WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by George J. Terwilliger III, ex-deputy attorney general and counsel, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Legislative Reforms to End Lawfare by State and Local Prosecutors": * * * Mr. Chairman, ranking member and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to appear to discuss with you the potential need for Congress to address aspects of so-called "l  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Gregory Jackson Jr., ex-deputy director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Good morning Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the committee. Thank you for inviting me to be part of this important hearing. I am Greg Jackson, formerly Deputy Director of  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 14 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Continues Statewide Cabinet Meeting Road Tour in Cecil County ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Today, Governor Wes Moore and cabinet members continued the governor's statewide cabinet meeting road tour in Cecil County. The administration's cabinet convened at Great Wolf Lodge and visited economic development investments across the county. The governor joined cabinet members for visits to the B  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand HHS Secretary Kennedy Launch National Vaccination Campaign to Stop Spread of Measles and Save Lives Lawmakers: "It is imperative that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) act immediately and robustly to stop the spread of this preventable infection and save American lives." WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the passing of U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva (AZ-07): "I join people across our country and beyond in mourning my dear friend Raul Grijalva, who passed away earlier today. It was a privilege to serve with him for the twenty-two years he s  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Knife Rights Inc, Chairman Doug Ritter from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about the Knife Owners' Protection Act or "KOPA". This bill is a commonsense criminal justice reform solution that would protect law-abiding   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Atmospheric Wave-Studying Mission Releases Data from First 3,000 Orbits Following the 3,000th orbit of NASA's AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) aboard the International Space Station, researchers publicly released the mission's first trove of scientific data, crucial to investigate how and why subtle changes in Earth's atmosphere cause disturbances, as well as how these atmospheric disturbances impact technological sy  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Northampton County Jury Finds Gang Member Guilty of 1st-Degree Murder for Stabbing, Setting Man on Fire HARRISBURG -- Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Northampton County jury convicted an Easton man of first-degree murder and related crimes for killing 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes in 2018. The jury returned its verdict on Thursday, following seven days of testimony   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, from a March 5, 2025, member day hearing on federal employees: * * * Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer, Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in front of the committee. I am Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth and I have the privilege of representing Maryland's Third Congressional District. Federa  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney, Senator Van Hollen Lead 64 Colleagues in a Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Trump Administration Demanding Reinstatement of Classes at our National Fire Academy Friday, March 14, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maryland Congresswoman April McClain Delaney, Senator Chris Van Hollen Lead 64 Congressional Colleagues in a Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Demanding Answers from Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) has announced changes to its membership, according to a notification filed on January 17, 2025, with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. The filing, submitted under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, extends legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific conditions. The latest update welcomes several ne  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Announces Intent to Vote No on Republican Funding Bill Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following video announcing his intent to vote against the Republican funding bill as well as cloture to proceed to the bill: A transcript of the video follows: "Let me be clear: I don't want a government shutdown. And that's why I'd like to vote on a bill to keep the g  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Hoyer, Ivey, Moore Release Statement on Future of FBI U.S. Congress seal in front of Maryland state flag in circular frame GREENBELT, MD - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.), and Governor Wes Moore released the following statement on the future of the FBI headquarters: "Le  more