WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * Comer Commemorates Ranking Member Connolly on House Floor, Urges Support for the Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act WASHINGTON--Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor to commemorate Ranking Member Gerald Connolly's (D-Va.)  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 4 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Zach Edwards and Nathan Sumner: * * * Impact of Tariffs on Our Region's Firms Introduction Given recent changes in U.S. tariff policy, we asked Fifth District firms how they expected to be affected by tariff policy in March. At the time, 80 percent of respondent businesses expected to be impacted. In our May surveys, we checked in with firms and found that 72 percent of respon  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 4 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Ferrara: 'Smarter, Integrated, and Data-Driven Health Care' an Operational Imperative DOD's collaboration with other federal partners remains vital to improving continuity of care for service members. By Robert Hammer, OASD for Health Affairs/Military Health System Interoperability is one of the biggest challenges facing service members and veterans in their lifelong health care experience, Dr. Stephen   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- NASA issued the following news on June 3, 2025: * * * Future Engineers Shine at NASA's 2025 Lunabotics Robotics Competition By Elyna Niles-Carnes And the winner is... the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The Utah Student Robotics Club won the grand prize Artemis Award on May 22 for NASA's 2025 Lunabotics Challenge held at The Astronauts Memorial Foundation's Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. "Win was our motto for t  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * Labor Leaders Demand Transparency on ERISA Advisory Council WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce and Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Labor Lor  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Colleagues, Advocates Call Out Trump's Corrupt Meme Coin Dinner, Demand The Release Of Attendees' Names And What Favors They're Getting * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday led a press conference with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.), Public Citi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 4 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: * * * NGA Tearline Project releases second OSINT yearbook The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency released its second annual Tearline yearbook - a compilation of articles focused on issues affecting national security derived solely on research and open-source information. The yearbook highlights 14 articles published by NGA's Tearline Project providing open-source intelligence on topi  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Trail Enthusiast Marks Milestone Visiting 30 National Trails, including Washington-Rochambeau * News Release Date: June 3, 2025 Contact: Johnny Carawan, (610) 715-1101 National trails enthusiast and lifelong explorer Frank Kos has accomplished a remarkable feat: visiting 30 out of 32 of our nation's national scenic and historic trails, each documented with a photo bes  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * Vindman Calls for Investment in Drone Warfare Innovation, Warns U.S. Is Falling Behind in Critical Battlefield Technology WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement on Ukraine's evolving use of drone technology and the urgent need for U.S. military modernization. "Ukraine is deploying low-cost, high-impact drones at a scale and s  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 4 -- The Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news on June 3, 2025: * * * Public input sought on four planning studies Surveys focus on Albemarle and Culpeper counties, Charlottesville, Town of Culpeper CULPEPER - The Virginia Department of Transportation, in partnership with Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville, Culpeper County and the Town of Culpeper, is seeking feedback on several transportation studies assessing potential improveme  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Slam House-Passed Republican Bill to Make Tax Filing More Expensive * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding a provision in the megabill Republicans are ramming through Congress that would eliminate Direct File--a pilot program that allows Americans to file their taxes without making extra payments to ta  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Slam House-Passed Republican Bill to Make Tax Filing More Expensive * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding a provision in the megabill Republicans are ramming through Congress that would eliminate Direct File--a pilot program that allows Americans to file their taxes without making extra payments to tax prepa  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Leads Virginia Delegation Call for Transparency in Army Command Merger Impacting Fort Eustis * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA), Congressman John McGuire (R-VA), Congresswoman Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Congressman   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Your TRICARE checklist for moving * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Are you preparing to move to a new location? Now is the best time to make sure your TRICARE benefits are ready to move with you. "You can use TRICARE wherever you live, but there are actions you can take to help avoid interruptions to your health care and TRICARE benefits," said Dr. Danita Hunter  more