WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 31 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Air Force Institute of Technology's students, faculty and staff celebrated many significant milestones throughout 2024. After more than a century of education excellence, AFIT's current vision of leading defense-focused education, research and consultation to accelerate military superiority across all domains continues to be accomplished through its five schools: the Civil Engineer School, th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0105) on Jan. 28, 2025, entitled "Union Members - 2024": * * * The union membership rate--the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of unions--was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.3 million, also showed little mov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 30, 2025 AIR FORCE BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded an increased ceiling modification (P00790) of $1,192,897,112 to a previously awarded contract (FA8214-13-C-0001) for sustaining engineering services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,134,640,338 from $1,941,743,226. Work will be performed at   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, released the following statement announcing Steve Waskiewicz as the new Staff Director for the House Rules Committee, and Carson Middleton as Senior Advisor and Policy Director. "I am very pleased to announce Steve Waskiewicz as the Staff Director of the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner on Jan. 30, 2025, with National Association of Manufacturers CEO and President Jay Timmons: * * * Manufacturers are Depending on Congress to Extend the Trump Tax Cuts The people have spoken loud and clear: They want a stronger, more competitive America. With President Donald Trump in the White House and Republicans leading Congress, we  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the SAFE Child Act's lookback window is constitutional. In McKinney v. Goins, Solicitor General Ryan Park and the Department of Justice defended the legislature's creation of a two-year period in which adults who were abused as children were able to bring civil actions against their abusers. Attorney G  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: DURHAM, NC (January 31, 2025) -- Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump and the United States Office of Management and Budget directed a pause on United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) communications, grants, and hiring. The vaguely worded memorandum from Trump's Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Vaeth   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Pat Harrigan (R-NC), a combat-decorated Green Beret, defense entrepreneur, and nuclear engineer representing North Carolina's 10th District, has been appointed to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight within the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. "American leadership in science and technology isn't optional--it's essential to our na  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement after reintroducing the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, legislation to support physicians and protect access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. "Physicians in America are facing unprecedented financial viability challenges due to continued Medicare cuts. Access to affordable and quality h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Representatives Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y) today introduced the bipartisan Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act to educate children about the dangers of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids and protect them from overdoses. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. "As the mother of a high school st  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Padilla, Cassidy, Schiff Introduce Legislation to Exclude Catastrophe Mitigation Payments from Income Taxes WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2025, legislation that excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any qualified catastrophe mitigatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Hirono Presses Loeffler--Trump Nominee for SBA Administrator--on Loyalty to Trump, Importance of SBA in Disaster Relief Efforts ~ Video of Sen. Hirono's question line can be found here ~ WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, pressed Kelly Loeffler, President Trump's nominee to be Administrator of the Smal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * MS. LEAVITT: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. LEAVITT: How are we? Good to see all of you. It's an honor to be here with all of you. A lot of familiar faces in the room, a lot of new faces. And President Trump is back, and the golden age of America has most definitely begun. The Senate has already confirmed five of President  more