JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Act now! Payment deadline extended for West Region beneficiaries FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - *Note: This article was originally published Jan. 21. It was updated Feb. 24 to reflect the payment deadline extension to March 31.*  Do you currently live in the West Region ? Or do you live in one of the six states (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Ok  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve launches Minuteman Campaign, offering scholarships for future leaders FORT BELVOIR, Virginia - The U.S. Army Reserve announced the launch of its Minuteman Campaign, a focused effort to provide Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) scholarships to students pursuing higher education.  Running from March 15 to June 1, the campaig  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 19, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Corp., Syracuse, New York, was awarded a $54,207,213 cost-plus-incentive-fee undefinitized delivery order (N00024-25-F-6219) under previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract (N00024-19-D-6200) for production of submarine electronic warfare systems on new construction and in-service submarines. Work will be performed in Syracuse, N  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * DOD deploys destroyer to join border security mission WASHINGTON - U.S. Northern Command deployed the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gravely to the U.S. Northern Command area of operations March 15, 2025, to assist with border security operations, the Pentagon announced on March 17.  "USS Gravely departed from Naval Weapo  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Push Back On Proposed Cuts To Disaster Recovery Programs March 18, 2025 In a new letter, the lawmakers pushed back against U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner's proposed cuts to critical disaster recovery programs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) j  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finalized a rule establishing a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-161 while amending several existing RNAV routes across the eastern United States. This initiative is part of the Northeast Corridor Atlantic Coast Route (NEC ACR) Optimization Project, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS). The changes are scheduled to take effect at 0901 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on June 12, 2  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 25-08) in February 2025 by Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte and Jack Taylor entitled "Sectoral Determinants of Aggregate Productivity Growth". Here are excerpts: * * * Aggregate labor productivity growth -- defined here as the year-over-year growth rate of output per hour of work -- is a critical economic indicator. A 2024 working paper notes that growth in aggregate labor productivity  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 25-09) in March 2025 by Danilo Leiva-Leon, Thomas A. Lubik, Gabriel Perez-Quiros, Nathan Robino, Horacio Sapriza, Francisco Vazquez-Grande and Egon Zakrajsek entitled "Sentiment About Business Debt as a Leading Economic Indicator". Here are excerpts: * * * Understanding the sources and transmission of financial distress in the economy is essential for macroeconomic stabilizat  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 25-07) in February 2025 by John O'Trakoun and Adam Scavette entitled "SOS! Signaling Recessions Earlier". Here are excerpts: * * * For consumers of economic data navigating an overgrown jungle of economic facts, figures and statistics, leveraging simple statistical regularities can be useful in tracking important changes in the momentum of the economy. For example, many econo  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin acts on bipartisan "Compete to Win" priorities as Virginia roars past new economic milestones RICHMOND, VA - Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed 180 pieces of legislation, including a package of bipartisan priorities that are part of his ongoing efforts to make sure the Commonwealth competes to win for jobs, businesses, and growth. The package includes le  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Chesapeake Bay State Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Farmers Cut Costs, Enhance Bay Health WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Mark Warner (D-VA), announced the introduction of the Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act. This legislation would  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on March 19, 2025: * * * Kiggans Takes Action to Protect Coast Guard WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Coast Guard Separation Parity Act, a bill that would ensure members of the United States Coast Guard receive the same 20-year retirement benefits as their military counterparts in other branches. This bipartisan bill, introduced alongside Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 20 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA Releases Q4 2024 State-level Credit Union Data Report ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 19, 2025) - According to the latest Quarterly U.S. Map Review released today by the National Credit Union Administration, federally insured credit unions experienced growth in shares and deposits at the median over the year ending in the fourth quarter of 2024, while loans outstanding were unchange  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Demands Postmaster General DeJoy Immediately Turn Over Information About His Backroom Deal with DOGE Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy demanding a copy of the agreement the Postmaster General signed with DOGE, allowing Elon Musk to infiltrate the independent U  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Demands Transparency on DOGE Officials Double-Dipping and Conflicts of Interest with Outside Employment Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote a letter to Amy Gleason, the supposed "Acting Administrator" of DOGE, calling for much-needed transparency into the DOGE workforce, their potential conflicts of int  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Report: Georgia's consumer privacy bill gets a failing grade SB 111 fails to protect consumers' data privacy and security, says watchdog groups The Georgia Consumer Privacy and Protection Act (SB 111) gets a failing grade for protecting consumers' data, finds a new report from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and U.S. PIRG Education Fund. Last  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Strickland Leads Bipartisan Bill for Intergenerational Caregiving Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), alongside Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced the bipartisan Care Across Generations Act. The bill establishes a grant program for long-term care facilities to operate or contract with a childcare program and facilitate intergenerational activities. "Caregi  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * USS Vermont Returns Home From First Western Pacific Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March 16, following a seven-month deployment, the submarine's first deployment to the Western Pacific. 104 Sailors assigned to Vermont earned their first Sea Service De  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging posted the following fact sheet: * * * The Republican Plan for Medicaid Will Harm Virginia More than 1.8 million Virginians rely on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Republican Cuts to Medicaid Put Virginians' Health and Coverage At-Risk Every proposal on the Republican wish list of more than $2 trillion in Medicaid cuts is bad news for Virginians.   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials WASHINGTON--U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 28 Democratic colleagues in urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to continue the essential work of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Election Threats Task For  more