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

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 1 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 31, 2025: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that a bipartisan coalition of states led by Tennessee has reached a settlement in principle in its lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). "We've been fighting hard to protect Tennessee student-athletes," said Attorney General Skrmetti. "Last year, we blocked the NCAA's unlawful enfor  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

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 1 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced that Virginia and a bipartisan coalition of states has reached a landmark settlement in principle with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that will protect student-athletes' Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights during the recruiting process. The agreement also permanently bars the NCAA from reinstating its   more