WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Mika J. Cross, a workplace transformation strategist, from a Jan. 15, 2025, hearing entitled "The Stay-at-Home Federal Workforce: Another Biden-Harris Legacy": * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly, and distinguished members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit a statement for the record to support this hearing. As a workplace expert with over two  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release: Iowa's labor force participation rate rose to 66.4 percent in December amid an influx of recent graduates entering the workforce, while the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.2 percent. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate decreased to 4.1 percent in December. "December's report shows modest growth as a result of hiring across most parts of the Iowa economy, and employ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: Today, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Ranking Member Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced the SASC subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress, including the top Republican and Democrat for each subcommittee. The SASC subcommittee Chairs, Ranking Members, and rosters for the 119th Congress are as fol  more