WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 21, 2025 ARMY Hospital Housekeeping System LLC, Dripping Springs, Texas, was awarded a $939,999,000 firm-fixed-price contract for specialized medical facilities operation and maintenance services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 17 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 25, 2031. U.S. Army Corps of Eng  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Ushers Sarah's Law Through the Senate WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) successfully passed her Sarah's Law as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act to ensure that our laws prioritize Americans. These bills work in tandem to close loopholes in the law that have allowed illegal immigrants to commit violent crimes against Americans. Ahead of its final passage, she called for the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following fact sheet: As Attorney General, Pam Bondi will make America safe again and end the partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice. MYTH: Bondi's relationship with President Trump is disqualifying. FACT: Bondi: "Many presidents, including President Obama, were friends with [their] Attorney Generals throughout the years... What I can tell you is my duty, if confirmed a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-767) on the Jenna Quinn Law of 2024 (H.R. 7233), which aims to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Letter Asks DOJ to Take All Necessary Steps to Ensure Report Can Be Made Public, Including Dismissal of Cases Against Co-Conspirators * * * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Daniel Goldman led Committee Democrats in a letter urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to release Volume 2 of Special Counse  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Jan. 16, 2025, from the American Institute of CPAs: * * * To: Ms. Aviva Aron-Dine Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 * To: The Honorable Marjorie Rollinson IRS Chief Counsel Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20224 RE: Comments on REG-112  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from 15 attorneys general. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration United States Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments on Proposed Standard for Heat Injury and Illn  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Coalition for Workplace Safety. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Julie A. Su Acting Secretary U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 * To: The Honorable Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Sworn in for a second term, Treasurer Garrity outlines optimistic vision for the Keystone State * * * Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today began her second term leading the Pennsylvania Treasury Department as she took the Oath of Office during a ceremony at The Forum Auditorium. Treasurer Garrity was sworn into office by the Honorable Maureen Beirne, President Judg  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Mauricio Sarmiento, 35, of Ecuador, was sentenced today to one year of non-reporting probation, a $500 fine, and a $100 special assessment by United States District Court Judge John M. Gallagher for introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. On November 20, 2024,  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Eric Francis Butler, age 49, of Nassau County, New York, to 240 months' imprisonment to be followed by four years of supervised release for the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bod  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 153 months of imprisonment on his conviction of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and violations of federal supervised release, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. United States District Judge Robert J. Colville imposed th  more