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

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Budzinski Meet with Local Veterans and Metro East VSO Leaders to Discuss Trump's Ongoing Attacks on the Veteran Community March 30, 2025 [BELLEVILLE, IL] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) and Armed Services (SASC)--and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)--a member of the House Committee on Ve  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Durbin Leads Letter To AG Bondi On Appointment Of Kash Patel As ATF Acting Director WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of te Senate Judiciary Committee, today led 15 Senate Democrats in a letter to U.S. Athtorney General (AG) Pam Bondi inquiring into what policies and procedures she will  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 1 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * ICC's crossing safety plan outlines rail infrastructure improvements Chicago, IL - The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved its annual five-year Crossing Safety Improvement Program (FY 2026-2030) to implement life-saving safety upgrades at highway-rail crossings across Illinois. Over $400 million from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund (GCPF) and Rebuild Illinoi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 31 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Recognizes March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility Governor JB Pritzker proclaims Transgender Day of Visibility in Illinois to promote awareness of human rights challenges and protections CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility in Illinois, highlighting the state human rights law that protects transgender people from discrim  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Connecticut Delegation Reintroduce Legislation To Improve Safety Net For Small Farmers WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05) in reintroducing the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act   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 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently reviewing an application from Honeywell International Inc. for approval of the transfer of control over several licenses related to its uranium conversion facility in Metropolis, Illinois. Honeywell's application, filed on January 24, 2025, and supplemented by subsequent letters, seeks NRC consent for the transfer of its materials license SUB-526, associated with the Metropolis Works Uranium Conversion Facility  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has announced that the Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will convene for a public meeting on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The meeting, crucial for coordinating public safety spectrum use, will be held both virtually via Microsoft Teams and in-person at the Racine County Sheriff Patrol office in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. The RPC meet  more