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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republicans Block Markey Amendment to Budget Resolution that Would Extend Alzheimer's Research Funding Watch: Senator Markey Introduces Amendment to Fund Alzheimer's Research Washington (February 21, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security and founder and co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Care Coordination for Veterans Using Both VA Health Care and Medicare WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), a member and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) respectively, are introducing legislation to better coordinate and manage health care for veterans who are enrolled in both Medicare a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Launches Compliance Review of University of Maine for Title IX Violations Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2025 --The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has initiated a compliance review of the University of Maine following the State of Maine's blatant disregard for President Trump's Executive Order (EO) 14201, Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports. "President Trump has made it abundantly clear:  more