ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 349 AMW welcomes new 349 AMOS commander * Published March 6, 2025 * By Brittany Lauro * 349th Air Mobility Wing TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Air Force Reserve members, family and friends welcomes Lt Col Aaron Jones as he assumes command of the 349th Air Mobility Operations Squadron at a ceremony held on March 2 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Lt Col Aaron Jones served previ  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 349 AMW welcomes new 349 AMOS commander * Published March 6, 2025 * By Brittany Lauro * 349th Air Mobility Wing TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Air Force Reserve members, family and friends welcomes Lt Col Aaron Jones as he assumes command of the 349th Air Mobility Operations Squadron at a ceremony held on March 2 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Lt Col Aaron Jones served previ  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * A Loyal Farewell * Published March 6, 2025 * By Staff Sgt. Christina Russo * 910th Airlift Wing YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- For Col. Michael Maloney, 910th Airlift Wing commander, there's one characteristic that he values more than anything and that throughout his tenure at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, he would come to find embodied in the Airmen. "The trait I   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, DeGette, Cammack, Kelly, Mackenzie, and Castor introduce bill to prevent maternal deaths and improve health outcomes for mothers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) today introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill would assi  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Commanders emphasize importance of fueling and sustaining Global Power Projection * Published March 6, 2025 * By Air Mobility Command Public Affairs Gen. Johnny Lamontagne, commander of Air Mobility Command, participated in a panel discussing the importance of fueling and sustaining the fight for global power projection with Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air F  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Commanders emphasize importance of fueling and sustaining Global Power Projection * Published March 6, 2025 * By Air Mobility Command Public Affairs Gen. Johnny Lamontagne, commander of Air Mobility Command, participated in a panel discussing the importance of fueling and sustaining the fight for global power projection with Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air F  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (SPE2DX-25-D-1000 $5,649,602,820); DMS Pharmaceutical Group Inc.,** Parkridge, Illinois (SPE2DX-25-D-9000, $277,666,966); and Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, Ohio (SPE2DX-25-D-8000, $16,564,367), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price requirements contract under solicitation SPE2DX-24-R-0001 for   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received a new major license application from Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) for the continued operation of the Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project. Located on Heath Creek in Floyd County, Georgia, the facility is a significant energy asset with a generating capacity of 904 megawatts. The project, which consists of an extensive system of reservoirs, dams, tunnels, and transmission lines, oper  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittees on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Antitrust Law and the NCAA: Examining the Current Climate" at 10 a.m. on March 11, 2025, at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building: The hearing will examine issues for the Committee's consideration including antitrust liability for NCAA rules concerning NIL payments, transfers, and eligibility. WITNESSES: * Caryl Smith Gil  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * ICYMI: EPA Press Office Fact Checks Washington Post Coverage of Waste & Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Press Office fact checked the Washington Post's absurd coverage defending the allocation of $2 billion to Power Forward Communities (PFC), a group linked to Stacey Abrams, for which The Post called criticisms "vastl  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock Denounced Closure of Five Social Security Offices Across State Last week, Senator Reverend Warnock laid out the disastrous consequences of the announced closure of five Social Security Administration (SSA) offices around Georgia The offices to be closed are in Brunswick, Columbus, Gainesville, Thomasville, and Vidalia Senator Reverend Warnock: "For millions o  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library Announces Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Grant Awards The Library of Congress recently awarded six Teaching with Primary Sources regional grants. Recipients of these regional grants will make subgrants on behalf of the Library to organizations that wish to integrate Library resources and Teaching with Primary Sources methods into their educational programming. The recipients include Illinois Stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Anthony Locklear, interim chief executive officer of the National Indian Health Board, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on the Indian Health Service budget: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and the distinguished members of this Subcommittee, on behalf of the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and the 574+ sovereign federally   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Greg Abrahamson, vice chair of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 Indian Health Service budget: * * * Chair Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Greg Abrahamson, and I serve as Chair of the Spokane Tribal Business Council, Vice Chair of t  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Reserve Loadmaster Serves Country and Community * Published March 6, 2025 * By Michael Dobbs * 446th Airlift Wing TACOMA, Wash. -- Staff Sgt. Eleazar Grimes is a United States Air Force Reserve loadmaster for the 728th Airlift Squadron. After enlisting and completing his required training he reported to the 728th where he met Master Sergeant Kyle Harris. Harris has been a full-time D  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Reserve Loadmaster Serves Country and Community * Published March 6, 2025 * By Michael Dobbs * 446th Airlift Wing TACOMA, Wash. -- Staff Sgt. Eleazar Grimes is a United States Air Force Reserve loadmaster for the 728th Airlift Squadron. After enlisting and completing his required training he reported to the 728th where he met Master Sergeant Kyle Harris. Harris has been a full-time D  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 10 a.m. on March 11, 2025: Legislation * S.860, - "Break Up Suspicious Transactions of Fentanyl Act" or the "BUST FENTANYL Act" * S.868, - "Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia's Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act" or the "MEGOBARI Act" * S.Res.86, - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding United Nations General Assembly Res  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Holds Hearing Addressing Broadband Deployment WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing titled Fixing Biden's Broadband Blunder. "I hope this new Congre  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Energy Holds Hearing on Energy Demand and Grid Reliability WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing titled Scaling for Growth: Meeting Demand for Reliable, Affordable Electricity. "In the coming years, it's critical we produce the   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week: Border Security, Base Renaming, Good Get for West Point, All Indicators of Thriving DOD In North Carolina today, Fort Liberty was redesignated as Fort Bragg. That change follows a memorandum from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed in February. This week, the secretary signed a similar memorandum, which directs the redesignation of Fort Moore, Georgia, to Fort Benning. That installation will   more