WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sustained a protest filed by The Mission Essential Group, LLC (Mission Essential), of New Albany, Ohio, challenging the terms of a fair opportunity proposal request (FOPR) issued by the Department of the Air Force for pilot augmentation support services in Europe and Africa. Mission Essential argued that the solicitation improperly provided for award on a lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Air Force issued  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Co-Leads Bipartisan PREEMIE Act to Support Healthy Pregnancies and Births Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) is a co-lead on the bipartisan Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act of 2025 (link is external), legislation introduced by Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) this week. The legislation is also co-le  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45811) on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress" by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons--maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5 - as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Beatty Hosts Tele-Town Hall on Musk-MAGA Hostile Takeover of U.S. Government Reps. Glenn Ivey and Morgan McGarvey Join as Thousands Dial In Amid Growing Concerns Tonight, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) hosted a Tele-Town Hall to address the Musk-MAGA hostile takeover of the U.S. government and the dangerous, and in some cases, unlawful executive orders issued by Presi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 11, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, was awarded a $114,162,885 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6117 to exercise options for the Navy's procurement of hardware to support sound navigation and ranging systems. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (65%); Clearwater, Florida (32%); Syracuse, Ne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from SMART Transportation Division, Independence, Ohio: * * * BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION DOCKET NO. FRA-2024-0112 FRA Information Collection Request * * * These comments are on behalf of the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Tra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication on Feb. 4, 2025, from Local Housing Administrators Coalition Inc.: * * * On behalf of LHAC, we write to offer the following comments in response to HUD's notice, "60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Management Review of Multifamily Housing Projects; OMB Control No.: 2502-0178" [FR-6356-P-01]. Local Housing Administrators Coalition, Inc. (LHAC) members are f  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * New tool provides near-real-time data on business conditions in the region served by the Cleveland Fed The public can now access near-real-time data on regional business conditions using a new Cleveland Fed charting tool built from the Summary of Regional Conditions and Expectations, or SORCE. The SORCE indexes have helped inform the Cleveland Fed's Beige Book and monetary policy effort  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * Defendant claimed to run taxi business while in federal prison * * * Kipterrez James, 44, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 13 months in prison for COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud. According to court documents, in 2021, James applied for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan claiming that he had been running a taxi/rideshare business   more

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * Drug supply source connected to the Jalisco Cartel * * * A 51-count superseding indictment was unsealed today charging 17 Ohio residents of operating a large-scale drug trafficking scheme based in Akron. The Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) is alleged to be responsible for trafficking distribution quantities of controlled substances in the Summit County, Ohio   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my Chief of Staff, Rebecca Card Angelson, who will leave my office at the end of this week. Becky, as many know her by, has been a member of my team since 2019. Becky got her start on Capitol Hill over a decade ago when she interned for fellow Ohioan, Speaker John Boehner. Becky quic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Will Sroka and his service and contributions to Virginia's First District and the Nation. Will earned his bachelor's degree from the reigning NCAA college football champions Ohio State University, where he majored in sociology. Will then held internship positions at a publi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 5, 2025, from CenterPoint Energy Inc., Houston, Texas: * * * To: Docket Management Facility (M-30) U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 RE: Comments of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management, Docket No. TSA-2022-00  more