ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Act Now: Tell Senate to Oppose H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" * The Senate may consider H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," this week. While exact language remains in flux, publicly released language includes several objectionable federal workforce provisions. While th e Senate version omit s several feder  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA's Doolittle Leadership Center Now on GSA Schedule * ARLINGTON, Va. -- Leader Development Workshops from AFA's Doolittle Leadership Center (DLC) are now listed on the General Services Administration (GSA), making their practical skills training available to more military members and government civilians. The Doolittle Leadership Center workshops use   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA, Community Partners in Northeast Texas Raise $4,000 in Golf Tournament * More than 140 Northeast Texans competed in a fundraising golf tournament hosted by AFA's Chapter 416 on May 30, 2025. Between sponsors, donors, and proceeds from the players, the Chapter raised more than $4,000 that will go toward recreational events at the 645th Aeronautical Eng  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Media] -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release: * * * APTS Commends U.S. House Appropriations Committee Proposal to Fund Public Broadcasting's Public Safety Infrastructure * WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 24, 2025 - The House Appropriations Committee today recommended level funding of $40 million for fiscal year 2026 for the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) which provides critical investment in public broadcasting's publ  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army will host a daylong "Hot Topic" event on Army contracting and procurement on July 22 at its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The event, themed "Revolutionizing Contracting and Procurement via Speed, Execution and Innovation," will explore how the Army is modernizing its contracting processes to enhance efficiency, speed, and responsiveness across all operational levels. Major General Douglas Lowrey, command  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA Truck Tonnage Index Declined 0.1% in May * Trucking activity in the United States slipped in May as the freight market remained choppy. Specifically, truck freight tonnage decreased 0.1% after gaining 0.5% in April, according to the American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index."The seesaw freight demand pattern  more

CENTREVILLE, Virginia, June 25 -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: * * * ATU International and ATU Local 689 Endorse Senator Stella Pekarsky for Special Election for Congress in Virginia's 11th District Calling her a strong advocate for public transit, working families, and the state of the Virginia, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International and ATU Local 689, which represents transit workers and riders across the DC region, announced their endo  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On Fifth Straight Increase In Virginia's Unemployment Rate * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as the top House Democrat on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, today expressed rising concern over Virginia's economy, after monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that the Commonwealth's unemployment rate had risen for the fifth consecutive month. The   more

RESTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Botox Mitigates Debilitating Dry Mouth in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Radiopharmaceutical Therapy * NEW ORLEANS (June 24,2025) -- A dual-protective approach using botulinum toxin (Botox) alongside an anti-nausea patch significantly reduces salivary gland toxicity in patients with metastatic prostate cancer undergoing PSMA-targeted radiopharma  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Create Cybersecurity Office Related to Critical Infrastructure * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and John Curtis (R-Utah) in reintroducing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordin  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Civil Service Provisions Likely Out of H.R.1 * Draft language slated for inclusion in the Senate version of H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," that would undermine the merit-based civil service and grant broad new authority to the president to reorganize the federal government without additional congressional revie  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Prior Authorization Reform Leads Applaud New HHS & CMS Announcement * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) and U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (PA-16), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), and Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), co-leads of the bipartisan Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, released the following joint statement after an announ  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 33 States And D.C. From May 2024 To May 2025; 27 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April To May * Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While California and Washington Have the Worst Yearly Losses; Michigan and Montana Top Monthly Gainers; Vermont, Virginia & California Have the Worst Declines Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Warner, Colleagues Introduce Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 June 23, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today introduced t  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on June 24, 2025: * * * DGA Statement on Republican Threats to Abortion Three Years After Dobbs Washington Post: "Abortion is already a key issue in the top two races on the ballot this year" in Virginia and New Jersey * On the three year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, DGA Communications Director Sam Newton released the following statement on Republican threats to abortion and the stakes of govern  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * District of Columbia Expands its Solar for All Program * The District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) announced a significant expansion to its Solar for All program, funded by a $62.45 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solar for All program. The new investment will allow t  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, June 25 -- DXC Technology, an information technology services company, issued the following news release: * * * DXC and Thought Machine Launch Joint Solution to Accelerate Banking Modernization ASHBURN, Va., June 24, 2025 - DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, and Thought Machine, a leading provider of cloud-native banking technology, today announced a joint solution to accelerate digital transformation for small and midsize   more

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: * * * ESU English Professor Recently Published East Stroudsburg University is pleased to announce that Artress Bethany White, Ph.D., associate professor of English, has recently been published. Dr. White's book, A Black Doe in the Anthropocene, confronts brutal truths unearthed by the present-day descendant of an enslaved American family. It was published by University Press of Kentucky,  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Halts Ruinous Financial Surveillance for El Paso Businesses * EL PASO, Texas--Today, an El Paso federal court put a temporary halt to financial surveillance rules that threatened two local small businesses and intruded on the financial privacy of their customers. Ashley Light, owner of Valuta Corporation, and Andy Payan, of Payan's Fuel Center, teamed up with  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Federal Judge Blocks State Department Downsizing Plans * A federal judge in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, blocked Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State Department, ruling that the Trump administration violated an earlier injunction she issued. The injunction pr  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 25 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Nathan Sumner and Jason Kosakow: * * * Fifth District Employment: Findings From the June Business Surveys Introduction In our June business surveys/1, we asked Fifth District firms how their ability to hire workers has changed since last year and what their expectations are for their workforces over the next six months. Firms reported little change in their ability to hire wo  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 25 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: * * * Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Departs for Deployment By Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Public Affairs Nearly 4,500 Sailors assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, June 24, for a regularly-scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of responsibility. The strike group deployed as an integrat  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 23 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Go Vegan to Protect Ya Neck: Wu-Tang Clan's Masta Killa Stars in New PETA Campaign * New York - Legendary MC Masta Killa is flexing the freshest fit by hitting the streets in "lettuce camo" gear and flashing a fistful of leafy greens in a new PETA campaign repping plant-powered eating. In an accompanying video spot, the prolific rapper--who just dropped his h  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Advocates for Coal Miner Health and Safety Protections in Hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, participated in a hearing entitled "The Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Budget." The hearing, which featured U.S. Department of Health and Hu  more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Groups urge Sens. Capito, Justice to protect West Virginians, vote against harmful cuts to health programs and energy tax credits * CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today multiple groups held a press conference outside the office of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., to highlight the damaging cuts to vital programs proposed in the budget reconciliation bill, officially called the "One Big Beaut  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 24 -- Fairfax County Public Schools posted the following news: * * * Historical Marker Will Inspire Generations at Powell Elementary School * This story, photo, and video are courtesy of Fairfax County Government (https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/community-unveils-historical-marker-honoring-general-colin-l-powell). Students, educators, community members, and friends and family of General Colin L. Powell came together on Saturday, June 14, at Colin Powell Elem  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 25 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on June 24, 2025: * * * How did VCU students help Virginia protect health data? By making 'noise.' The School of Business team partnered with the behavioral health department to facilitate research while safeguarding individual privacy. By Megan Nash, School of Business In Virginia's public health system, behavioral health data is both an asset and a liability. It holds the potential to improve care fo  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Hunters, Anglers, Public Lands Users Should 'Remain Vigilant' as Sale Provisions Could Resurface * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate parliamentarian's decision to strike a proposal to sell off more than three million acres of National Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management public lands is an important, but temporary, victory for wildlife, hunters, anglers  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 25 -- The National Medical Association issued the following statement on June 24, 2025: * * * Joint Statement from the NBA and the NMA - A United Call to Preserve and Strengthen DEI Commitments in Education and Beyond A United Call to Preserve and Strengthen DEI Commitments in Education and Beyond These changes send a chilling message to aspiring Black lawyers and physicians that their presence, perspectives, and potential are expendable." -- NBA President Wile  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Highlight Trump Administration Hypocrisy on National Debt While It Guts IRS, Pushes Giant Tax Cuts for Billionaires * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Angus King (I-ME), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Billy Long regarding the hypocrisy of their   more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * MONARCH Act Provides Much Needed Resources to Create Habitat, Preserve Western Monarch Butterfly Population * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat (MONARCH) Act, reintroduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) with Representatives Leon Panetta (D-Calif.) and Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), will provide vital resources to conserve  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: * * * Nashville Branch Office team saves time and money on $125 million audit DCAA auditors from the Nashville Branch Office recently achieved significant savings during a $125 million incurred cost audit, reducing the audit time by 264 hours. The team's work saved more than $45,000 on the reimbursable audit because of their strategic planning and proactive use of innov  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 19 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release: * * * New Website Exposes Tariff Damage A new website will spotlight stories of small businesses hurt by tariffs with news coverage from across the country aggregated at a single destination, National Taxpayers Union (NTU) announced. The Tariffs Report, an echo of the Drudge Report, collects real stories of real pain born by small businesses in a constantly changing environment with tariffs impo  more

RESTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Medical] (TNSjou) -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Novel Bacteria-Specific PET Imaging Approach Detects Hard-to-Diagnose Lung Infections * NEW ORLEANS (June 24, 2025) --A new PET imaging technique can accurately detect and monitor Mycobacteroides abscessus lung infections--one of the most difficult-to-diagnose conditions in patients with lung diseases. This innovation, presented at the 2025   more

RESTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Novel PET Imaging Approach Detects Heart Damage in Patients with Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy * Media Contact: Rebecca Maxey (703) 652-6772 rmaxey@snmmi.org Novel PET Imaging Approach Detects Heart Damage in Patients with Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy NEW ORLEANS (June 24, 2025)-- A new PET/CT imaging technique that visualizes activated fib  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 25 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on June 24, 2025: * * * Professor and former student reunite as colleagues in the VCU School of Education Paul Harris and Krystal Andrews met more than 20 years ago at Warwick High School in Newport News, where Harris was part of a counseling team that helped inspire Andrews to pursue a career in education. By Sian Wilkerson Years before Paul C. Harris came to Virginia Commonwealth University's School   more

HERNDON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Transportation] (TNSrpt) -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * New Study Reveals Emerging RV Buyers Are Younger, More Diverse, And Ready To Hit The Road * The Go RVing RV Owner Demographic Profile identified 16.9 million Americans who have a significant interest in purchasing an RV in the next five years. Digging into these intenders, the latest special report of prospective RV buyers reveals a changing landscape for the RV indu  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * Summer Soars with STEM: AFA National Teacher of the Year Attends Air Camp * Motivated teachers often use summer break to "go back to school" through professional development opportunities--and there are no teachers more professionally motivated than AFA's National Teachers of the Year. Our 2022 winner, Nancy Parra-Quinlan, for instance, recently participa  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * Superintendent Justin Henry testifies at Sen. Hirono's spotlight forum on private school voucher programs * Today, Senator Hirono (D-HI) hosted a "spotlight forum" to hear from public education practitioners and experts about the impact of private school voucher programs - specifically the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) which is currently i  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 25 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on June 24, 2025: * * * To combat sexual violence among college students, VCU researcher turns to video games Social work professor Adrienne Baldwin-White develops interactive trainings that could engage students more deeply than traditional formats. By Madeline Reinsel It's late on a weekend night. You're in your dorm room, watching Netflix, when texts start rolling in from your friends at a college p  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 24 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Update on Comprehensive Boundary Review and Key Takeaways from 6/23/25 Committee Meeting * Hello FCPS Staff and Families, Our school communities are strongest when we come together to shape a thriving future for our students. With that in mind, we would like to thank you for your thoughtful engagement during the first part of our Phase 2 Community Boundary Review Meetings. Your feedback and qu  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Previews Caroline County Agriculture Fair, Attends Cattle Show, Highlights Virginia Agriculture Ruther Glen, Va. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07), the only Virginian on the House Agriculture Committee, previewed the Caroline County Agriculture Fair and attended the fair's annual cattle show alongside Caroline County Sheriff Scott C. Moser. "The Caroline County Agriculture Fair is a  more

ETTRICK, Virginia, June 24 -- Virginia State University issued the following news: * * * Virginia State University Viral Commencement Fans Raise $12,000 For Tuition Assistance How a fun commencement celebration transformed into a successful fundraiser to help VSU students. * Virginia State University is proud to announce that the sale of its now-iconic VSU-themed clacking fans has raised $12,000 for the Student Tuition Assistance Fund. The fans, which gained national attention following the  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 25 -- Virginia Wesleyan University issued the following news: * * * Complete 2024-2025 "President to President" Book Now Available for Free Download The complete 2024-2025 President to President book, which explores the theme "Game Changers in Higher Education," is now available to download here at no cost, thanks to our colleagues at Sodexo. This year, the book examined how college and university leaders are using innovative ideas and newly implemented strategies to   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 25 -- The Vision Council issued the following news release: * * * Vision Expo to Transition to Single Annual Event Beginning in 2026 Norwalk, CT - Vision Expo, the leading trade event for the optical industry, produced by The Vision Council and RX, announces a strategic evolution that will reshape the future of eye care and eyewear in the Americas. Beginning March 2026, Vision Expo will unify into a single, annual event, starting in Orlando, Florida and rotating thr  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks on Republicans' Bill to Block Access to Health Care and Close Hospitals Across Rural America: "There is still time to kill this bill--and I hope we do." * Welch Puts Spotlight on Vermont, West Virginia, and Tennessee in Remarks WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last night took to the Senate floor to call on Congress to kill Republicans' disastrous budget bill, which w  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Joins Letter to House and Senate Leadership Reiterating Commitment to Protecting Medicaid Coverage for Vulnerable Populations * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined a group of congressional colleagues in reiterating their commitment to protecting Medicaid coverage for vulnerable communities. While supporting reductions to federal spending, the letter urges that Me  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Writers-in-Residence Will Launch New Journalism Courses at William & Mary * Journalists Hilary Holladay (left), David A. Price (image by Susan Sabo), and Kris Worrell, Virginia Media's editor-in-chief, will share their expertise in a series of new hands-on journalism courses in 2025-26.s courtesy of William & Mary's the Charles Center. E  more