WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has issued a notice entitled "Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions." This action serves to update the list of products and services that federal agencies are mandated to purchase from nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The notice proposes adding a variety of products and services to the procurement list. Among the proposed produ  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has issued a notice entitled "Procurement List; Deletions." This action removes various products and services from the procurement list which were previously supplied by nonprofit agencies employing individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The notice identifies a range of products including plastic identification markers in various colors - pink, yellow, violet, green, or  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ RELEASES STATEMENT FOLLOWING ICE FACILITY FACT-FINDING MISSION * MIAMI, FL \- Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) released the following statement following a fact-finding mission to the ICE facility located within the Federal Detention Center in the City of Miami: "Today, I exercised my right as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives to conduct a Congr  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas Demands Answers from ICE on Chaotic Decision-Making Processes after Adelanto Detention Facility Visit LOS ANGELES - Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons demanding answers about ICE's decision-making process behind sending immigrants to different parts of the country, its acti  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Alaska -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose 1.3 percent in Alaska's only large county, Anchorage Municipality, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the rate of employment growth in An  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Arizona-- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose in 1 of the 2 largest counties in Arizona from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Maricopa County had an over-the-year increase in employment   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Oregon - Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose in 2 of the 7 largest counties in Oregon from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Deschutes County had the largest over-the-year increase in emp  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Wyden, Risch, Merkley Celebrate Senate Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization * Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) celebrated the Senate's unanimous passage of their legislation, S. 356, to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fisca  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz Balart, Franklin Introduce Legislation to Increase the USPS Transparency and Accountability * Miami, FL - Last week, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) and Scott Franklin (FL-18) introduced the Post Office Closure Accountability Act (link is external), a legislative proposal aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in the United States Postal Service's (USPS) operations.   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Eastside Rollin' 20s Crips Members and Associates Indicted, Including Murder, Robbery, Fentanyl Distribution and Firearms Offenses * A twelve-count indictment was unsealed today in the Eastern District of Virginia charging nine members of the Eastside Rollin' 20s Crips (RTC) violent street gang with crimes including a drug conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, firearms offenses, and a racketee  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 19 -- Florida Department of Commerce issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * On the Final Day in Paris, Florida Hosts Additional Meetings to Secure and Show Support for Additional Investment in Florida PARIS, France--On the final day of the trade mission to Paris, the Florida Delegation hosted a final series of meetings, including one-on-one meetings, a roundtable with existing companies that invest in Florida and an activation event with prospecti  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Heinrich Raises Alarm About New Mexico Public Lands at Risk in Republicans' Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a list of public lands in New Mexico that are at risk of being sold off if Repu  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Homeland Security Warns about the Spike in China-Based Technology Firms' Smuggling of Signal Jammers * The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning on the rise in Chinese-manufactured signal jammers to the United States, which pose a threat to public safety and civilian aviation. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seen a roughly 830% increase in seizures since 2021, despite C  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Maxwell Frost Introduces Legislation to Expose Human Rights Abuses in Immigration Detention System - SUDEM Act * Watch the Orlando Press Conference Here ORLANDO, FL -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY),introduced the Stop Unlawful Detention and End Mistreatment (SUDEM) Act, legislation that wo  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSFR) --The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has issued a notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive, or partially exclusive patent license to VedPhoto LLC, Miami, Florida. The license is to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent 10,929,966, entitled "System and Method for Imaging Underwater Environments Using Fluid Lensing," and U.S. Patent 10,041,833, entitled "System and Method for Active Multispectral Imaging and Opt  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport scientist, team win 2025 Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Awards * NEWPORT, R.I. - Michael Warnock, a scientist in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Undersea Warfare (USW) Platforms and Payload Integration Department, and the Surface Ship Undersea Warfare In-Service Support Team from the Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, recently won Assist  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Introduces PICTURES Act to Expose Hypocrisy of Communist Chinese Elites * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced the Prying into Chinese Tyrants' Unreported Riches, Earnings, and Secrets (PICTURES) Act which directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to produce a detailed report, including any photographic evidence, on the wealth and hidden assets of s  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott, Reps. Donalds and Steube Urge UF Board of Trustees to Have Thorough, Transparent Presidential Search Process * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott, Congressman Byron Donalds, and Congressman Greg Steube led a letter to the University of Florida (UF) Board of Trustees ahead of their anticipated search for a new university president. In their letter, the members urge a fully op  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects. Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the university determined cultural affiliation with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, as outlined in a notice. The inventory identified Ancestral remains representing at least 10 individuals and eight associated funerary objects, including earthenware, bone, and   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Frost Introduce Legislation to Expose Human Rights Abuses in Immigration Detention System * SOUTH FLORIDA -- Today, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL), and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY),introduced the Stop Unlawful Detention and End Mistreatment (SUDEM) Act, legislation that would expose widespread human rig  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- CALSTART, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing clean transportation, issued its Market Update: "Zeroing in on Zero-Emission Trucks, providing a snapshot of the zero-emission truck market in the United States". The report, released in June 2025, analyzes deployment trends through December 2024 and identifies challenges and policy pathways for accelerating adoption. As of the end of 2024, over 52,500 ZETs had been deployed across the country--an increase of 22,692 v  more