WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Jan. 10, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) A total of 35 littoral combat ships (LCSs) were procured through FY2019./63 All 35 have been named. LCSs were at first named for U.S. mid-tier cities, small towns, and other U.S. communities./64 The naming rule was later adjusted to regionally importan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on Jan. 13, 2025, by Deputy Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks at a Defense Innovation Board's public meeting: * * * Thank you very much, Mike [Bloomberg]. It's great to see you and the whole Defense Innovation Board. Thank you all for the very hard work that you put forward on the studies that you published today. Delivering innovations at scale, with speed, is so important, as you've heard me emphasize before. Innov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * Company agrees to $1.2M project for a new tugboat with updated emission controls to reduce the release of harmful air pollutants in the Gulf Coast region * * * Today, Jan. 13, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement agreement with Meyer Distributing, Inc., an Indiana automotive parts distributor, for violating the Clean Air Act emission controls requirements  more

HAMMOND, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson publicly announces today, effective at 11:59 p.m. on January 17, 2025, he will be stepping down as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. U.S. Attorney Johnson, on December 16, 2024, tendered resignation letters to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and United States Attorney General  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America's teachers and mentors play in sha  more