JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * 479 Flying Training Group; Forging combat systems officers for the future battlespace NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Florida - The 479th Flying Training Group stands at the forefront of training America's warfighters, shaping the skills and mindset required to dominate in tomorrow's battlespace.  Through Undergraduate Combat Systems Officer   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM, partners break ground on improvements at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Jupiter, Fla. - Today the Bureau of Land Management broke ground on a critical infrastructure project to protect and enhance the iconic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and unique, significant resources of surrounding public lands. The community, local elected officials, and specia  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Mast Announces Foreign Arms Sales Task Force WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast announced the formation of a new task force charged with crafting legislative reforms to ensure the foreign arms sales process meets the demands of the future. "This task force will examine the process, make it more transp  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Statement on the Passing of Former Congresswoman Mia Love WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick issued the following statement on the passing of former Congresswoman Mia Love. "I am saddened to hear of Mia Love's passing. She was a trailblazer in every sense of the word -- a barrier-breaker and visionary who pushed f  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 24, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $238,000,000 undefinitized modification (P00001) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract (N0001925C0070). This modification adds scope to procure long lead materials, parts, components, and associated support in support of the F-35 Lot 20 pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch, Blumenthal Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Deliver Combat-Injured Veterans Full Military Benefits Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) led reintroduction, along with Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), of S. 1032, the Major Richard Star Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide comb  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a proposed rule to amend the Class D airspace surrounding William P. Gwinn Airport in Jupiter, Florida. The amendment aims to enhance air traffic safety and efficiency by adjusting controlled airspace parameters for aircraft operating under instrument flight rules (IFR). The proposed changes were published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2025, and are open for public comm  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Forging combat systems officers for the future battlespace  * By Capt. Laura Kane * 479th Flying Training Group NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Florida -- The 479th Flying Training Group stands at the forefront of training America's warfighters, shaping the skills and mindset required to dominate in tomorrow's battlespace.  U.S. Air Force Captain Nathan Hallam, 479th Flyi  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Franklin, Ernst Expose Waste & Demand Transparency on Taxpayer-Funded Union Activity Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) reintroduced the Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act to increase transparency and accountability for "taxpayer-funded union time" (TFUT) by requiring federal agencies publicly report how taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize union-related activities during official work   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Suit Against E-Commerce Business Opportunity Scam Leads to Permanent Bans for Operators The Federal Trade Commission is requiring operators of a deceptive business opportunity to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle allegations they misled consumers with false promises of big returns selling goods through Amazon and Walmart. Under the settlement orders entered by the court, Trevor Duf  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Artemis II Core Stage Integration Complete at Kennedy Another element of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II is poised for flight. Technicians joined the core stage March 23 with the stacked solid rocket boosters for the mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program and primary contractor Amentum used one of the five overhead cranes inside the  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 21, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, Louis G. Betz, Jr., a lobbyist and political strategist, lived his entire life in his beloved Tampa. Louis began his political life in 1992 as a campaign manager for a successful Hillsborough County Commission race. This led to the launching of Louis Betz and Associates, a full-service lobbying firm both at th  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Roofing Business Owner and Payroll Administrator Sentenced for Employment Tax Conspiracy Two Florida residents were sentenced today to three years and a year and a day in prison, respectively, for conspiring to defraud the United States by not paying employment taxes to the IRS. According to court documents and statements made in court, William Skaggs Jr. owned and operated Nastar Roofing, a roofi  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Slams EPA's Polluter Giveaways on FoxNews.com Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, just published an op-ed on FoxNews.com slamming the Environmental Protection Agency's giveaways to polluters, which prop up the fossil fuel industry at the expense of the health and financial wellbeing of the Americ  more