QUANTICO, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: A former U.S. soldier was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for the murder of a pregnant, 19-year-old fellow soldier on a U.S. Army base in Germany over 22 years ago. On May 7, a jury in Pensacola, Florida, found Shannon L. Wilkerson, 44, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Amanda Gonzales. According to court documents, Wilkerson beat and strangled Amanda Gonzales to d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Inflation Reduction Act-funded initiative will help ensure standardized collection, processing, and archiving of marine acoustic data for offshore wind lease areas * * * Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the establishment of the Partnership for an Offshore Wind Energy Regional Observation Network (POWERON), an inn  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following document on October 16, 2024, entitled "Veterans Day 2024: November 11.": Here are excerpts: * * * Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 making it an annual observance, and it became a national holiday in 1938. Sixteen years later, then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the name to Vete  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the American Bankers Association. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Chief Counsel's Office Attention: Comment Processing Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 * Consumer Financial Protection Bureau c/o Legal Division Docket Manager 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 * Ann E. Misback Secretar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Americas Focus Committee of the Association of Global Custodians: * * * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20551 * Christopher Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., New York. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Vanessa A. Countryman Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549-1090 * Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551 * Christopher Kirkpatr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc., New York. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Chief Counsel's Office Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 * Clinton Jones, General Counsel Federal Housing Finance Agency 400 Seventh Street SW Washington, DC 2021 * Ann E. Misback Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the LSTA: * * * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20551 * Christopher Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW Washington, DC 20581 * FDTA-INTERAGENCY RULE c/o Legal   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Science Applications International Corp., Reston, Virginia: * * * Re: Comments on the Financial Data Transparency Act Joint Data Standards Proposed Rule OCC: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219 Re: Docket ID OCC-2024-0012; Financial Data Tra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, a co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, and the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in support of the Biden-Harris Administration's announcement that the United States and Taiwan will begin negotiations on a comprehensive agreement to address double taxation issu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued the following news: By John Joyce BETHESDA, Md. - Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) leaders recognized Lockheed Martin Corp. as a national leader in counterintelligence while presenting the 2023 Jack Donnelly Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence to the company's senior officials on Oct. 23. "This award represents the important work, innovation and vigilanc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice * * * PHILADELPHIA -- Today, Oct. 29, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following order (WC Docket No. 18-213) on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers ORDER By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. In this Order, we establish a uniform completion deadline of December 31, 2025, for all projects funded by the Connected Care Pilot Program (Pilot Program) and waive, on our own motion, the previous  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-517) on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon Virginia LLC (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communications  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 102) on October 15, 2024, by Bulent Guler and Amanda Michaud entitled "Online Appendix: Dynamics of Deterrence: A Macroeconomic Perspective on Punitive Justice Policy". Here are excerpts: * * * 1 Datasets and Variable Construction The empirical counterpart to incarceration in the model is incarceration in a state or federal pris  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-30) in September 2024 by Alexander L. Wolman and Francisco Ruge-Murcia entitled "A Model-Based Perspective on Inflation and the Distribution of Relative Price Changes". Here are excerpts: * * * A series of articles starting in 2022 has discussed the empirical relationship between inflation and the distribution of relative price changes: In the stable regime from 1995 until   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following white paper (No. 24-08) in September 2024 by Nina Boyarchenko, Domenico Giannone and Anna Kovner entitled "Bank Capital and Real GDP Growth." Here are excerpts: * * * We find evidence that bank capital matters for the distribution of future GDP growth but not its central tendency. Growth in the aggregate bank capital ratio compresses the tails of expected GDP growth, a relationship that is partic  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following white paper (No. 24-07) in August 2024 by Elijah Broadbent, Huberto M. Ennis, Tyler J. Pike and Horacio Sapriza entitled "Bank Lending Standards and the U.S. Economy." Here are excerpts: * * * The provision of bank credit to firms and households affects macroeconomic performance. We use survey measures of changes in bank lending standards, disaggregated by loan category, to quantify the effect of  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-32) in October 2024 by Katarina Borovickova and Claudia Macaluso entitled "Career Progressions and Wage Growth: Decreasing the Gap Between Richer and Poorer Workers". Here are excerpts: * * * In our previous article, we explored the contribution of different career dynamics to the earnings gap between poorer and richer workers. We emphasized how poorer workers do not lack o  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following white paper (No. 24-09) in September 2024 by Nina Boyarchenko, Richard K. Crump, Anna Kovner and Or Shachar entitled "Corporate Bond Market Distress." Here are excerpts: * * * We link bond market functioning to future economic activity through a new measure, the Corporate Bond Market Distress Index (CMDI). The CMDI coalesces metrics from primary and secondary markets in real time, offering a unif  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following white paper (No. 24-11) in October 2024 by Beverly Hirtle and Anna Kovner entitled "Demographic Differences in Letters of Recommendation for Economics Ph.D. Students." Here are excerpts: * * * We analyze 6,400 letters of recommendation for more than 2,200 economics and finance Ph.D. graduates from 2018 to 2021. Letter text varies significantly by field of interest, with significantly less positiv  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-26) in August 2024 by Marios Karabarbounis entitled "How Can We Make a Progressive Tax System More Efficient?" Here are excerpts: * * * In the U.S., income tax rates rise as households earn more. However, such a system means workers have a reduced incentive to increase their earnings. In this article, I discuss a finding from one of my papers that explores the possible effe  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-31) in October 2024 by Karolos Arapakis, Erin Henry, John Bailey Jones and Nathan Robino entitled "Racial Differences in the Medical Spending of Older Americans". Here are excerpts: * * * The medical expenses of older Americans are covered by multiple payors. In most cases, the principal payor is Medicare, a federally funded health insurance program for those 65 and older.   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-27) in August 2024 by Nicholas Trachter and Lindsay Li entitled "Sectoral Multipliers and Technology Adoption as Insight Into Growth". Here are excerpts: * * * In a multisector model with technology adoption and rich network structures, what policy instruments best reduce distortions and promote economic development? This article discusses a framework showing that technolog  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-33) in October 2024 by John Bailey Jones, Yue Li and Urvi Neelakantan entitled "The Living Arrangements of Older Households". Here are excerpts: * * * In the past century, the share of the U.S. population aged 65 or older has more than tripled, rising from 4.7 percent in 1920 to 16.8 percent in 2020.1 This trend has been driven by both longer life expectancies and declining  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-25) in August 2024 by Erin Henry, Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte and Jack Taylor entitled "The Productivity Puzzle: AI, Technology Adoption and the Workforce". Here are excerpts: * * * In 1987, economist Robert Solow said, "You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics."1 This quote underscores the challenges in tracing the effects of information techno  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following white paper (No. 24-10R) in September 2024 by Marco Cipriani, Thomas M. Eisenbach and Anna Kovner entitled "Tracing Bank Runs in Real Time (Revised September 2024)." Here are excerpts: * * * We use high-frequency interbank payments data to trace deposit flows in March 2023 and identify twenty-two banks that suffered a run, significantly more than the two that failed but fewer than the number that  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-29) in August 2024 by Andrea Atencio De Leon, Munseob Lee and Claudia Macaluso entitled "Understanding the Lack of Skill Specialization in Peru". Here are excerpts: * * * Jobs in Peru use a larger number of skills than comparable jobs in the U.S. This lack of specialization is consistent with firms' hiring of "toderos" (workers with many skills, do-it-alls), given the high   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-28) in August 2024 by Felipe F. Schwartzman entitled "Will Interest Rates Remain Elevated Even as Monetary Policy Normalizes?" Here are excerpts: * * * Long-term bond yields indicate an increase in long-run r* of between 1.2 and 1.4 percentage points relative to its pre-pandemic level. This increase in r* is compatible with underlying economic shifts following the pandemic,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Federal, state and local partners remain throughout the Southeast to help survivors affected by recent storms The Biden-Harris Administration has approved more than $1.2 billion in direct assistance to Hurricanes Helene and Milton survivors. These funds help survivors with housing repairs, personal property replacement and other essential recovery efforts. Addi  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications Are you ready for TRICARE Open Season and the upcoming changes to TRICARE in 2025? Mark your calendar for a TRICARE webinar, "Get Ready for TRICARE Open Season and 2025 Region Changes," on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2-3 p.m. ET on Microsoft Teams Live. This online event will help you prepare for TRICARE Open Season and the new TRICARE contracts. Open season applies to you if you're eligible f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: Donald Coulter, senior science advisor for cybersecurity in the Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) Technology Centers, introduces the Software Assurance Community of Practice (SwA CoP) working group. Over the past couple of decades, our nation's reliance on the internet and its associated infrastructures and technologies has significant  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) sent a letter to ActBlue, a major Democratic fundraising platform, demanding documents and information related to the platform's donor verification policies and potential vulnerabilities that foreign actors may exploit to illegally participate in the U.S. political process.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Clean Ocean Action, Long Branch, New Jersey: * * * To: Seth Theuerkauf, Renewable Energy Program Specialist Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 Re: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf-Central Atl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 18, 2024, from Kelley Drye and Warren LLP on behalf of the Fisheries Survival Fund. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road Mailstop: VAM-OREP Sterling, VA 20166 Re: FSF Comments on Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Scot Mackey, executive director at the Garden State Seafood Association: * * * To: BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Docket BOEM-2024-0040 Re: Central Atlantic Call for Information and Nomination Call Area * * * Dear Sir/Madam: I am writing on behalf of the Garden State Seafood Association and the roughly 1000 residen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association, Montauk, New York: * * * To: Seth Theuerkauf, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop: VAM-OREP, Sterling, VA 20166 Re: Docket BOEM-2024-0040, Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Ou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia League of Conservation Voters: * * * To: Seth Theuerkauf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road (VAM-OREP) Sterling, VA 20166 Re: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf-C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, New England Fishery Management Council and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Seth Theuerkauf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, Virginia 20166 * * * Dear Dr. Theuerkauf, Pleas  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the North Carolina Department of Commerce: * * * To: Seth Theuerkauf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road Mailstop: VAM-OREP Sterling, Virginia 20166 Re: Request for Information: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection: * * * To: Seth Theuerkauf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road Mailstop: VAM-OREP, Sterling, VA 20166 RE: NJDEP Comments on the Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Sh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the National Wildlife Federation and 11 collaborators. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments in Response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Call for Information and Nominations-Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, 89 FR 67960 (August 22, 2024) Submitted by National Wil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 17, 2024, from the National Wildlife Federation and four collaborators: * * * To: Director Elizabeth Klein Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 1849 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20240 RE: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf-Central Atlantic 2- Call for Information and Nominations, 89 FR  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road (VAM-OREP) Sterling, Virginia 20166 RE: Central Atlantic 2 Call for Information and Nominations Area [Docket No. BOEM-2024-0040] * * * Dear Program Manager, Please accept The Na  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Oceantic Network, Baltimore, Maryland: * * * To: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Docket No. BOEM-2024-0040-0001 Submitted electronically to regulations.gov RE: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf: Central Atlantic 2 * * * Mr. Seth Theuerkauf, I am writing o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Port of Virginia, Norfolk: * * * To: Mr. Seth Theuerkauf Office of Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Energy Ocean Management (BOEM) 45600 Woodland Road (VAM-OREP) Sterling, Virginia 20166 Re: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf - Central Atlantic 2 * * * Dear   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication on Oct. 21, 2024, from Sierra Club and 18 collaborators: * * * To: Liz Klein, Director Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Environment Branch for Renewable Energy 45600 Woodland Road, Mail Stop VAM-OREP Sterling, VA 20166 Re: Docket No. BOEM-2024-0040, Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf-Central  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Southeastern Wind Coalition and five collaborators: * * * To: Liz Klein, Director Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop VAM-OREP Sterling, VA 20166 Re: Docket No. BOEM-2024-0040, Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Central Atlantic Oute  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication on Oct. 21, 2024, from the Black Point Maritime Law PLLC on behalf of the Sustainable Scalloping Fund: * * * To: Walter Cruickshank Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road Mailstop: VAM-OREP Sterling, VA 20166 RE: Call for Information and Nominations in the Central Atlantic * * * Dear Mr. Cruicksha  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MANILA, Philippines Marines with Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, partnered with the Philippine Marine Corps' Force Reconnaissance Group and other multinational recon and special forces units for combined training events at Marine Base Gregorio Lim near Manila, Philippines, Oct. 17-23, 2024, during Exercise KAMANDAG 8. KAMANDAG is an annual P  more

QUANTICO, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following story: By Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie, Marine Corps Recruiting Command SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Marine leaders from across Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) gathered in San Antonio, Texas, for the Fiscal Year 2025 National Operations and Training Symposium (NOTS) from October 21 - 25, 2024. During NOTS, MCRC leaders participated in command-wide professional development and provided subordinate commands  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced Buckingham Branch Railroad Company (BBRC) will receive $6,000,000 from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements(link is external) (CRISI) Program operated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The grant award will fund final design and construction activities on the BBRC Piedmont Subdivision, which will enhance saf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The National Credit Union Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the American Bankers Association. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Chief Counsel's Office Attention: Comment Processing Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 2055  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The National Credit Union Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Association of Global Custodians Americas Focus Committee: * * * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20551 * To: FDTA-INTERAGENCY RULE c/o Legal Division Docket Manager Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 205  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The National Credit Union Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Bank Policy Institute: * * * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20551 * To: FDTA-INTERAGENCY RULE c/o Legal Division Docket Manager Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 * To: Clinton Jones General Counsel A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), Mark Warner, and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) along with U.S. Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), John Sarbanes (D-Md.), Rob Wittman (R-Va.), Andy Harris (R-Md.), Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.), David Trone (D-Md.), and Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) wrote to President Joe Biden outlining their concerns with the recent surge of crabmeat imports fro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) will introduce the "Judicial Action to Impose Liability for Alien Voters Act," also known as the JAIL for Alien Voters Act, following President Donald Trump's warning to illegal aliens: "[i]f you vote illegally, you are going to jail!" The legislation, if enacted, would make voting by an illegal alien a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a total of $380 million for the Virginia Port Authority to purchase new zero-emission cargo handling equipment and charging infrastructure at the Port of Virginia. This grant funding was awarded through EPA's Clean Ports Program -- created by the Inflation Reduction   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: NEWPORT NEWS, VA Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) celebrated $1,098,795 in grant funding being awarded to nonprofits in Virginia's Third Congressional District. This funding was awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) through federal funds for the Fiscal Year 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). This funding provid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of State has released the following public communication on Oct. 21, 2024, from RTX Corp., Arlington, Virginia: * * * RIN 1400-AF29 To: Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy Directorate of Defense Trade Controls U.S. Department of State, SA-1 Columbia Plaza 2401 E St., NW Washington, DC 20037 Subject: RTX Corporation Comments on International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Revisions to Definition and Controls Related to Defense Services RIN 14  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Options Clearing Corporation, Chicago, Illinois: * * * To: Vanessa A. Countryman Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549-1090 * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Science Applications International Corp., Reston, Virginia: * * * Re: Comments on the Financial Data Transparency Act Joint Data Standards Proposed Rule OCC: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219 Re: Docket   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 18, 2024, from Workiva Inc.: * * * To: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219 To: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551 To:  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from CUSIP Global Services, New York. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ted Dowd Chief Counsel Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551 * To: James P. Sheesley Assista  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from LSTA: * * * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20551 * To: FDTA-INTERAGENCY RULE c/o Legal Division Docket Manager Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 * To: Clinton Jones General Counsel Attention: Comments/ RIN 25  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following remarks on Oct. 29, 2024, by Secretary Denis McDonough at the National Press Club: * * * Let me recognize the Press Club's American Legion Post and its commander, Tom Young, and all the Veterans Service Organizations represented here. Veterans Service Organizations are critical to helping us serve Vets, their family members, caregivers, and survivors. I want to thank all the journalists who served our country   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Virginia Small Business Finance Authority in partnership with the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission will offer disaster loans to farmers and agricultural and forestry small businesses located in counties affected by Hurricane Helene in Southwest Virginia. The Agricultural Disaster Microloan Program will provide financial assist  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Electrical equipment manufacturer to invest $16.5 million and create over 109 new jobs * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Electro-Mechanical, LLC, a manufacturer of electrical equipment, will invest $16.55 million to expand its operations into Washington County. The company will add a 200,000 square foot facility to its current manufacturing sites, creati  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: A Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy pled guilty today to theft of government property after stealing military equipment he later sold online. According to court documents, Shawn Claude Crowell, 40, was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic at Naval Station Norfolk from December 2022 to September 2024. Crowell had access to and was r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $13,317,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand and secure rail service across Virginia. This funding was made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law, landmark legislation championed by both senators. "Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law, we're unlocking investments in rail across the Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $13,317,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand and secure rail service across Virginia. This funding was made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law, landmark legislation championed by both senators. "Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law, we're unlocking investments in rail across the Common  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) announced $380,000,000 in federal funding for the Port of Virginia to accelerate its plan to become carbon-neutral by 2040. Warner, Kaine, and Scott advocated for this funding and sent a letter of support for this grant. The funding was awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Po  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) announced $380,000,000 in federal funding for the Port of Virginia to accelerate its plan to become carbon-neutral by 2040. Warner, Kaine, and Scott advocated for this funding and sent a letter of support for this grant. The funding was awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Ports Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) announced $380,000,000 in federal funding for the Port of Virginia to accelerate its plan to become carbon-neutral by 2040. Warner, Kaine, and Scott advocated for this funding and sent a letter of support for this grant. The funding was awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Ports Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2024: * * * On the one-year anniversary of being unanimously elected by his Republican colleagues as Speaker of the House, conservatives are rallying behind Speaker Johnson. Here's what they are saying: "Speaker Johnson stands ready to work with President Donald Trump to secure the border, tear up the administrative state, lower taxes, cut spending, and protect traditional Amer  more