WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 31, 2025 AIR FORCE The Boeing Co., Long Beach, California, has been awarded a $2,456,665,321 modification (P00020) to a previously awarded contract (FA8526-21-D-0001) for C-17 Globemaster III sustainment. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $7,597,672,417 from $5,141,007,096. Work will be performed at various locations including but not limited t  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, March 31 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCE receives SECDEF environmental kudos Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently received an honorable mention from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) 2024 Environmental Awards for its accomplishments in support of the Department of Defense's environmental programs. This marks the command's third SECDEF honorable mention. The SECDEF Environmental Awards recogniz  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued an updated list of laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) that are certified to meet the standards for federal workplace drug testing programs. Published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2025, the notice details the facilities approved to conduct drug testing using urine and oral fluid samples in accordance with the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Defend Congress's Article I Powers, Slam Unlawful and Dangerous Shuttering of USAID Washington, D.C. -- Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Gregory Meeks, and the Ranking Member of the Appr  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Raskin, Colleagues to Demand Answers for Students, Families After Trump Shutters Department of Education Civil Rights Regional Offices WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and 14 of their congressional colleagues in a letter (link is external) to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon demanding answers abou  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services Trump Administration Guts HHS by Eliminating Nearly 25% of Workforce, Cuts Over $12 Billion in Federal Grants to Fund Infectious Disease Management and Other Critical Health Services Nationwide Amid Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - Today  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- The Maryland State Board of Education issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * State Board President, State Superintendent Issue Statement on USDE Decision to Rescind Pandemic Recovery Funds Reimbursement BALTIMORE (March 31, 2025) - Today, State Board of Education President Dr. Joshua Michael and State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey M. Wright issued a statement about the U.S. Department of Education's decision to rescind reimbursements f  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Brian Thacker When the enemy attacked, Army 1st Lt. Brian Miles Thacker knew the troops at his small Vietnamese firebase would be overrun, but he refused to let them get trapped. Thacker called in airstrikes on top of his own position to keep the enemy at bay, then survived for days in the jungle afterward. For his courage and selflessness, he received the Medal of Honor  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Awards Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2025 The highly competitive NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) recently named 24 new fellows to its 2025 class. The NHFP fosters excellence and leadership in astrophysics by supporting exceptionally promising and innovative early-career astrophysicists. Over 650 applicants vied for the 2025 fellowships. Each fellowship provides the awardee up to three years of support   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * 20-Year Hubble Study of Uranus Yields New Atmospheric Insights The ice-giant planet Uranus, which travels around the Sun tipped on its side, is a weird and mysterious world. Now, in an unprecedented study spanning two decades, researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered new insights into the planet's atmospheric composition and dynamics. This was possible only because of Hubble's sharp resolution, spectral  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA's Data Archives Accelerate Science Every NASA mission represents a leap into the unknown, collecting data that pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn't end when the mission concludes. The data carefully preserved in NASA's archives often finds new purpose decades later, unlocking discoveries that continue to benefit science, technology, and society. "NASA's scie  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump's Pro-Crime, Pro-Corruption Agenda in New DOJ Memo Washington, D.C. (March 30, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on a new Department of Justice (DOJ) memorandum that lays out potential plans to wipe out essential crim  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Mfume and Connolly Demand Answers from Postal Board of Governors on Sudden Departure of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Shady DOGE Agreement WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter (link is external) to Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Leads Colleagues to Demand Answers for Students, Families After Trump Shutters Department of Education Civil Rights Office Serving Maryland and Neighboring States WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led 15 of his congressional colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon demanding answers about the Trump Administration's decision t  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Booker, Colleagues Introduce Honor Farmer Contracts Act U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has joined Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in introducing the Honor Farmer Contracts Act, legislation to release illegally withheld funding for all contracts and agreements previously entered into by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). President Trump's USDA has refused to make reimburs  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Urges Close Look at "Faux Outrage" Operation as New Federal Judiciary Task Force Convenes to Respond to Threats In new letter, Whitehouse shines light on how social media and organized provocations magnify growing threats against the judiciary Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Ag  more