JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is fielding the Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control platform at five more bases after three years of successful initial testing here. AFIMSC awarded a $20 million contract to Simplesense, Inc., Nov. 18 to provide the low-rate initial production and install. The installations sla  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Cynthia Griggs, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Master Sgt. Jason Audette, an air traffic controller with the 75th Operations Support Squadron, has faced many stressful challenges in both his childhood and his 15-year Air Force career learning the importance of mental fitness and resilience. So, when the airfield operations community launched the A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, sent a bipartisan letter to the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at the Pentagon to "express our support for North Carolina to host a DIU OnRamp Hub to streamline how our state's companies, academic institutions, and entrepreneurs access government programming and funding to better suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced that she is nominating 36 qualified high school seniors from 17 counties throughout West Virginia to the prestigious U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies. Nominees were selected by a board chosen by Senator Capito who reviewed each application, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations. "One of my most impo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Shontel Brown joined members of the Ohio Congressional Delegation in a joint statement condemning Neo-Nazis who marched in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend. The statement was led by the Dean of the Delegation Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03). Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) and Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13) also joined the statement. The joint sta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Multiple nuclear peer adversaries challenge the U.S. and its allies' and partners' security, according to the Defense Department. "We are now in a world where we're facing multiple nuclear competitors, multiple states that are growing, diversifying and modernizing their nuclear arsenals and also, unfortunately, prioritizing the role that nuclear weapons play in their national security strategies," said Richard C.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Tonight, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar appeared on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes to discuss priorities for the 119th Congress and standing up to Republican extremism. HAYES: From your perspective, obviously, these races aren't called. How are you and your colleagues, at least in Leadership, talking about what this House will look like with, I think it's fair to say, a pretty slim   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication dated Nov. 15, 2024, from Unleaded Kids: * * * To: Regulations Division Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0500. Re: Allocating Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Grant Funding Using a Formula Approach; Request for Information [Docket No. HUD-2024-0070-0001] * * * To whom it m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 18, 2024, signed by Ya-Wei Li, Assistant Director for Ecological Services. Endangered Species Act; Issuance of Enhancement of Survival and Incidental Take Permits for Safe Harbor Agreements, Candidate Conservation Agreements, Conservation Plans, and Scientific Activities; January 1, 2023, Through December 31, 2023 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACT  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division in collaboration with the University of the District of Columbia Law School, hosted an event yesterday commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Several hundred attended the event in-person and online. The Shepard-Byrd Act is a landmark federal statute passed in 2009 that allows federal criminal prosecu  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced two settlements with oil and gas operators in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In separate agreements, XTO Energy Inc. (XTO) and Hilcorp Energy Company (Hilcorp) agreed to resolve alleged Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act violations involving th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSres)-- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report titled "The Biden-Harris Administration's CHNV Parole Program Two Years Later: A Fraud-Ridden, Unmitigated Disaster." The report details the rampant fraud and abuse of the Biden-Harris Administration's unlawful   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Accenture LLP: * * * Title: Attachment1_Accenture_Comment Recipient: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce Sender: Accenture LLP Subject: PUBLIC NTIA-2024-0002: Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security * * * Accenture is a leading global professi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from the American Foundry Society, Schaumburg, Illinois: * * * American Foundry Society Comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce Request for Comments on Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security Docket No. NTIA-2024-0002 * * * The American F  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from Athena Coalition and 20 collaborators. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Alan Davidson Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information National Telecommunications and Information Administration 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 Re: Request for comment NTIA-2024-0002 * * *   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced a $1,000,000 award for Erie County, Ohio, from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Quality Improvement Fund -- Justice Involved program. This discretionary funding will advance health services and programs that provide critical support to justice-involved individuals, ensuring equitable access to healthcare resources and opportunities for  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Greg Landsman released the following statement regarding his vote opposing H.R.9495: On H.R.9495, I absolutely support tax relief for Americans who have been held hostage abroad and ongoing efforts to pursue nonprofits who may aid terrorist organizations. Like many, I re-read the bill last week in the context of Trump's appointments and the fact that loyalty to Trump i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Members of the Ohio Congressional delegation led by Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), and Dean of the Ohio Delegation Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement condemning Neo-Nazi's who marched in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend. This follows a similar incident of antisemitism carried out by a Neo-Nazi group in Sylvania and Toledo in July of 2023. Also joining this cal  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, Members of the Ohio Congressional delegation led by Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), and Dean of the Ohio Delegation Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement condemning Neo-Nazi's who marched in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend. This follows a similar incident of antisemitism carried out by a Neo-Nazi group in Sylvania and Toledo in July of 2023. Also joinin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, Members of the Ohio Congressional delegation led by Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), and Dean of the Ohio Delegation Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement condemning Neo-Nazi's who marched in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend. This follows a similar incident of antisemitism carried out by a Neo-Nazi group in Sylvania and Toledo in July of 2023. Also joinin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Max Miller (OH-07) and 22 other Members wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and House Appropriators asking them to support additional funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) next-generation weather prediction systems. As weather events are becoming increasingly sever, this system will help NOAA create better f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly provides an additional $35 million for upgrades to Sky Harbor's Central Utility Plant. Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced that an additional $35,000,000 will be invested in airport terminal upgrades at Phoenix Sky Harbor from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly. Phoeni  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 9495. "I have heard from countless constituents and nonprofit organizations from across the district that have expressed strong concerns that H.R. 9495 could be weaponized to strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status for political reasons. If this bill becomes law, the next presidential administration could desig  more