WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The U.S. Air Force is updating its existing approach to the Next-Generation Ejection Seat (NGES) program to increase competition for some of the five platforms, inviting more industry players to compete for a contract to supply F-16 ejection seats with the potential to conduct competition for other aircraft platforms in the future. The decision follows anal  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has released the following public communication on Dec. 9, 2024, from Select Sires Inc., Plain City, Ohio: * * * To whom it may concern: Select Sires, Inc. is an industry leader in the export of bovine germplasm and utilizes USDA APHIS services to get health certificates endorsed weekly. Since the beginning of 2024, we have had over 1,500 certificates endorsed to continue trade with our custom  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from SMART Transportation Division, Independence, Ohio: * * * BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION DOCKET NO. PHMSA-2024-26390 Notice Of Action On Special Permits Application Number 21825-N * * * These comments are on behalf of the Transportati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from Airlines for America: * * * To: Bohdan Baczara Deputy Director Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: Airlines for America's Comments to DOT NPRM Electronic Signatures, Forms and Storage for Drug and Alcohol Testing Records (DOT-OST-2022-0027) * * * Dear Mr. Bacza  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Dec. 10, 2024, from the Ohio River Valley Institute: * * * To: Michelle Price-Fay, Acting Director Water Division, Region 3 Price-Fay.Michelle@epa.gov * Michael Gordon, Acting Deputy Director Water Division, Region 3 Gordon.Mike@epa.gov * Environmental Protection Agency Four Penn Center 1600 JFK Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 Re: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0357 Reque  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: Following Shutdown of Stewart Airport, Congressman Pat Ryan Slams Lack of Urgency and Transparency on Drone Sightings, Calls for Additional Public Disclosure, Overhaul of Counter UAS Protocol In letter to heads of FBI, DoD, DHS, and FAA, Ryan demands they release all unclassified information regarding increased drone activity and calls for complete overhaul of Counter UAS protocol and authorities Ryan: "These  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Sykes Introduced the Legislation that is Expected to be Signed into Law by Governor DeWine Before the New Year Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) applauded Ohio Governor Mike DeWine for signing into law legislation that she introduced to prohibit a person from knowingly installing a tracking device or tracking application on another person's property without the other person's consen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) issued the following statement after a partisan government funding bill failed in the House of Representatives. This follows House Republicans' decision to go back on the bipartisan agreement to temporarily fund the government, threatening a shutdown. "Once again, House Republicans are partaking in petty politics that threaten a government shutdown without  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: 39 New American Citizens Take Oath of Allegiance and Complete Their Paths to Citizenship AKRON, OH Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) hosted a naturalization ceremony at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, where 40 naturalized American citizens took the Oath of Allegiance and completed their path to citizenship. Judge John. R. Adams of the United States District Court for the Northern D  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Rep. Sykes Voted to Pass the Legislation out of the House with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) applauded the U.S. Senate's passage of the Social Security Fairness Act. The Social Security Fairness Act will eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social Security Act. Currently, public service emplo  more