WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. A2 Federal, Inc. Comments on Proposed Rule: Small Business Size Standards Submitted via www.regulations.gov Docket No. SBA-2026-0199 / RIN 3245-AI67 (Proposed Rule, 91 FR 53741, August 20, 2026) Docket No. SBA-2026-0265 (Revised Size Standards Methodology) Ryan Lambert Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development U.S. Small Busin more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release: * * * ATF strengthens military partnerships through post-blast investigation training in Anchorage ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives brought its national explosives investigation expertise to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, partnering with Army and Air Force explosive ordnance disposal teams for advanced Post Blast Investigative Techniques training. The weeklon more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard searches for overdue boaters near St. Lawrence Island, Alaska * JUNEAU, Alaska -The Coast Guard is searching for three people aboard an 18-foot fishing vessel near St. Lawrence Island. Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center watchstanders were notified of the overdue vessel by the Alaska State Troopers at approximately 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Due to on-scene weather conditions and poor visibility, an aircrew in an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Files Subpoena Enforcement Action Against the City and County of San Francisco * Federal agency seeks court order compelling municipality to produce information related to a charge of DEI-related discrimination SAN FRANCISCO -The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the filing of a federal court action to enforce an administrative subpoena issued against the City and County of San Francisco. The E more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration Not to Axe Protections for America's Remaining Wild Public Forests Popular Roadless Rule conservation measure protects 44 million acres of pristine U.S. Forest Service lands from destructive and expensive roadbuilding, logging, and supports outdoor recreation economy WASHINGTON - Last week, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined 38 of their Senate colleagues and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. OAS-25-05-078) entitled "OIG Final Data Brief: Snapshot of Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Projects Funded Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" filed under IMS: Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Data Brief * In November 2021, Congress appropriated to the IHS through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) $700 million each year from fiscal year (FY) 2022 to FY 2026, for a t more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities (San Francisco, CA)--As DHS continues its campaign to deport millions of people, the role of state and local law enforcement agencies remains central to its mass detention and deportation project. Years ago, involvement with ICE was primarily a local issue at the city and county level, but r more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Joins 167 Lawmakers Demanding the Trump Administration Halt its Roadless Rule Rollback * U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined a bipartisan coalition of 167 Members of Congress last Friday in urging the Trump administration to abandon its proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, a longstanding and successful conservation guardrail protecting 44 million acres of iconic landscapes and National Forest System lands. The letter underscor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Republican Are Caught Between Trump and a Hard Place * "Several congressional hopefuls have removed or downplayed mentions of the president and his priorities as Trump's popularity wanes." Republicans want you to know they are 100% MAGA... at least until the general election starts. Republicans are scrubbing mentions of Trump in an attempt to deceive voters of their true allegiance: In Florida: Mike Beltran who said he "felt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Tours Harborview in Seattle, Sounds Alarm on Republican Health Care Cuts Raising Costs for Patients, Straining Hospitals Across WA and Nationwide * ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HERE Seattle, WA - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), toured Harborview Medical Center and discussed the new challenges health care providers are facin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: GOP "In Real Trouble" and Facing "Challenges in Retaining Control" as Senate Democrats Compete "Even In Red Territory" Bloomberg: "[...] the Senate increasingly appears up for grabs in an environment rife with parallels to 2006, a wave election that swept Democrats into power [...]" NBC News: "Now, there's an increasing sense in both parties that the Senate is up for grabs this fall, even in red territory" - Wi more PR