JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force Medical Service announces 2024 award winners FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Air Force Surgeon General is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards. The awards include both individual and team awards. Joint Base San Antonio had a number of winners in their respective fields The nominations s  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - February 2025": * * * Area prices were up 1.5 percent over the past two months, up 3.2 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson was up 1.5 percent for the two months  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - February 2025": * * * Area prices up 1.4 percent over the two months, up 3.1 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington was up 1.4 percent from December to F  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - February 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.3 percent in February and 2.3 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release MARCH 12, 2025 -- The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for February 2025. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration with economists affiliated wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairs Cassidy, Aderholt, Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief Defending Parents' Religious Freedoms, Protecting Children from Forced Indoctrination in Schools WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Robert B. Aderholt (  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chesapeake Bay Delegation Introduce Legislation to Accelerate Bay Restoration Efforts WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) announced that he and fellow members representing the Chesapeake Bay region - Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03) - introduced the Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act (link is external). The legislation  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Releases Statement After All Maryland Delegation Members Vote To Furlough Federal Workers Washington, D.C. - Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., released the following statement after all members of the Maryland delegation voted to furlough federal workers. Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution that reduced the overall amount of government spending whil  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Provides Statement on House Republicans' Partisan Continuing Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Glenn Ivey provides the following statement on why he cannot in good conscience support the House Republicans' partisan Continuing Resolution: "I do not take the potential impacts of a government shutdown lightly. But, as the Congressman for Maryland's Fourth Congressional Distri  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 12, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY BOH Environmental LLC, Covington, Louisiana, has been awarded a maximum $466,000,000 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for specialized shipping and storage containers. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in the Federal Acquisition Reg  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a 82-page civil rights report in March 2025, entitled "Unconstitutional Crackdowns." The report was compiled by Research and Advocacy Director Corey Saylor and Research and Advocacy Coordinator Farah Afify. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary CAIR research staff identify three standout trends in this report's findings: 1. CAIR's civil rights reports have told the story of American Muslims being targeted due to   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * David Metcalf Appointed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - David Metcalf has been appointed and sworn in as Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, with the White House also announcing yesterday that President Trump has nominated Mr. Metcalf to be the U.S. Attorney   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Elfreth Introduces First Bipartisan Anti-DOGE Bill in Congress The Protect Our Probationary Employees Act Aims to Save the Future of the Civil Service WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) introduced her first piece of legislation, the Protect Our Probationary Employees Act. The bill ensures that if and when employees are reinstated, they will not need to r  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Statement on House Republicans Full-Year Continuing Resolution WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) voted against House Republicans' full-year continuing resolution and released the following statement. "The unprecedented full-year continuing resolution ignores and exacerbates the affordability crisis too many Americans are experiencing. The bill slashes rental ass  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues File Amicus Brief Defending Parents' Religious Freedoms, Protecting Children from Forced Indoctrination in Schools WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.), along with over 60 House and Senate Republicans, filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme C  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on NCAA and Antitrust Law Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust hearing examining  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Remarks During Meeting of the Judicial Conference Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke at the Judicial Conference's meeting. Below are Ranking Member Raskin's remarks, as prepared for delivery. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on the Trump Administration's Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's detainment of Mahmoud Khalil: "The Constitution guarantees t  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Floor Remarks on Partisan C.R. That Would Give Donald Trump More Unchecked Power WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor regarding H.R. 1968, House Republicans' continuing resolution that would give President Donald Trump more unrestricted power. Below is a transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external) for a full video of his  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference to Announce the Protect Our Probationary Employees Act WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Members of Congress, and fired probationary employees for a press conference to announce the bipartisan Protect Our Probationary Employees Act. Below is a transcript of his remarks:"Ashley and Maddie, thank   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Leading Conservative Group Report Calling for Ending U.S. Aid to Israel WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding reports (link is external) of a draft proposal by the Heritage Foundation that calls for the United States to end aid to Israel: "The Heritage Foundation's report calling for the United States to wind down  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Illegal Actions at the Department of Education WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Member of the House Appropriations Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, released the following statement on President Trump's reported action (link is external) to unlawfully eliminate roughly half of the Department o  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Harris Publishes Op-Ed With Congressmen Chip Roy and Eric Burlison On The Need For Medicaid Reform Washington, D.C. - Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration, penned an op-ed with Congressmen Chip Roy (TX-21) and Eric Burlison (MO-07) on the need for Medicaid reform. Excerpt  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal to Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump from Weaponizing WWII-Era Law Against Immigrants WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, will be introducing the No Round Up Act, legislation to repeal the long-dormant immigration law that allowed for Japanese internment during World War II (WWII) as th  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner Formally File Legislation to Undo President Trump's Senseless Taxes on Canadian Goods WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) formally filed legislation to undo President Donald Trump's wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, w  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSFR) -- The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has announced the availability of funding for basic field grants to support civil legal aid organizations across the United States and its territories. The funding, contingent on congressional appropriation for Fiscal Year 2026, aims to ensure access to high-quality legal representation for low-income individuals facing civil legal matters. The grants will commence in January 2026 and will be awarded to eligible organizations  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Man Admits to Drug and Firearms Charges MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - John Ryan Zajac, age 30, of Parkville, Maryland, has admitted to methamphetamine and firearms charges. Zajac pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine and possession of firearms in connection with  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Woman Convicted in $20M Insurance Fraud Scheme Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury has convicted a Maryland woman for conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, and related charges for wire fraud, money laundering, and filing false tax returns. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Maureen Wilson, 77, of Owings Mills, conspired wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Maryland Woman Convicted in $20M Insurance Fraud Scheme A federal jury convicted a Maryland woman yesterday for conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, and related charges for wire fraud, money laundering and filing false tax returns. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Maureen Wilson, of Owings Mills, conspired with her husband James Wilson to defraud ins  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe's Beginning NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) observatory and PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) satellites lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 11, 2025. Credit: SpaceX NASA's newest astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx, is on   more

PASADENA, California, March 11 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe's Beginning NASA's newest astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx, is on its way to study the origins of our universe and the history of galaxies, and to search for the ingredients of life in our galaxy. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, SPHEREx lifted off at 8:10 p.m. PDT on Marc  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Record-Shattering, Theory-Breaking MMS Mission Turns 10 Since its launch on March 12, 2015, NASA's MMS, or Magnetospheric Multiscale, mission has been rewriting our understanding of a key physical process that is important across the universe, from black holes to the Sun to Earth's protective magnetic field. This process, called magnetic reconnection, occurs when magnetic field lines tangle and explosively realign,  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sustained a protest filed by TISTA Science and Technology Corp. of Rockville, Maryland, challenging the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) award of a software development services task order to Tantus Technologies Inc. of Arlington, Virginia. The dispute centered on NIH solicitation No. RFQ1700691, which sought quotations for software development services to support the National Institute on Aging (NIA). TISTA, the incumb  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Votes 'No' on Continuing Resolution (Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement regarding the Continuing Resolution considered on the House floor this evening: "Funding the government is the most basic responsibility of Congress, yet this is the third temporary Continuing Resolution for the 2025 fiscal year with no full-year Appropriations p  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Mfume's Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Improper Payments and Fraud Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing on DOGE's efforts to fabricate improper payments to justify   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Reminds Trump: Officials Who Violate Court Orders May Face Civil and Criminal Penalties Letter Follows Supreme Court's Ruling that District Court's Order Stands and Trump Administration Must Release Foreign Assistance Funds Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Raskin, Durbin, Judiciary Immigration Leaders Challenge Constitutional Basis Of Trump's Sham "Invasion" Declaration Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led Judicia  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Sessions Opens First Subcommittee Hearing on Fraud in Government Payment Systems WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee's first hearing of the 119th Congress titled "Shifting Gears: Moving from Recovery  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Joins Hagerty, Colleagues in Reintroducing Updated Legislation on Stablecoins Senate Banking Committee to vote on GENIUS Act on Thursday Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Angela Alsobroo  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Applauds Passage of Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Legislation Through Committee Washington (March 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, today applauded the passage of the bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Democrats Condemn DOGE's Attacks on Social Security, Medicaid, and Other Essential Services Americans Rely On Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025)--Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, led Subcommittee Democrats in condemning the Trump Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Team CSI Joint Venture LLC, a small business from San Antonio, Texas, challenging the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) award of an enterprise IT support services task order to AccelGov LLC, a mentor-protege joint venture based in Bethesda, Maryland. The protest centered on RFP No. 642369727, which sought IT support services for the National Defense University (NDU). Team CSI contested var  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Jacobs Reintroduce Bill to Prohibit U.S. Arms Sales to UAE Until They Cease Support of RSF in Sudan Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.-51), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, reintroduced the Stand Up for Sudan Act, which would prohibit U.S. arms sales to the United Ara  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Raskin Introduce Bill to Expand Federal Funding for Bike and Pedestrian Safety Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies, and Congressman Jamie Raskin (both D-Md.) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Safety Transportation Act - legislati  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The White House sent to the Senate on March 11, 2025, the nominations of 50 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. * John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Portuguese Republic. * Thomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to th  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman, Chesapeake Bay Delegation Introduce Legislation to Accelerate Bay Restoration Efforts WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) announced that he and fellow members representing the Chesapeake Bay region - Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03) - introduced the Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act. The legislation would f  more