WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume, Team Maryland Statement on Patel's Comments About FBI Vacating J. Edgar Hoover Building WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Governor Wes Moore, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Congressm  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 17 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on May 15, 2025, by Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman: * * * CPSC Sets New Record for Safety Notices, Protecting American Families and Leveling the Playing Field for American Business This week, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued 28 separate product safety recalls and warnings. This is a new agency record and more than double the agency's previous weekly high for   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice inviting applications for fiscal year 2025 under the Charter Schools Program--Grants for Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities. This competitive grant opportunity aims to assist eligible public and private nonprofit entities in providing charter schools with innovative financial solutions to acquire, construct, or renovate educational facilities by enhancing access to loans and bond financing. The prog  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has issued a notice inviting applications for fiscal year 2025 under the Charter Schools Program (CSP)--Model Development and Dissemination (MDD) Grant Program. This discretionary grant opportunity, published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025, aims to support eligible entities in developing and widely disseminating information about innovative and effective practices used by high-qu  more

NEW YORK, May 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland and New York Announce Selected Papers in National High School Fed Challenge NEW YORK--The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced the results of this year's High School Fed Challenge, an academic paper competition. The competition, now in its 30th year, was open to high school teams across the na  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- GovContractPros, LLC (GCP), a government contracting consulting firm located in Chevy Chase, Maryland, has called on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ease federal regulations that govern contract awards to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). In an April 22, 2025 letter to OMB Director Russell T. Vought, GCP argued that the current framework within the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VA  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 17 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act Creates New Agricultural Certification Program ANNAPOLIS, MD (May 15, 2025)- Maryland Department of Agriculture officials joined Governor Wes Moore on Wednesday, May 13, as he signed the Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act into law. Passed by the Maryland General Assembly, the legislation aims to improve Bay water quality, support sustainable agricult  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has announced that the Council of Councils will hold its next public meeting on May 29, 2025, in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual participation options. The meeting will be hosted at NIH Building 35A on Convent Drive in Bethesda, Maryland. The open sessions will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and again from 1:15 p.m. to 1:55 p.m., featuring updates on NIH progra  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has announced a meeting of the National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council, scheduled for June 17, 2025. The session will include both open and closed segments and will take place virtually, hosted from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) offices on Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda, Maryland. The open portion will occur fro  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new software tool designed to tackle a key challenge in the advancement of autonomous vehicles (AVs): ensuring seamless communication between different onboard units (OBUs) and roadside units (RSUs). The "C-V2X Interoperability Analyzer," detailed in NIST Technical Note 2339, published on April 24, 2025, promises to automatically analyze and assess the conformance and interoperability of thes  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Blumenthal Demand Transparency From Avelo Airlines About Deportation Flights WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) raised serious concerns to Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy about the airline's contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to fly domestic a  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS/VIDEO: Van Hollen Meets with First Responders and Local Officials in Allegany County, Views Flood Damage Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was in Allegany County to assess the damage from this week's severe flash flooding and meet with the first responders, local officials, and volunteers leading response efforts. As he visited local fire departments in Midland, Lonaconing, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 14 committee hearings on May 14, 2025: * * * APPROPRIATIONS: EPA Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Environmental Protection Agency, after receiving testimony from Lee Zeldin, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency. * * * APPROPRIATIONS: SAA AND USCP Committee on Appropriations: Subc  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Team Maryland Statement on Patel's Comments About FBI Vacating J. Edgar Hoover Building Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (Md.-05), Governor Wes Moore, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Congressman Glenn Ivey (Md.-04), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (Md.-07), Congressman Jamie Raskin (Md.-08), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (Md.-03), Congressman Johnny Olszewski (Md.-02)  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Team Maryland Statement on Patel's Comments About FBI Vacating J. Edgar Hoover Building WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Governor Wes Moore, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Congressman Johnny Olszewski  more