WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following testimony by Mary-Jean 'MJ' Burke, first executive vice president of the National Veterans Affairs Council of the American Federation of Government Employees, from a Dec. 17, 2024, hearing on legislation to improve VA programs and services: * * * Chairman Miller Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley: Thank you for inviting the American Federation of Government Employees to testify at today's Legislative   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Carol Harris, director of information technology and cybersecurity issues at the Government Accountability Office, from a Dec. 12, 2024, hearing entitled "Modernizing VA: Lessons Learned in the 118th Congress": * * * Chairman Rosendale, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to discuss our work on the challe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 19, 2024, from the Economic and Community Development Institute: * * * To: Ms. Donna Fudge Office of Policy Planning and Liaison Small Business Administration 409 3rd Street SW Washington, DC 20416 Re: Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple Award Contracts Dear Ms. Fudge: The Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) strongly supports the U.S. Small B  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (TNSFR) -- Toyota Material Handling, Inc. has received approval from the Foreign-Trade Zones Board for proposed production activity at its facility within Foreign-Trade Zone 72 in Columbus, Indiana. The company submitted a notification of its proposed activity to the Board on August 20, 2024. Following a public comment period and a review of the notification, the Board determined that no further review was necessary. This authorization allows Toyota Material Handling to pro  more