WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Applauds the Repeal of Biden-Harris Assault on Domestic Tire Manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed H.J. Res. 61 into law, repealing the Biden-Harris Administ  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 28, 2025 AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin, Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded a $509,759,501 modification (P00181) to a previously awarded contract (FA8807-18-C-0009) for Global Positioning System III Follow-On Space Vehicles 21 and 22. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $4,102,235,382. Work will be performed at Littleton, Colorado, and is expected to b  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: * * * DCAA provides crucial training to the Defense Logistics Agency The Operations Audit Liaison Division (OAL) is essential for strengthening communication and collaboration between DCAA and major offices involved with significant cost and pricing matters in defense contracting. The auditing professionals in this division are known as Financial Liaison Advisors (FLAs),  more

QUANTICO, Virginia, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued the following news: * * * Mulit-Factor Authentications Update for May 27, 2025 Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) rolled out a new multifactor authentication (MFA) process for the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) program and its two interfaces on May 14 -- the electronic application (eApp) and NBIS Agency. This action was required to streng  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Griffith Presents EoR to Bristol Virginia Swift Water Rescue Team U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) visited the Bristol Virginia Fire Department in Bristol, Virginia, on Tuesday, May 27. Congressman Griffith presented the Department's Swift Water Rescue Team with formal remarks entered into the Congressional Record. In the remarks, Congressman Griffith praises the Rescue Team for thei  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA Fisheries Investigates Illegally Imported Tuna in Virginia A NOAA Fisheries investigation resulted in a grocery store chain paying a $12,516 civil penalty this February. They surrendered more than 1,100 pounds of yellowfin tuna, with a declared value of $4,889. In June 2023, NOAA Fisheries' Office of Law Enforcement, Virginia Conservation Police, and U.S. Customs and Border Protecti  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Statement on Finalized MDA-UAW Agreement NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Education & Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after Electric Boat workers a part of the Marine Draftsmen Association (MDA-UAW) overwhelmingly agreed (link is external) to a new five-year union contract (link   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Signs Griffith Resolution to Strike Down Biden Job-Killing Regulation U.S. President Donald J. Trump recently signed into law H.J. Res. 61, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing." This  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force Arrests Suspect in Violent Attack of NYPD Officer New York, NY - The U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF), assisted by the USMS Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF), on Tuesday apprehended a suspect wanted in the violent attack of an off-duty New York Police Department (NYPD) officer  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Condemn GOP Tax Plan for Driving up Costs for American Families WASHINGTON - Just a week after Moody's downgraded the U.S. credit rating due to mounting government debt, pushing up mortgage interest rates, Republicans in the House moved forward with their plan to provide massive tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans that would add an additional $3.8 trillion to the deficit, according t  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * With Federal Disaster Aid Almost Exhausted, Members of Congress from North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and Georgia Urge Trump Admin. to Submit New Funding Request to Congress Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) led a group of 11 bipartisan lawmakers from North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida in urging the Trump administration to take immediate action to prevent disaster recovery  more