RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina issued the following news release: * * * ACLU of North Carolina Condemns UNC Compliance with ICE Media Contact Keisha Williams, communications@acluofnc.org RALEIGH, N.C. - The ACLU of North Carolina sent a letter to the University of North Carolina following Chancellor Lee Roberts' expression of intent to "comply with any requests from law enforcement" when asked about the deluge of executive orders iss  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 31, 2025 AIR FORCE Linquest Corp., Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $970,000,000 for advanced solutions for collaborative engineering and digital development. This contract provides for the operationalization of the digital engineering and decision support techniques required   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 31, 2025 AIR FORCE Linquest Corp., Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $970,000,000 for advanced solutions for collaborative engineering and digital development. This contract provides for the operationalization of the digital engineering and decision support techniques required t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from Education Forward: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine Office of Planning, Development, and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave., SW LBJ Room 4C210 Washington, D.C. 20002 Dear Ms. Valentine, Please consider the following in response to requests for comments included in EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 (w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication on Jan. 27, 2025, from Military Kids Special Education Alliance Inc.: * * * Re: Part D - EDFacts Data Set for School Years 2025 through 2028 * * * Military Kids Special Education Alliance, Inc. (here in after MKSEA) fully supports the proposed Department of Education expansion of data collection of military-connected students with disabilities. MKSEA supports all proposed data collections e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 17, 2025, from Gregory P. DeAngelo, executive director of Metro 4 Inc. and Southeastern States Air Resource Managers Inc., Tallahassee, Florida: * * * To: Jane Nishida, Acting Administrator U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Re: Regional Haze Third Implementation Period; Extension of the State Implementation Plan Du  more

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Visits Western North Carolina to Assess Ongoing Restoration Work After Hurricane Helene * * * FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is in Western North Carolina for his first official trip as head of the agency. Over the course of the day, he will visit several of Hurricane Helene's hardest-hit areas where recovery and restoration are underway. He will also spend t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * North Carolina Will Also Send $6 Million To Baptists on Mission, Habitat for Humanity to Aid Home Repair Projects * * * In Boone, Governor Josh Stein joined Dogwood Health Trust to announce a $30 million small business grant program to support businesses impacted by Hurricane Helene and bolster economic recovery. Small businesses with an annual revenue of up to and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Office of Trade Representative has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from Fraunhofer USA Inc., Plymouth, Michigan: * * * To: Office of the United States Trade Representative Mr. Daniel Lee Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Innovation and Intellectual Property 600 17th St NW Washington, DC 20508 Re: Submission in response to the USTR Request for Comments and Notice of a Public Hearing Regarding the 2025 Special 301 Review   more