WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force seeks partner for commercialized on-base lodging ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force is moving forward with plans to transition on-base lodging at 58 installations across the U.S. and its territories to a commercial partner through the Commercial On-Base Lodging initiative. The service is seeking a national hotel partner for a 50-year lease to ensure long-term sustainment and revital  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Introduces Legislation to Prevent Elected Officials and Candidates From Corruptly Profiting From Crypto The STABLE GENIUS Act Bans Politicians From Issuing or Endorsing Digital Assets, and Require Them to Establish Blind Trusts Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight of campaign finance laws, in  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse, DeGette, Crow, Pettersen Urge Secretary Noem to Reconsider Plans to Gut FEMA Ahead of Wildfire Season Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives, Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, and Brittany Pettersen urged U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to reconsider significan  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 20 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * Brand Board Proposes Increase of Inspection and Assessment Fees The State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners, part of the Department of Agriculture, is proposing to increase brand inspection fees and the five-year brand assessment fee to address a projected program deficit. The fee adjustments aim to ensure the continued financial stability and operations of the Bra  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 19, 2025 NAVY BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is awarded a $138,549,731 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides engineering services, installation engineering, equipment integration, overhauls, design engineering for airborne capabilities, test and evaluation, user and maint  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48097) on May 15, 2025, entitled "Energy and Water Development - FY2025 Appropriations:" (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Bill Status and Recent Funding History Table 4 indicates major congressional actions taken during consideration of FY2025 Energy and Water Development appropriations. (For more details, congressional staff may see the CRS Appropriations Status Table at http://www.crs.go  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Following Newark Airport Blackouts, Blumenthal Calls on Trump Administration to Step Up & Protect the Flying Public [HARTFORD, CT] - Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to take urgent action to address recent air radar and communications failures at Newark Airport and prevent future o  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Fights to Modernize VA Inventory Management to Improve Veteran Care and Cut Waste WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced the VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act, a bipartisan bill to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) ability to track and manage medical equipment across its healthcare   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Approves First Ever State Waiver to Restrict Soda and Energy Drinks from Food Stamps in Nebraska (Omaha, N.E., May 19, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today signed the first-ever waiver to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase for Nebraska's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Effective January 1, 2026, taxpayers will no longer  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Hickenlooper Honors Denver Civil Rights Leader Rev. Dr. James D. Peters, Jr. on Senate Floor Hickenlooper: "Rev. Peters carried that same commitment when he came to Denver and to Colorado. That same commitment to justice... Along the way, he had a significant impact on many of Colorado's leaders. I was one of them." WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper spoke on the Senate   more