FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve warrant officer profile: WO1 Jenna Russell - Strength in Service and Community Warrant Officer Jenna L. Russell embodies resilience, leadership and service, balancing a 21-year Army Reserve career with an unwavering commitment to her community. From enlisting in 2003 to becoming a Warrant Officer, her career has been defined by mentorship, perseverance, and a relentless pursuit   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Statement on Passing of Rep. Raul Grijalva | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after hearing about the passing of Rep. Raul Grijalva: "I was sad to learn of the passing of my colleague and friend, Raul Grijalva of Arizona. Raul and I disagreed on almost everything - he was a proud progressi  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Leaders Huffman, Lofgren, Dexter, and Amo Demand Information on NOAA Lease Terminations The leaders released a list of 34 office leases identified by the Trump administration to be up for termination, along with the target closure dates. Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Committee on Natural Resources (HNR) Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-2), Committee on Science, Space, and Technology   more

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 14 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 13, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Gerolsteiner 750ml Sparkling Water Bottles Hazard: The recalled water bottles can crack, causing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: March 13, 2025 Units: About 61,500 bottles Consumer Contact: Gerolsteiner at 800-777-0633 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@consup.us, or online at https://www.gerols  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, March 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news: * * * DSPC engineers visit Keystone to perform site surveys for dam safety project Story by Brannen Parrish, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District Dam Safety Production Center engineers from the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, performed onsite assessments for the Keystone Dam Safety Modification project, March 6. The KDSM project is in the Pre-construction, Eng  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Finalists Selected in NASA Aeronautics Agriculture-Themed Competition Eight finalist teams participating in the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition have been selected to present to a panel of judges their design concepts for aviation solutions that can help the agriculture industry. Sponsored by NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, this year's competition asked teams of university students to research  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence released the following testimony by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, senior advisor on asymmetric warfare at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Digital Battlefield: How Terrorists Use the Internet and Online Networks for Recruitment and Radicalization": * * * Chairman Pfluger, Ranking Member Magaziner, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, o  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 15 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology released the following written testimony by Daniel Kaniewski, managing director of public sector at Marsh McLennan, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Future of FEMA: Perspectives from the Emergency Management Community": * * * Marsh McLennan Marsh McLennan is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy, and people. Our more than 90,000 colleagues advi  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in educa  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Texas Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Hurricane Beryl Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Texas of the April 14, 2025, deadline to apply  more