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 23, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * A look at employment for National Park Week Did you know that National Park Week is being celebrated from April 19 to April 27? There are about 500 federal museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks around the nation, employing 25,226 workers total in September 2024. Let's take a trek through some additional data. * * * Chart:   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. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Committee Democrats Demand Transparency after Trump Proposes to Eliminate Office that Supports Seniors and Americans with Disabilities Lawmakers are demanding transparency--failure to act will force this crucial issue to the House floor for a vote. WASHINGTON - Today, Committee Democrats are forcing Committee Repub  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize the Technology Modernization Fund Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC), the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, reintroduced the Modernizing Government T  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 -- 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

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces First Quarter 2025 Operating Highlights and Declares Dividend ATLANTA, April 24, 2025 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. All numbers reported below for the first quarter of 2025 are approxi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 24 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Breaks Ground on New River Valley Rail Project $264.5 million passenger rail project will extend Amtrak Virginia service to Christiansburg for first time since 1979 RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today broke ground on the highly-anticipated New River Valley Rail Project in Christiansburg, Virginia. As part of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority's (VPRA  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty, Kaine Urge Mexican Government to Cease Unfair Treatment of U.S.-Based Vulcan Materials Company NEW YORK CITY --Today, United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter urging Mexican Minister of Economy Ebrard Casaubon to address the country's unfair treatment of the U.S.-based Vulcan Materials Company, which   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Defends Department Of Education In Court Washington, D.C. -- The Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force led 192 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to close the Department of Education in the matter of the State of New York v. Linda McMahon.  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 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Hagerty Urge Mexican Government to Cease Unfair Treatment of U.S.-Based Vulcan Materials Company WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA) and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) pressed Mexican Secretary of Economy Ebrard Casaubon to address the country's unfair treatment of the U.S.-based V  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Demand Trump Rescind Threat to Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens to El Salvador Prison WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA) and 25 of his Senate colleagues demanded in a letter to President Donald Trump that he immediately rescind the illegal and dangerous claim that he may trans  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Federal Judge Blocking Trump Voter Suppression Measures Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Senior District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to restrict voter registration, threatening millions of Americans' fundamental right to vote: "Today's decision af  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Sanders, Baldwin Blast Trump Admin's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings 42 lawmakers write to RFK Jr. demanding answers on Trump admin's actions undermining Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Bern  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Murray, Sanders, Baldwin Blast Trump Admin's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings 42 lawmakers write to RFK Jr. demanding answers on Trump admin's actions undermining Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Marshall Fires Up Hybrid Rocket Motor to Prep for Moon Landings NASA's Artemis campaign will use human landing systems, provided by SpaceX and Blue Origin, to safely transport crew to and from the surface of the Moon, in preparation for future crewed missions to Mars. As the landers touch down and lift off from the Moon, rocket exhaust plumes will affect the top layer of lunar "soil," called regolith, on the Moon. When  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a notice announcing the preliminary approval of an application by DEKRA Certification, Inc. to expand its status as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). DEKRA, which is headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, currently maintains two OSHA-recognized facilities in the United States. The proposed expansion would extend this recognition to two additional DEKRA sit  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Oversight Democrats Demand Answers After CDC Whistleblower Exposes Trump Administration Eliminated Agency's Entire FOIA Office Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Susan Monarez demanding answers after the Committee was provided with reports of the elim  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Democrats Demand Answers After CDC Whistleblower Exposes Trump Administration Eliminated Agency's Entire FOIA Office Washington, D.C. (April 24, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevent  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on President Trump's Hypocritical Memorandum on Campaign Fundraising Washington, D.C. (April 24, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's hypocr  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Shenandoah National Park announces artists selected for 2025 Artist-in-Residence program LURAY, VA - Shenandoah National Park has selected seven artists for its annual Artist-in-Residence program. This program gives artists an opportunity to creatively explore Shenandoah's natural and cultural resources and pursue their artistic discipline. Each artist will spend three we  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11290) on April 23, 2025, by attorney-adviser Brandon J. Murrill: * * * The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 5): Congressional Debates This Legal Sidebar post is the fifth in a six-part series that discusses the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging, on the basis of age, t  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

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman, Warner, Kaine Call for Stronger Oversight of Nursing Homes Following Troubling Reports in Colonial Heights WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct enhanced oversight of nursing homes and implement stronger safeguards to protect seniors in the wa  more