JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * AFIMSC announces annual award winners JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center recently announced its 2024 Annual Excellence Award winners. Congratulations to all individual and team winners. AIRMAN OF THE YEAR: Senior Airman Michael Mascorro, AFICC 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron,   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Leads Call for Changes to Ensure Aviation Safety at National Airport U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), joined by Representatives Andre Carson (D-IN), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today called for immediate and   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Celebrating 15 Years of Surveying Protected Species in the Northwest Atlantic NOAA scientists, a student, and a teacher participating in the NOAA Teacher At Sea Program kicked off a series of surveys supporting the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species. "I feel really lucky to have been involved with this program for the last 15 years. This fantastic time series has  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Committee Democrats Are Shining a Light on DOGE's Dark Dealings In honor of Sunshine Week, Committee Democrats released a memo entitled "Exposing DOGE's Dark Dealings," highlighting Democrats' work - and recent wins - in the fight to bring DOGE out of the darkness and ensure the American people can hold the Trump-Musk Administration accountable for the chaos, corruption, and destruction wrought   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Are Shining a Light on DOGE's Dark Dealings Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2025)-- In honor of Sunshine Week, Committee Democrats released a memo entitled "Exposing DOGE's Dark Dealings," highlighting Democrats' work - and recent wins - in the fight to bring DOGE out of the darkness and ensure the Ame  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Take Action to Hold the President Accountable for His Effort to Dismantle the Department of Education Lawmakers are demanding transparency--failure to act will force this crucial issue to the House floor for a vote. As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Led by House Education and Workforce Ranking Mem  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Take Action to Hold the President Accountable for His Effort to Dismantle the Department of Education Lawmakers are demanding transparency--failure to act will force this crucial issue to the House floor for a vote. WASHINGTON - Led by House Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03),   more

NEW YORK, March 22 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * WTF Chuck: New Billboard Condemns Sen. Schumer for Supporting Trump's Budget NEW YORK CITY- Today, Common Cause released a new billboard in New York City's Times Square calling out Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) recent vote in support of the Trump-Musk funding bill. This dangerous stopgap spending bill endangers critical government programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and it  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Introduces the Bipartisan Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) introduced the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act to strengthen protections for law enforcement officers by enhancing data collection on anti-police attacks and assessi  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 21, 2025 NAVY Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $590,000,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) undefinitized modification (P00080) to a previously awarded contract (N0001917C0015). This modification adds scope for the production and delivery of five CMV-22B aircraft for the Navy. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (30.08%); Ridley Park, Pennsyl  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Foxx Announces Vietnam Veteran Pinning Ceremony MAYODAN, NORTH CAROLINA - In partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx invites all Vietnam-era veterans residing in North Carolina's 5th Congressional District to be honored in a Vietnam War Commemoration Pinning Ceremony and receive a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin. The ce  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 21 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments RICH MOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR * Ali Ahmad, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy * Andrew Brennan, Communications Advisor and Speech Writer * Peter Finocchio, Press Secre  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 21 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Luna Labs to Expand Research and Development Operations in Charlottesville Technology development company will invest $200,000 and create 20 new jobs RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Luna Labs USA, LLC, a product development company accelerating breakthrough solutions to multiple industries, will invest $200,000 to expand its  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 21 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Signs Legislation Banning Artificial Dyes in School Lunches, Takes Action on Additional Legislation Governor Glenn Youngkin participates in a bill signing ceremony at the Patrick Henry Building, on March 21, 2025. Official Photo by Kaitlyn DeHarde, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin. RICHMOND, VA - Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed 185 pieces of legisl  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-16) on the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Trans-Actions Act (H.R. 1048), which aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts and to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern. The report was advanced by Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-16) on the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Trans-Actions Act (H.R. 1048), which aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts and to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern. The report was advanced by Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE joins US Department of the Treasury in announcing sanctions against Mexico-based transnational criminal organization leader responsible for smuggling migrants into the US WASHINGTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement joined the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control in announcing sanctions against Jumilca Sandi  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump's Executive Order to Gut Department of Education WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement regarding an executive order President Trump signed to gut the U.S. Department of Education: "Everyone knows that economic success in America begins with a goo  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Warner & Colleagues Demand Answers Over Trump Administration's Illegal Cancellation of Grants to Train and Retain Quality Teachers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) joined 23 of their colleagues in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding detailed answer  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Marsh Madness Through early April, NOAA is taking a court-side look at how we protect and restore marsh habitat to sustain fisheries, recover protected species, and maintain resilient coastal ecosystems and communities. Take a look at our marsh habitat features and follow #MarshMadness on @NOAAHabitat (link is external) ! Largest Salt Marsh Restoration in the Northeast to Bring Back   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA to Launch Three Rockets from Alaska in Single Aurora Experiment Three NASA-funded rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks to reveal how auroral substorms affect the behavior and composition of Earth's far upper atmosphere. The experiment's outcome could upend a long-held theory about the aurora's interaction with the thermosphere. It may also improve   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Scott Call for an Immediate Halt to the Illegal Dismantling of ED Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, sent a letter to the Secretary of Education Linda McMahon urging the Department of Education to put the wellb  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Thompson Launch Investigation into DHS's $200 Million Bizarre "Thank You Trump" Ad Campaign Awarded to Cronies Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Rep. John McGuire and Rep. Juan Ciscomani Pen Inter-Agency Letter Regarding Drones at the Border WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives John McGuire (VA-05) and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), penned a letter to Secretary Hegseth, Secretary Noem, and acting Administrator Rocheleau regarding countering unmanned aerial systems (c-UAS) at the Southern Border. Unmanned aerial systems, common  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * 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. As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Sco  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Baldwin, Capito, Kaine, Mullin, Hickenlooper Announce Senate 340B Bipartisan Working Group WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) welcomed Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) as new members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group. The 340B program was established to pro  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 22 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Radford Teacher Named 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year Richmond, VA - Jeff Brown, a biology teacher at Radford City Schools' Radford High School, has been named the 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year for Region 7 by the Virginia Department of Education. Brown has been a teacher and a mentor for 28 years. "Jeff Brown's dedication to his students an  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 22 -- Virginia's Community Colleges issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Virginia Community College System Adopts Resolution Affirming Commitment and Compliance with Recent Guidance on Discrimination and Merit-Based Opportunity Richmond, VA - On Thursday, March 20, at its bi-monthly meeting which this month, was held on the campus of Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon, the Virginia Community College System's (VCCS) 15-member State   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 22 -- The Virginia Education Association issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * VEA President Blasts 'Assault on Our Schools' Statement from Carol Bauer, president of the Virginia Education Association, on today's executive order directing the closing of the U.S. Department of Education: "Eliminating the Department of Education, the only federal agency whose sole focus in on children and on giving our young people a solid foundation for successfu  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Pushes Trump Administration on Alarming Immigration Arrest of U.S. Citizen and Virginia Resident WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) wrote to leadership at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding their enforcement practices, specifically highlighting a March 5 th incident where a U.S. citizen and Virginia resident was sto  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Push USDA to Reverse Decision Cancelling Vital Food Service Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) wrote a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging the Trump administration to reverse their decision cancelling the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and the Local Food for Schools  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced that the 2025 Congressional Art Competition is now open to all high school students in Virginia's First District. This nationwide competition offers young artists the opportunity to showcase their talent, with the winning artwork displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol The deadline for s  more