ARGONNE, Illinois, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Argonne innovations squeeze more out of used nuclear fuel and rare earth materials Rotating packed bed contactor technology may be safe, scalable solution that helps the U.S. expand the potential of nuclear energy Nuclear scientists advance a technology for more efficient uranium and rare earth element recovery. Nuclear energy has enormous potential to power cu  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12531) on March 24, 2025, by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings in U.S. District Courts (2024): Overview and Analysis The Administrative Office of U.S. Courts regularly compiles data related to the workload of the federal courts. This Insight provides a brief overview and analysis of  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 25, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,065,310,000 undefinitized contract action modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-2110) for long lead time material associated with the Virginia-class Block VI submarines. Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California (30%); Florence, New Jersey (5%); York, Pennsy  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced a series of applications regarding the formation, acquisition, and merger of bank holding companies. The notice, published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2025, details multiple proposals from financial institutions seeking approval under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. These applications involve financial entities in New York, Illinois, and Iowa, and are currently open for public comment. Among the applications  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Grassley Challenges Senate Democrats' Promotion of Unchecked Judicial Power, Vows to Take Legislative Action WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today challenged Democrats' continued refusal to acknowledge the judicial branch's constitutional limits. In response to Ranking Member Dick Durbin's (D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from SSM Health, St. Louis, Missouri: * * * To: Anthony Archeval Acting Director, Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: HIPAA Security Rule NPRM Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Prote  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from UL Solutions, Northbrook, Illinois: * * * To: US Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F 200 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information (Docket ID No. HHS-OCR-0945-AA22) * * * We appreci  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Speech On The Senate Floor, Durbin Slams Trump Administration's Abhorrent Mission To Dismantle Department Of Education March 25, 2025 In Illinois, the Department provides critical annual funding for more than two million K-12 students and 1.6 million student loan borrowers WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke out agains  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has announced the membership of its Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board, responsible for overseeing the evaluation of senior executives' performance appraisals. The appointments, effective upon the publication of the notice on March 26, 2025, are part of the board's statutory requirement under federal law to ensure transparency and accountability in executive performance evaluations. The SES Performance Rev  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The White House issued the following news on March 24, 2025: * * * More Investment, More Jobs, and More Money in Americans' Pockets Today, Hyundai announced a $20 billion investment in the United States -- including $5.8 billion for a new steel plant in Louisiana, which will create nearly 1,500 jobs. The investment, which builds on Hyundai's pledge earlier this year to "further localize production in the U.S.," is the latest success in President Donald J. Trump's purs  more