WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to modify and streamline existing regulations to accelerate the safe and timely deployment of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. In a letter to the USDOT, AVIA outlines specific changes to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) that it believes will provide greater regulatory certainty for AV developers and   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Kaine Introduce Legislation Improving Retirement Savings for Working Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate HELP Committee, reintroduced the Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act. The legislation would help more Americans aged  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Fitzpatrick Reintroduce Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act, bipartisan legislation to provide death benefits to the families of civil servants w  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 12, 2025 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon, Tucson, Arizona is being awarded a $2,134,000,000 modification (P00043) to a previously awarded contract (HQ0851-21-D-00001). The value of this contract is increased from $1,197,726,000 to $3,331,830,000. Under this modification, the contractor will provide the management, material, and services associated with the sustaining engineering and produ  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: * * * Deterring aggression in space requires 'holistic approach' USSPACECOM Deputy Commander addresses progress to combat threats in the domain Lt. Gen. Thomas James, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, discussed the command's role in deterrence and warfighting during the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies' Schriever Spacepower Series with Charles Galbreath, senior resident fe  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 13 (TNSrpt) -- 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 Issues Impact and Affordable Housing Advisory Council Report ATLANTA, May 12, 2025 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) released its Impact and Affordable Housing Advisory Council (AHAC) Report, describing the organization's highest year of funding to date for affordable housing and  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * House Natural Resources Democrats Reject Republicans' Scorched-Earth Plan to Sacrifice our Public Lands, Waters & Wildlife for Billionaire Tax Cuts GOP's "Environmental Liquidation for Billionaires Act" MOST EXTREME ANTI-ENVIRONMENT BILL IN AMERICAN HISTORY" Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, House Natural Resources Committee De  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Expedites Permitting for Critical Energy Project to Address National Energy Emergency The Department of the Interior announced today the expedited permitting review of a major energy project--the Velvet-Wood mine in Utah--under its newly established emergency procedures. As part of a strategic response to the national energy emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump on January 20,  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46740) on March 17, 2025, entitled "Naming Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities" by health policy analyst Jared S. Sussman and research librarian Tamar B. Breslauer: * * * Contents Introduction ... 1 Authority for Naming Facilities ... 1 Transferring Facility Names ... 2 Veterans' Affairs Committee Rules on Facility Naming ... 2 Recent Examples of Legislation ... 3 118th Congress ... 4   more

PASADENA, California, May 12 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The data will help mission scientists calibrate the spacecraft's thermal imaging instrument so they can be sure it's operating correctly when Europa Clipper arrives at the Jupiter system in 2030. The mission's sights are set   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has announced a request for electronic public comments regarding the significance of properties nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The notice, published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2025, covers nominations received by the agency before April 26, 2025. These nominations include a wide array of properties from across the United States, including sites in Delaware, Hawaii  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * New Army publication informs force about Chinese threat JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia - The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command released the first in its series of new publications focusing on the United States' key potential adversaries - China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea - and how they fight at the operational level of warfare.  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Demands ED Answer Questions Regarding Status of Students' Civil Rights Investigations WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) of the Committee of Education and Workforce demanded answers from Secretary McMahon of the Department of Education (ED or the Department) regarding recent  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fischbach, Minnesota Republican Congressional Delegation Call on Gov. Walz, State Legislators to Address Widespread Fraud in Minnesota Public Programs Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) joined Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), and Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) in sending a letter to Governor Walz and leadership of the Minnesota   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) is petitioning the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to grant a permanent exemption from commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements for those transporting new recreational vehicles (RVs) prior to retail sale. In a letter to the DOT, the RVIA argues that the current regulations impose unnecessary costs and burdens, particularly on small businesses. The RVIA, based in Herndon, Virginia, represents approximately 500  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), representing leading online travel platforms based in Arlington, Virginia, has submitted comments to the Department of Transportation (DOT) urging the agency to modernize its regulatory approach by incorporating greater technical expertise. In its filing concerning the DOT's initiative on reducing regulation and controlling regulatory costs, Travel Tech emphasizes that the current regulatory framework often fails to keep pace  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to streamline and update several federal trucking regulations, arguing that some rules have become redundant or obsolete. In a formal comment submitted to the DOT, the TCA, based in Alexandria, Virginia, and the only national trade association focused solely on the truckload segment of the trucking industry, detailed specific regulations they believe are counterproductive. "As a   more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, May 12 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Army soldiers use naval aviation additive manufacturing training to enhance operational readiness downrange The Naval Aviation School for Additive Manufacturing (NASAM) is fostering collaboration across forces to ensure lethality and readiness wherever warfighters need it. Recently, two U.S. Army soldiers used the skills they learned at NASAM to produce critical parts while d  more