WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Alliance for American Manufacturing issued the following news release: The United States Trade Representative (USTR) justly proceeded on Wednesday with the initiation of an investigation into China's unfair trade practices aimed at dominating the global shipbuilding sector. "The Biden administration is right to move ahead with an investigation into China's predatory practices in its shipbuilding industry. I am also encouraged to hear that President Biden will call f  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 18 -- The Australian Department of Defence issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, the Albanese Government has released the inaugural National Defence Strategy, which sets out a fundamentally new approach to the defence of Australia and our interests. Developed in response to last year's Defence Strategic Review, the 2024 National Defence Strategy outlines the Government's strategic framework to guide the significant and urgent changes required to  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) announced they successfully pushed the Biden Administration to investigate unfair trade practices by the People's Republic of China (PRC) that undercut American shipbuilding, threaten our national security, and hurt American workers. Senators Baldwin and Casey have led their colleagues in support of the United Steelworkers' (USW) effort to ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet addressed the urgent need for U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring Ukraine aid to a vote on the House floor in an interview on Fox News, an op-ed in the Washington Examiner, and in response to criticism from U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) on Twitter/X. On Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier, Bennet said: "I don't   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Defense Department must continually drive change and anticipate emerging threats to meet evolving national security demands, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., said April 16. Speaking at the National Defense Industrial Association's 2024 Missile Defense Conference in Brown encouraged warfighters and their ena  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on April 17, 2024: By Joseph Clark, DOD News The Defense Department must continually drive change and anticipate emerging threats to meet evolving national security demands, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., said yesterday. Speaking at the National Defense Industrial Association's 2024 Missile Defense Conference in Washington, Brown encouraged warfighters and their enablers to es  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, questioned Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti on efforts to reduce the submarine maintenance backlog and highlighted the role federal funding plays in sup  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 16 -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11960808 B1, initially filed Sept. 2, 2021) developed by Ciarra Villa, Ridgecrest, California, and Gabriel Soto, Ridgecrest, California, for "Computer-implemented method for deriving resistance, inductance, and capacitive (RLC) values of an RLC equivalent circuit model associated with a fireset."  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 17, 2024: * * * A New Commander for the ADF: Advancing Transformation or Marking Time? By Mick Ryan This week, the Australian government announced a series of changes in the higher command and control of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The changes were expected, with the term of the current chief of the defence force, General Angus Campbell, due to expire this coming July.   more

NAPLES, Italy, April 17 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: Capt. Ed Sundberg was relieved by Capt. Alex Mamikonian as Commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 60 and Commander, Task Force (CTF) 65 on April 16th, 2024 in a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Chase Patrick, deputy commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet. Commander in Chief of the Spanish Fleet, Adm. Eugenio Diaz del Rio, was also in attendance, and Cdr. Alfredo Saco, Commander, Numancia (F83),   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) announced the next round of projects to receive funding via the pilot program to Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT). This is the second tranche of projects to be selected during Fiscal Year 2024, and the first tranche awarded after the Department received a full appropriation for FY  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Department of Defense announced today a $36,599,078 grant, the federal share of a $45,748,847 project, from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation to Central Union Elementary School District to replace the current Richard J. Neutra Elementary School on Naval Air Station Lemoore. The project will address capacity and facility condition deficiencies that placed Richard J. Ne  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- GENERAL MICRO SYSTEMS, Rancho Cucamonga, California, won a federal contract award for $4,002,140 from the U.S. Navy, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for optoelectronic devices and associated hardware. Contract Award Number: N0010424CDA17; ueiSAM: LJCSMLKU1MR5; Product Service Code (PSC): 5980; Solicitation Number: N0010423RDF08  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of the Air Force's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we continue our FY25 budget hearings with the Department of the Air Force. I thank our witne  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the Department of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for seapower and projection forces. Rep. Kelly's remarks as prepared for delivery: Today, we face  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, questioned Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Jill Hruby, Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Senator Manchin questioned the witnesses on American nuclear energy capabilities  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 18 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on April 17, 2024: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) formally welcomed Orlando D. Lilly as the 11th Superintendent of the Maryland Natural Resources Police on Wednesday. The former Baltimore County Police Major and Navy veteran was sworn in at DNR headquarters in Annapolis. Lilly assumes the rank of Colonel. Lilly, 55, takes over the post most recently held by Col. Adrian Ba  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 18 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Marisa Conner The military community can rely on everyday savings at the pump with MILITARY STAR(R). Cardmembers save 5 cents on every gallon of gas at Exchange fuel locations and participating Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange locations. Last year, cardmembers saved $3 million with this exclusive MILITARY STAR card benefit. "The military community doesn't need to wait for a specia  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- MILPOWER, Nampa, Idaho, won a federal contract award for an unspecified amount from the U.S. Navy, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, for communications equipment manufacturing. Contract Award Number: N68335-24-G-0017; ueiSAM: SS1MGHCS2ZJ1; NAICS Code: 334290; Product Service Code (PSC): 5996; Solicitation Number: N68335-24-G-0017  more

HELENA, Montana, April 18 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Breaking reporting from the Washington Post looks at newly-released documents from the National Park Service, which contradict Tim Sheehy's story that he lied about accidentally shooting himself in the arm in Glacier National Park. On the campaign trail, Sheehy has repeatedly referred to the bullet in his arm as being from Afghanistan. Then last week, the Washington Post reported a citation Sheehy rece  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- New York State Assembly Member Matthew J. Slater has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Defense. The comment was written on March 29, 2024, and posted on April 15, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. DOD-2024-OS-0027-0001. * * * To: Lloyd Austin Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 2001-1000 Dear Secretary Austin, In response to requests for information for 2026 Department of Defense State Policy Priorities that impact our servi  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MANILA, Philippines - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military will conduct the 39th iteration of Balikatan, the largest annual bilateral training exercise between the two Allies, from April 22 to May 10. The exercise directly supports the U.S.-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty by enhancing military cooperation and readiness between the two m  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 16 -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11962079 B1, initially filed Jan. 25, 2022) developed by six inventors Zachary A. Sechrist, Alexandria, Virginia; Christopher G. Yelton, Ridgecrest, California; Mark B. Moran, Ridgecrest, California; Linda F Johnson, Ridgecrest, California; Joseph E. Estevez, Ridgecrest, California; and Gretchen H. Hefley, Ridgecrest, Ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joe Courtney delivered the following opening statement at the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee hearing on the Navy's FY25 budget. Watch the remarks here. Thank you, Chairman Kelly.  Again, I want to thank our witnesses - Assistant Secretary Guertin, Vice Admiral Pitts, and Lieutenant General Heckl - for being with us today. We had an opportunity to speak together recentl  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) introduced the Smart Ship Repair Act (SSRA) of 2024, a follow-up to Rep. Peters' SSRA of 2023, which became law last year. The SSRA of 2024 would require the Navy to change its current practice of soliciting ship repair contracts on a coast-wide basis from availabilities longer than ten months to only those that are p  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and senior members of his staff met with Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, members of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's cabinet, and the leadership of Fincantieri Marinette Marine to coalesce federal, state, and local initiatives to ensure timely completion and delivery of the Constellation-class frigate. Secretary Del Toro held these meetings around the keel laying of the future USS   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 16 -- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11959592 B2, initially filed Nov. 2, 2021) developed by Carl E Lostrom, San Diego, California, and Gregory A Jaccard, San Diego, California, for "Self-adjusting band."  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, questioned Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti on efforts to reduce the submarine maintenance backlog and highlighted the role federal funding plays  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 17, 2024: * * * On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Christopher T. Hanson to serve as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "We are here today to   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT, Stratford, Connecticut, won a federal contract award for $544,939 from the U.S. Navy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for power transmission equipment. Contract Award Number: N0038324FX91K; ueiSAM: UTJWTSLMFNG4; Product Service Code (PSC): 3040; Solicitation Number: N0038324RF062  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia. *** Intra Prediction ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 16 -- OFINNO, LLC, Reston, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11962784 B2, initially filed Sept. 23, 2021) developed by three inventors Kalyan Goswami, Reston, Virginia; Esmael Hejazi Dinan, McLean, Virginia; and Tae Meon Bae, McLean, Virginia, for "Intra prediction." *** Sandwich Cable Fairing Apparatus and Method With a Central Dampi  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, April 18 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: A $150,000 gift to the University of West Florida from the late Ann Fell established the David Gus Fell Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which will benefit undergraduate engineering majors in UWF's Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering. "We are so grateful for the generosity of Ann Fell and for her support of engineering education a  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, held a subcommittee hearing to review the fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Department of Defense's fixed-wing tactical and training aircraft programs. "While our focus remains on the National Defense Strategy, which prioritizes China as our primary   more