WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025 ARMY ITC Defense Corp.,* North Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded an $82,384,032 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract for programmatic support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2030. Army Contracting Com  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 6, 2025 ARMY ITC Defense Corp.,* North Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded an $82,384,032 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract for programmatic support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2030. Army Contracting Com  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 1, 2025, from the U.S. Donor Conceived Council: * * * To: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 Re: Support of Draft Guidance on Donor Eligibility for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps) Docket Nos. FDA-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Shaheen Condemns Trump Actions as Deliberate Effort to Undermine Critical Functions of Government Over Lowering Costs for Granite Staters (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) condemned Trump for undermining critical government functions instead of working to lower costs for Granite Staters like he promised during his campaign. Shaheen pointed to the President's misguide  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has released the following public communication dated Jan. 16, 2025, from Disability Rights Texas, Austin: * * * To: Daniel Navarrete Director Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation Wage and Hour Division (WHD) U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW Room S-3502 Washington, DC 20210 RE: Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Regul  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has released the following public communication dated Jan. 16, 2025, from the National Women's Law Center: * * * To: Daniel Navarrete Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation Wage & Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-3502 Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments in Support of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, RIN 1235-AA14, Employment of Workers with Disabiliti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are demanding answers from U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding his decision to grant Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its team access to critically important federal payment systems - including highly sensitive pe  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 8 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: * * * Contact Communications Unit (603) 271-3781 | communications@ins.nh.gov New Hampshire Insurance Department Affirms Prohibition on Location-Based Underwriting for Homeowners' Insurance CONCORD, NH (February 7, 2025) - The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) has reaffirmed its longstanding prohibition against insurers canceling, refusing to issue, or declining to renew ho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Delegation Demands Answers on DOGE's Access to Federal Payment Systems and Americans' Highly Sensitive Information, Urges Reversal The New Hampshire Congressional delegation is demanding answers from U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding his decision to grant Elon Musk (link is external) 's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its team access to critically im  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Permanently Schedule Fentanyl Analogues Pappas has led the fight in Congress to permanently schedule all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs, securing several extensions of the temporary scheduling measure until permanent measures could be passed Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped pass bipartisan legislation to permanently sche  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representative Maggie Goodlander joined over 100 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing deep concerns about the recent destructive actions taken by the Trump Administration regarding the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In the letter, the lawmakers condemned the Trump Administration's efforts to undermine USAID's independence, which h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), are demanding answers from U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding his decision to grant Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its team access to critically important federal payment systems - including highly sensitiv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Leads New Hampshire Congressional Delegation in Demanding Answers from Treasury Secretary Bessent on DOGE's Access to Federal Payment Systems and Americans' Highly Sensitive Information, Urges Him to Reverse Potentially Dangerous Decision (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Speaks Out Against Trump Nominee Russell Vought, Calling Him Unfit and Unqualified to Serve as OMB Director (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor opposing the nomination of Russell Vought, the chief architect of Project 2025, a radical, right-wing agenda, to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. You can watch her  more