WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bean Announces Congressional Art Competition Winners WASHINGTON-- Last night, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Florida's Fourth Congressional District during an awards ceremony held at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) Downtown Campus. Students from across the district submitted artwork for the competition pertaining to   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis, Carter and Tenney Launch American-Made Medicines Caucus WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and (R-NY) today launched the American-Made Medicines Caucus, a group focused on promoting policies to onshore and friendshore pharmaceutical manufacturing, strengthen economic and national security interests and reduce America's reliance on ad  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan to Host 2025 Service Academy Fair Takes Place Saturday, May 17, in Bradenton BRADENTON, Fla. -- Congressman Vern Buchanan will host a Service Academy Fair for all high school students in Florida's 16th Congressional District at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 th, at Goodwill Manasota Corporate Office, 2705 51st Ave E, Bradenton, FL 34203. "Having served in the Air National Guard, it's m  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. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Patronis Appointed to House Committee on Small Business WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jimmy Patronis announced his appointment to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Small Business. In addition to the Committee on Small Business, Congressman Patronis is expected to serve on the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains; the Subcommittee on  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Wilson Visits I.C.E. Krome Detention Center Today, April 24th, 2025, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) visited the U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County. Her visit followed reports of inhumane conditions at the Krome Detention Center, which prompted Congresswoman Frederica Wilson to write to U.S. Department of Homeland Se  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

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

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 25 -- Florida Department of Commerce issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * FloridaCommerce Launches Workforce Initiative to Support Florida's Broadband Industry FloridaCommerce, CareerSource Florida, the REACH Office, the Florida Department of Education, state and technical colleges, and other public and private sector partners are collaborating to attract, train and deliver the workforce needed to bring broadband internet to all Floridians TA  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Mobile Launcher 2 Continues to Grow The tower of NASA's mobile launcher 2 continues to rise with the addition of two new 40-foot-tall modules on April 22 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mobile launcher 2 team, led by Bechtel National Inc., has integrated modules 6 and 7, which are the third and fourth of seven sections that will form the mobile launcher's almost 400-foot-tall tower structure. The mobil  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Payroll Services Company Owner Sentenced to Prison Defendant Defrauded the United States of More than $20M in Taxes While Amassing a Large Collection of Luxury Goods Including 27 Ferraris A Florida man was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for not paying taxes withheld from his employees' wages and filing a false tax return. The following is according to court documents and  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 -- 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