WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12910) on Feb. 13, 2025, senior research librarians Maria Kreiser and Kathleen E. Marchsteiner: * * * Searching for Federal Grants: An Overview of Resources The diverse range of federal grant programs can be challenging to navigate. Congress has authorized over 1,800 federal grant programs to support national goals and objectives, and federal grant funding can be used for a var  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 14, 2025 AIR FORCE Anduril Industries Inc.,* Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Thunderdome Small Business Innovation Phase III. This contract provides for rapid prototyping projects utilizing the Lattice core software capability. Work will be performed at Costa Mesa, California, and is expected to be   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by David Case, acting inspector general of Veterans Affairs, from a Feb. 6, 2025, hearing entitled "VA First, Veteran Second: The Biden-Harris Legacy": * * * Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Ramirez, and subcommittee members, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the efforts of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to enhance VA's accountability and aid in its c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Murray Demand Briefing to Congress on Reckless Layoffs Across Department of Energy, Including NNSA, Jeopardizing National Security Toledo, OH -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Subcommittee on Energy and Water Developm  more

CLEVELAND, OH, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * U.S. Marshals Arrest 2nd Suspect in Shooting Incident That Left One Man Dead and Another Seriously Injured Cleveland, OH - Today, members of the U.S. Marshals led, Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Shashawn Atkinson, 23, Atkinson was wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for aggravated murder. According to the Cleveland Division of  more