PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 23, 2025, entitled "Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * Virginia had 228,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 258,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the job open  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 24, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * 11 states had hires rates of at least 4.0 percent in February Nationally, there were 5.4 million hires in February 2025. The hires rate, which is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment, was 3.4 percent. Montana was among the states with the highest hires rates, at 4.9 percent, followed by Alaska at  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 23, 2025 NAVY PCG-SMX JV, LLC,* Lexington Park, Maryland, is awarded a $532,138,874 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract This contract will provide support services for enterprise-wide applications, server, storage, data protection/recovery, data transport, and data environment engineering, operations, and hosting support services. Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 24, 2025 NAVY Black Construction - Tutor Perini JV, Harmon, Guam (N62742-25-D-1327); CDM Constructors Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (N62742-25-D-1328); Conti Federal Services LLC, Orlando, Florida (N62742-25-D-1329); ECC Expeditionary Constructors LLC, Burlingame, California (N62742-25-D-1330); Icon SI (AUST) Pty Ltd., Richmond, Victoria, Australia (N62742-25-D-1331); MVL USA Inc., Lans  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a final decision to revoke the controlled substance registrations of four pharmacies in the Philadelphia area--Liberty Pharmacy Inc., Metro Care Pharmacy Inc., Ritecare Pharmacy Inc., and United Pharmacy Upper Darby Inc.--citing significant violations of federal and state drug laws that posed an imminent threat to public health and safety. The enforcement action follows an earlier Order to  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Defense Officials Outline AI's Strategic Role in National Security Yesterday, senior Defense Department officials and experts from industry partners and throughout the government gathered in Washington to discuss the future of artificial intelligence, highlighting how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's push for innovation, lethality and readiness is shaping the department's approach to AI. The "AI in the N  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Holds Resident Town Hall at Millvale Senior Community MILLVALE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) visited the Lloyd McBride Independent Senior Living Community in Millvale for a town hall meeting with residents. He answered questions about the Trump Administration's and Congressional Republicans' attacks on federal programs that residents rely on, like Social Security, Med  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The FBI issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * FBI Surges Resources to Nigeria to Combat Financially Motivated Sextortion The FBI conducted a first-of-its-kind global operation to address the dangerous rise in American suicides attributed to this crime. Today, the FBI is announcing a global operation to combat financially motivated sextortion schemes operating out of Nigeria. In coordination with multiple law enforcement partners, the FBI conducted  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Recaps 100 Days of DOD Accomplishments During Speech at War College Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summarized the Defense Department's accomplishments over the first 100 days of his tenure this morning as he addressed senior-level military student leaders at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The students -- all senior, field-grade officers and civilian equivalents -- are in the  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * In Visit to Erie Fire Department, Governor Shapiro Highlights Plan to Increase State Support for Pennsylvania Firefighters Following the arson attack on the Pennsylvania Governor's residence, Governor Shapiro continues to thank first responders across the Commonwealth and call for more support for our firefighters, who are stretched thin right now. Governor Shap  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news on April 24, 2025: * * * Investing in Workforce Development: Shapiro Administration Highlights $2.4 Million Workforce Development Investment During Roundtable with Boys & Girls Club of Western PA McKeesport, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker today visited the Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania's Teen Center in McKeesport to hig  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * New England Village Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Almonds in "19th Hole Snack Mix" Company Announcement New England Village Foods of Milford NH is recalling all lots of 5 -ounce and 10 -ounce containers of New England Village Snacks "19th Hole Snack Mix" because they may contain undeclared almonds. People who have allergies to almonds run t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding issued the following news on April 24, 2025: * * * Ag Secretary Russell Redding Hosts Roundtable in Northampton County to Highlight the Work Pennsylvania Farmers and Food Banks Do to Help Fight Hunger Ag Secretary joins Feeding PA to lead Lehigh Valley roundtable on regional food security challenges in wake of cancelled USDA contract. Governor Shapiro's 2025-26 budget proposes $8 million for food assista  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro's "Lightning Plan" Introduced in General Assembly After co-sponsorship memos were circulated last month, legislators formally introduced key components of Governor Shapiro's commonsense energy plan for Pennsylvania in the state legislature. Building on Ben Franklin's energy legacy, the Lightning Plan is supported by a broad coalition of leaders   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * PUC Enhances Cyber Rulemaking to Meet Next-Generation Utility Security Challenges Commission Seeks Stakeholder Input on Updated Cyber Standards for Public Utilities HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today took another key step in its ongoing review of utility cybersecurity regulations, voting 5-0 to issue a Supplemental Advanc  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * PUC Issues Management and Operations Audit for Peoples Natural Gas and Aqua PA Follow-Up Review of 2021 Management and Operations Audit Reflects Progress on 25 Recommendations HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released the results of a follow-up review of the prior Management and Operations Audit of Aqua Pennsylvania Inc  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * PUC to Investigate Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's Proposed Natural Gas Rate Increase $110.5 Million Annual Rate Request Suspended for Commission Review HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced the suspension of a proposed rate increase by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc. (Columbia Gas), allowing for a formal investig  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Applauds Rulings Limiting Trump Admin.'s Ability to Withhold Funding from Educational Institutions **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Lee has consistently demanded the Department of Education reverse its guidance and threats PITTSBURGH, PA - April 24, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), a member of the House Committee on Education and Workfo  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lee, Clarke, Bonamici Urge Dept. of Ed. to Rescind Demand that State Education Agencies Certify Compliance with Attack on Marginalized Students **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Letter Follows Lawmakers Continued Calls to Dept. of Education on Guidance and Federal Funding Text of Letter WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 23, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on April 24, 2025: * * * Strengthening Our Workforce: Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $200,000 to Boost Advanced Electronics and Engineering Skills of Workers in the Lehigh Valley The new MTTC grant will allow the Lehigh Carbon Community College to provide advanced Mechatronics training for 20 workers each year in the rapidly evolving manufacturing industry.   more