WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Building upon its commitment to expand health care coverage and ensure continuity of care, today the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), approved five section 1115 demonstration amendments. These amendments will authorize Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania to provi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, Albuquerque, New Mexico: * * * To: Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, ATTN: CMS-1809-P Mail Stop C4-26-05 7500 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: [CMS-1809-P] Medicare   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N,M.), Chairman of the U.S. Joint Economic Committee (JEC), cosponsored the Tax Relief for New Businesses Act, legislation to provide more tax relief to entrepreneurs looking to start a small business, and reduce barriers for startups. "Small locally-owned businesses are the beating hearts of our communities and the backbone of our economy," said Heinrich. "I'm proud to cosp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The investments will support continued growth in clean American manufacturing, boosting the competitiveness of clean U.S. industries and the creation of good manufacturing jobs while reducing pollution from the production of concrete, steel, and other bedrock materials of our economy. By catalyzing demand for clean construction materials, the Program complements the Bid  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the award of $1.2 billion to 39 State Departments of Transportation under the Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program. The investments will support continued growth in clean American manufacturing, boosting the competitiveness of clean U.S. indus  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer serious harm or death annually due to diagnostic error Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.), Kim Schrier (D-Wash.), and Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) announced their reintroduction of the Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation aims to address the alarming rate of m  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: EL PASO, Texas -- The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense Center hosted its second annual Multilateral Subject Matter Expert Exchange and Defense Design Workshop on 21 thru 26, October 2024, at Fort Bliss located in El Paso, Texas. This groundbreaking event, supported by the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Pacific Air Forces, 32nd AAMDC, and the 11th Air Defense Art  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) signed six Tribal Historic Preservation agreements with Tribes across the country in the 2024 fiscal year that ended September 30, transferring to Tribes certain historic preservation responsibilities that would otherwise be the responsibility of the state in which a Tribe is located. The NPS has the responsibility under the National Historic Pres  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: AUGUSTA, Georgia - (Nov. 14, 2024) - The importance of partnership to complete construction of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in support of enduring and sustainable nuclear deterrence was on display during a Deliver 2032 banner signing ceremony with the Augusta Building and Construction Trades Council on Nov. 6. Repres  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: The Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) saw a large reduction of transuranic (TRU) waste in fiscal year 2024 (FY24), achieving the highest volume of TRU waste shipped out of state by the facility in the past 10 years. SWMF is responsible for the disposition of SRS' solid wastes, which include sanitary, construction and demolition, h  more