WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 3, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $551,012,019 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and technical support and production of the submarine AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare systems on new-construction and in-service submarines.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * FHWA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule Defeated in Sixth Circuit ***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. - In November 2023, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) adopted a final rule requiring state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the highway system and set declining targets. Congress has never granted the   more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: James Henley, 35, of Greenwood, Indiana, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, two counts of money laundering, and eight counts of wire fraud. Henley has also been ordered to pay $1,887,426.63 in restitution. A  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 5 -- Duke Energy Kentucky has filed an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) seeking approval for a major upgrade at its East Bend Generating Station. The company is requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to convert its Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (WFGD) system from a quicklime reagent process to a limestone reagent handling system. This conversion aims to ensure the plant continues to comply with existing environmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Proud to Confirm Collins as VA Secretary Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Doug Collins as U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs: "After four years of gross mismanagement, America has important work to do to restore accountability and transparency to the Department of Veterans   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Proud to Confirm Wright as Energy Secretary Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Chris Wright as U.S. Secretary of Energy: "From day one, President Biden worked relentlessly to kneecap American energy production, both onshore and offshore. Secretary Wright's singular focus on r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Today, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the Trump Administration to examine strategies to expedite the transfer of land located within the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) back to the residents of Paducah, Kentucky. McCracken County   more