WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Chairman Moolenaar Demands Transparency from Universities on National Security Risks Posed by Chinese Nationals in STEM Programs WASHINGTON DC -- Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to the Presidents of Carnegie Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 20, 2025 NAVY Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $141,050,000 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-21-C-5411) to procure Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) production spares. This contract combines purchases for the governments of Japan (57%), Australia (19%), Netherlands (13%), Spain (6%), and Germany (5%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) progr  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Warner Lead Colleagues in Letter Reaffirming Support for Community Development Financial Institutions Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, led a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent emphasizing bipartisan support for the Community Development Financia  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Elfreth Joins SEEC Letter to Demand EPA Release Obligated Funds WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), joined Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko in a letter sent to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to demand that the EPA direct Cit  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSFR) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the fiscal year (FY) 2025 facility fee rates for the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Monograph Drug User Fee Program (OMUFA). These fees, which apply to manufacturers of OTC monograph drugs and submitters of OTC monograph order requests (OMORs), will take effect on October 1, 2024, and remain in place through September 30, 2025. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), the FDA is authorized to collect   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces $50 Million Available Through 2025 Affordable Housing Program General Fund Applications will be accepted for affordable housing grants starting April 21 ATLANTA, March 20, 2025 -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) will allocate $50 million through its 2025 Affordable Housing P  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 19 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Lifetime Brands to Locate New Facility in Washington County ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore today announced that Lifetime Brands, a global designer, developer, and marketer of consumer products used in the home, is establishing a distribution center in Hagerstown. The new location will provide the company with logistical advantages and access to I-70 and I-81, as   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 20 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore, Senate President Bill Ferguson, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, and Maryland General Assembly Budget Leadership Announce Agreement on Final Budget Framework ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore, Senate President Bill Ferguson, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, and the Maryland General Assembly's budget leadership today announced an agreement on the framework for the final FY 20  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Hegseth says Air, Space forces key to deterring, engaging in future conflicts JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said March 19, 2025, that the Air Force and Space Force will be instrumental in both deterring and engaging in future military conflicts. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to Air Force senior leaders at the Department of the Air Force Summit at Joint Base Andrews, Md.,   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Hegseth says Air, Space forces key to deterring, engaging in future conflicts JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said March 19, 2025, that the Air Force and Space Force will be instrumental in both deterring and engaging in future military conflicts. He remarked on the value of the two service branches while speaking at the Department of the Air Force Summit -- a gathering of senior  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 6, 2025, from Aledade, Bethesda, Maryland: * * * To: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Anthony Archeval Acting Director for Office for Civil Rights Attention: HIPAA Security Rule NPRM Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: RIN Number 0945-AA22, HIPAA Security Rule To St  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Suggestion that the U.S. Relinquish its Role as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after reports (link is external) the Trump Administration is considering that the United States give up the role of Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) in the North Atlantic Treat  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Maryland MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Murder in Aid of Racketeering A federal grand jury has charged Manuel Erazo Alvarado, also known as Castigo, 46, and Erick Guillen Pleitez, also known as Kilo, both of Annapolis, Maryland, with murder in aid of racketeering. The indictment was returned on Feb. 13, 2025. Erazo Alvarado made his initial appearance yesterday in the U.S. Distri  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 21 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on March 20, 2025: * * * Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Award $238,751 for Conservation Efforts for 2025 Maryland Environmental Trust has approved 20 grants totaling $238,751 to be awarded for environmental education, community cleanup, tree planting, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. Presented annually since 1986, the grant program is managed by the   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects 14 Finalist Teams for the 2025 RASC-AL Competition Fourteen university teams have been selected as finalists for NASA's 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems - Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition. This year's competition invited undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation to develop new, innovative concepts to improve our ability to operate on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Finalists will present   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Scott and Connolly Call for an Immediate Halt to the Illegal Dismantling of ED Following an executive order eliminating the ED, two top House Democrats call on Secretary of Education to protect already struggling families and students across America. WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott,  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Whitehouse & Colleagues Demand Answers Over Trump Admin.'s Unlawful Cancelation of Federal Grants to Help Schools Train and Retain Quality Teachers PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to ensure there are enough highly prepared teachers for U.S. students and schools and to hold the Trump Administration accountable for trying to indiscriminately rescind federal funds that were already promised, U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Klobuchar, Durbin, Cantwell, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a member of the Commerce Committee, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-IL), Commerce, Science and  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Markey, Whitehouse Welcome Court Ruling Against EPA's Illegal Attempts to Eliminate the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) released the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court for the District of   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 20, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Empowers Parents, States, and Communities to Improve Education Outcomes RETURNING EDUCATION TO PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order returning power over education to families instead of bureaucracies. * The Executive Order directs the Secretary of Education to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure o  more