WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Demand Secretary Duffy Prioritize Safety Following Dangerous Cuts to Transportation Workforce [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined his colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy urging the agency to stop the mass layoffs and firing of essential   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 21, 2025 ARMY Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $322,500,000 modification (PZ0006) to contract W31P4Q-23-C-0026 for the Tube Launched Optically-Tracked Wireless Guided weapon system. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2026. Fiscal 2023 procurement, Marine Corps funds; and 2021 and 2023 other procurement,   more