \-Representatives Don Bacon and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on the Trump administration's decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil. The lawmakers wa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on Low-Cost Munitions * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to examine the role of low-cost munitions in U.S. national defense and the need to strengthen the defense industrial base to support scalable, affordable weapons production. Vice Admiral Elizabeth Okano, USN, Principal more PR

VIENNA, Austria, March 25 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on March 24, 2026: * * * Czech Republic: IPI advocacy mission to Prague raises alarm over looming media freedom threats Czech authorities must comply with EMFA and uphold press freedom * On 10-11 March, the International Press Institute (IPI) conducted an advocacy mission to Prague together with the IPI National Committee in the Czech Republic (CZ IPI), during which we met with media stakeholders, polic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence released the following written testimony by Latesha Love-Grayer, director of international affairs and trade at the Government Accountability Office, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Foreign Assistance: Lessons Learned and Charting a Path Forward": * * * Chairman Mills, Ranking Member Moskowitz, and Members of the Subcommittee: I appreciate the opportunity to discuss more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- GREENTECH HARVEST, Kyiv, Ukraine, won a federal contract award for $25,000,000 from the U.S. Army, Apo, AE, for aircraft manufacturing. Contract Award Number: W912PB-26-A-A018; ueiSAM: TQXUFCWZPJT2; NAICS Code: 336411; Product Service Code (PSC): 1550; Solicitation Number: W912PB26AA018 more CTR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following opening remarks from a March 18, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in Europe": * * * Today, we continue our posture hearings with EUCOM. We meet at a critical moment. Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine continues. The U.S. military is actively degrading Iran's military capabilities and preventing the regime from acquiring a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, released the following opening remarks from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "FY27 Strategic Forces Posture Hearing": * * * Good afternoon, and welcome to the Strategic Forces subcommittee's first hearing of the 2027 fiscal year posture season. First, I want to welcome all the members back to the best subcommittee here on the House Armed Services Committee. I l more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Bacon Demand Bessent & Rubio Explain Easing of Russian Oil Sanctions * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Don Bacon sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on the Trump administration's d more PR

NEW YORK, March 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Iran: Deliberate Attacks on Civilian Ships Apparent War Crimes * * Iranian forces appear to have deliberately targeted at least two civilian commercial ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz on March 11, 2026, which would amount to war crimes. Between March 1 and 17, the UN confirmed 17 incidents of damage to commercial vessels in the region. * The attacks, as well as the threat of attac more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 24 -- Two inventors, Oleksandr Stepura, Kyivska oblast, Ukraine, and Volodymyr Stepura, Kyivska oblast, Ukraine, have been awarded a patent (No. US 12583636 B2, initially filed June 16, 2025) for "Landing system for a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 24 -- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12585414 B2, initially filed Dec. 1, 2023) developed by seven inventors Anastasiia Cherneha, Kyiv, Ukraine; Dmytro Zhelezniakov, Kyiv, Ukraine; Nataliya Sakhnenko, Kyiv, Ukraine; Oleg Yakovchuk, Kyiv, Ukraine; Valentyna Volkova, Kyiv, Ukraine; Tetiana Ignatova, Kyiv, Ukraine; and Viktor Zaytsev, Kyiv, Ukraine, for "Method, electronic device, and storage medium for adjusting  more PT

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 24 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Leads In First Amendment Victory * Attorney General Catherine Hanaway Secures a Federal Consent Decree, Safeguarding American Voices from Federal Censorship for Years to Come JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - In the fight to protect the First Amendment rights of all Americans, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that Missouri and Louisiana secured a more PR

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, March 25 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * MTSU experts outline global implications of expanding war in Iran By Robin E. Lee Middle Tennessee State University hosted an in-depth and wide ranging panel discussion recently titled "War in Iran," bringing together three campus experts to assess the rapidly escalating conflict that has drawn in Iran, the United States, Israel, and several Gulf states." Sponsored by the Honors College a more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 24 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * NATO gathers experts for Integrated Air and Missile Defence Conference in Poland * The fifth annual NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) Conference was held in Gdynia, Poland, from 9 to 11 March 2026, serving as a key forum for high-level policy discussions on the current security environment and the future direction of NATO IAMD. The conference took place amid intense focus on air and missile threats, driven by more PR

LONDON, England, March 24 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * New military diplomacy training to upskill specialists in negotiation and languages, as part of new Defence Diplomacy Strategy * * Military personnel will learn from diplomats and language experts in a new training program. * First UK Defence Diplomacy Strategy reinforces Defence's role as an engine for growth by putting exports and industrial collaboration at its heart. * Strategy published  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Stanley L. Brown, principal deputy assistant secretary of State for political-military affairs, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Reforming America's Defense Sales": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Trump Administration's comprehensive reform of the United States foreign arms transfer s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on Arms Control and Transforming International Security Functions at the State Department Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, "Arms Control and Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Criticizes Lifting Oil Sanctions on Iran & Gifting Regime Up to $14 Billion Windfall * WASHINGTON, DC - On Friday, the Trump Administration waived sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil at sea for 30 days, abruptly lifting oil sanctions on around 140 million barrels of Iranian oil, and opening up those barrels for sale to the entire world - including Americans - to buy. Given current ele more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Vindman Lead Colleagues Demanding Answers on Delays for Ukrainians Seeking Parole and Work Authorization Lawmakers warn USCIS delays are leaving Ukrainian families in "legal and economic limbo" * Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), alongside Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07), led a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow demanding more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 24 -- ELEMENT SIX (UK) LIMITED, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom has been assigned a patent (No. US 12583797 B2, initially filed Sept. 10, 2020) developed by eight inventors Antionette Can, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; Xiaoxue Zhang, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; Volodymyr Bushlya, Lund, Sweden; Denis Stratiichuk, Kiev, Ukraine; Kateryna Slipchenko, Kiev, Ukraine; Alexander Osipov, Kiev, Ukraine; Igor Petrusha, Kiev, Ukraine; and Vladimir Turkevich, Kiev, Ukraine, for "Sin more PT

SYRACUSE, New York, March 25 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Ukrainian Fulbright Scholar's Mission: Support Veteran Reintegration at Home The University's leading-edge models inform her framework to help Ukranian soldiers transition to civilian life postwar. Diane Stirling Tetiana "Tanya" Pohorielova came to Syracuse University as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar with an urgent purpose: to learn all she could about helping veterans return to civilian life and bring that  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 24 -- CLOUD LINUX SOFTWARE, INC., Estero, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 12585768 B2, initially filed June 19, 2024) developed by three inventors Igor Seletskiy, Palo Alto, California; Serhii Brazhnyk, Odessa, Ukraine; and Arsenii Pastushenko, Kyiv, Ukraine, for "Systems and methods for tracking execution flows for automated malware detection." more PT

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, commander of the U.S. European Command, from a March 18, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in Europe": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and distinguished members of the House Armed Services Committee, it is a tremendous honor to testify before you as the 20 th Commander of United States European Command (USEUC more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of the U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture & National Security Challenges in the Western Hemisphere": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear today and to represent the men and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following testimony by Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander of the U.S. Space Command, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "FY27 Strategic Forces Posture Hearing": * * * Chairman DesJarlais, Ranking Member Moulton, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to present U.S. Space Command's (USSPACECOM) priorities and posture for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. This testimony ad more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following testimony by Adm. Richard Correll, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "FY27 Strategic Forces Posture Hearing": * * * United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is a global warfighting Combatant Command (CCMD) committed to strengthening the warfighter ethos, deterring through strategic capabilities, and delivering warfighting advantage. Our mis more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence released the following testimony by Adam D. Kaplan, associate deputy inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Foreign Assistance: Lessons Learned and Charting a Path Forward": * * * Chairman Mills, Ranking Member Moskowitz, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on fraud, w more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 25 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU author's new book sheds light on Nazi women and war crimes In 'The Accused,' political science professor Jessica Trisko Darden puts gender, power and justice into context. By Sian Wilkerson At the start of her latest book, Jessica Trisko Darden invites readers to imagine a Nazi, someone directly involved in the murder of thousands. As the mind inevitably wanders to male faces, the Virginia  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Sen. Moran Speaks on the Senate Floor Urging Reinstating Sanctions on Russia & Iran * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today spoke on the Senate floor, calling for maintained pressure on Russia and Iran and reinstating oil sanctions that were temporarily waived. Sen. Moran also highlighted the importance of investing in domestic energy production to reduce America's reliance on f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Lawmakers Demand FTC Take Action to Prevent War-Related Price Gouging as Prices Soar * Trump's illegal war creates supply chain disruptions, opportunity for big corporations to unfairly hike prices for American consumers Lawmakers press FTC to use existing authority to investigate, prosecute unlawful price gouging; highlight their Price Gouging Prevention Act which would strength more PR