JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force medics' heroics highlight vital role of military health professionals JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - When a civilian collapsed from cardiac arrest at a busy Air Force dining facility, it wasn't just a medical emergency -- it was a moment that showcased the life-saving power and purpose of military health professionals.   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force releases latest field grade officer promotions JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - The Air Force selected 2,309 active duty captains for promotion to major during recent P0425A central selection boards (LAF-A/N/I/C/F, Chaplain, Judge Advocate General, Medical Corps, Nurse Corps and Medical Service Corps). Major (P0425A) sel  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: * * * Air Force releases latest field grade officer promotions The Air Force selected 2,309 active-duty captains for promotion to major during recent P0425A central selection boards (LAF-A/N/I/C/F, Chaplain, Judge Advocate General, Nurse Corps and Medical Service Corps). Major (P0425A) selection statistics: * LAF-Air Operations and Special Warfare: 1,116 selected out of 1,379 considered. * LAF-N  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Chairman Babin Commends NSF Director Panchanathan Following Resignation (Washington, D.C.)--Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin issued a statement commending Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan for his dutiful service following the announcement of his resignation as Director of the National S  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Chairman Steil Issues Statement on President Trump's Memorandum on Keeping Foreign Funding Out of Our Elections WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released a statement following President Trump's Presidential Memorandum to crack down on foreign contributions in American elections. "American   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Lead E&C Republican Letter to DeepSeek Over Relationship with Chinese Communist Party WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, an  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Al Green Introduces H.R. 2983 - SNAP SECURE Act of 2025 to Protect and Compensate Victims of Theft in Nutrition Assistance Program (Houston, TX)--On Thursday, April 24, 2025, Congressman Al Green responded to growing calls from the press and interested parties after announcing he had filed H.R. 2983 - the Original Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Safeguarding Eligible Clients Under Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Reintroduces the Climate Adaptation Plan Act Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) reintroduced the Climate Adaptation Plan Act (CAP) Act, legislation that continues to draw inspiration from the work of her Climate Crisis Advisory Committee (CCAC) and its comprehensive framework to address the impacts of climate change at the local level. This legislation directs th  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 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Crenshaw, Craig, Bacon, and Schrier Champion Bipartisan Bill to Address Brain Injuries Among Public Safety Officers Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02), Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) have introduced bipartisan legislation to help law enforcement agencies nationwide better identify and respond to concussions and t  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * De La Cruz Expresses Support for Additional Disaster Relief for South Texas Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) sent a letter to President Trump expressing support for Texas Governor Greg Abbott's request for additional federal support for disaster relief. This relief would be critical to addressing the damage caused by the recent severe flooding in several South Texas counties, including Hid  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Defense secretary orders additional remedies, more clarity on COVID-19 reinstatements WASHINGTON - The defense secretary today signed a memorandum directing more clarity regarding the department's efforts to reinstate service members kicked out for not taking the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as additional remedies for those service members.   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * EPA Celebrates Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects for Excellence and Innovation WASHINGTON - Yesterday, April 23, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Senior Advisor Jessica Kramer recognized 38 water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation. These projects were funded by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water Sta  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Gonzales Codify Trump Efforts to Protect Americans from Criminal Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON - During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) are codifying key parts of President Trump's zero-tolerance border crackdown by introducing new legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes. The Better Enforcement of Griev  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI's 2024 Internet Crime Complaint Center Report Released EL PASO, TX--The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its latest annual report. The 2024 Internet Crime Report combines information from 859,532 complaints of suspected Internet crime and details reported losses exceeding $16 billion--a 33% increase in losses from 2023. According to the 2024 report, Texas ranked 2 o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces Film Friendly Texas Designation For Brenham Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Brenham, having completed the multi-step training and certification process, has been designated as a Film Friendly Texas Certified Community by the Texas Film Commission. "Congratulations to Brenham on earning the Film Friendly Texas designation and joining more than 175 oth  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Cruz, Chairman Carr Toured AST SpaceMobile Facilities MIDLAND, TX - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr, toured AST SpaceMobile's facilities in Midland and Odessa, Texas. They were briefed on the company's mission to develop the world's first sp  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * IMCOM leaders highlight installation readiness at AUSA Hot Topics event ARLINGTON, Virginia - The U.S. Army Installation Management Command reinforced its commitment to modernizing Army installations in support of readiness, power projection, and quality of life during the Association of the United States Army's Hot Topics forum on "Transfo  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Boosts Offshore Oil Production with New Commingling Policy Date: April 24, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- In a significant step forward for American energy production, the Department of the Interior today announced a critical policy advancement that will boost offshore oil output in the Gulf of America. Following President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse, Bennet, Hickenlooper Demand Commerce Department Reverse Planned Cuts to NOAA and Colorado-Based Research Centers In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik the lawmakers underscored the importance of Cooperative Institutes at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder. Lafayette, CO -- Following public reports (link is external) of President Trump's expected ef  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Patched In: ARSOUTH welcomes new deputy commanding general - interoperability JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Army South Soldiers, civilians, foreign partners, and family members ceremonially welcomed Chilean army Maj. Gen. Eduardo Valdivia as the new deputy commanding general-interoperability during a patching ceremon  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tony Gonzales, Senator Ernst Codify Trump Efforts to Protect Americans from Criminal Illegal Aliens During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are codifying key parts of President Trump's zero-tolerance border crackdown by introducing new legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes. The Better Enfor  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has officially certified the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to continue providing export inspection services under delegated authority granted by the United States Grain Standards Act. This certification affirms each agency's competence in delivering official grain inspection and weighing ser  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Want to learn about TRICARE For Life? Check out this handbook FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - You may be approaching age 65, or you may have a disability or a medical condition that makes you eligible for Medicare and TRICARE For Life before you turn age 65. In either case, you'll benefit from checking out the TRICARE For Life Handbook. "The TRI  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Gillibrand, Schumer, 100+ Lawmakers Demand Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open Volunteers across country to visit 50+ field offices in support, deliver copies of lawmakers' letter, emphasize harm of shutting down offices "Field offices provide vital services to Social Security recipients, and beneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person  more