ROBINS AFB, Georgia, July 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 908th next to have XR training for Maintainers * * Published July 23, 2025 * By Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks * 908th Flying Training Wing MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron teamed with Mass Virtual from June 2 to June 11 to begin the first scans that will create extended reality training aids for the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter at Maxwell Air For  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * After Pressure from Sen. Ossoff, Trump Administration Restores Funding for Georgia After-School Programs * Sen. Ossoff previously urged This is an external link the Trump Administration to unfreeze Federal funding that supports after-school programs across Georgia Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has successfully pushed to restore funding for Georgia after-school programs. Earlier this   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following news release: * * * Allen Holds Hearing on Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Restoring Trust: Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA": "  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks, Warnock Renew Effort to Address Bias in Housing Appraisals, Help Families Build Generational Wealth through Homeownership This legislation will empower Marylanders with more data and tools to fight bias that would lower their homes' values * U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and four Senate colleagues in introdu  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Arizona Center for Economic Progress (AZCenter) has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) addressing serious concerns over a proposed new database intended for the National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The AZCenter, an affiliate of the Children's Action Alliance and a nonprofit advocacy organization, emphasizes that SNAP plays a critical role in supporting nearly one million Arizonan  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX-17), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), andSenator Steve Daines (R-MT) intr  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing serious concerns regarding the proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The agency's plan, announced in a Notice published on June 23, 2025, has sparked apprehension about its implications for data collection and privacy. CBPP, an influential nonpartisan research and policy institute  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- United Way of King County has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing serious concerns regarding the proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The organization, which has long been invested in combating hunger in Washington State, argues that the new database could undermine the trust and effectiveness of the SNAP program, which serves over 1.2 million people in the state annua  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The North Carolina Budget & Tax Center has submitted a public comment letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding its proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The organization has voiced serious concerns about the implications of the new database and accompanying notice for the 1.4 million residents of North Carolina who depend on SNAP for their essential needs. In the letter, the North Carolina Budget &  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former Supervisor of Camden County Jail Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation in the Assault of Pretrial Detainee * A former deputy sheriff and Jail Corporal with the Camden County Sheriff's Office was sentenced today to 16 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for assaulting a pretrial detainee, identified by the initials J.H. Ryan Robert Biegel, 27, of Kingsland, Georg  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI), Atlanta, Georgia, has voiced strong objections in a public comment letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service regarding its proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The letter, submitted in response to the System of Records Notice published in the Federal Register, highlights serious concerns that could impact both food assistance benefic  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah, Georgia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration offering feedback on a draft notice concerning ethics training for Organization Designation Authorization holders. The manufacturer's comments address specific aspects of the proposed annual ethics training requirements for ODA unit members and administrators. The company's subject matter experts identified concerns rega  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer praises One Big Beautiful Bill Act during 'America at Work' stops in Georgia * ATLANTA - U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer continued her America at Work listening tour this week in Atlanta, where she met with linemen at Georgia Power's Klondike Training Center, spoke at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' 42nd Annual Conference  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSLrpt) -- Imperial College London's Institute of Global Health Innovation has published a report titled 'The Future State of Health and Healthcare in 2035: A Vision for Seven Technologies Reshaping the NHS'. Issued on June 28, 2025, the document presents a comprehensive outlook on how emerging technologies are expected to reshape health and healthcare delivery within the National Health Service over the coming decade and beyond. The 31-page report offers a forward-looking  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Indiana Justice Project has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The nonprofit organization expressed serious apprehensions about the potential impacts of the data collection on the state's immigrant populations. The Indiana Justice Project, which focuses on legal advocacy and policy reform, highlighted that the sensitive information r  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Vindman & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Restore Illegally Withheld Support for Students with Disabilities in Spotsylvania County * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07), alongside Senate and House colleagues, introduced the bicameral Charting My Path to Fut  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The William E. Morris Institute for Justice (MIJ), a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for the civil and human rights of vulnerable Arizonans, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in response to a proposed new system of records aimed at managing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In its letter, MIJ expressed deep reservations regarding the potential negative impacts o  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The National WIC Association (NWA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raising grave concerns regarding the proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database (NSID) and its accompanying System of Records Notice (SORN). NWA, which advocates for over 12,000 public health nutrition service provider agencies and serves more than 6.9 million mothers, babies, and young children, argued that th  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Nourish California has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing serious concerns regarding the proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The organization, which advocates for equitable access to food for Californians, argues that the new database threatens the privacy and safety of vulnerable populations, particularly immigrants and low-income households. The letter highlights   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott's Opening Statement on Committee Republicans' Proposals to Undermine American Workers Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup of H.R. 1319, H.R. 1320, H.R. 4366, H.R. 4312,  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Hank Johnson and Sydney Kamlager-Dove Introduce Bill To Protect Artists' 1st Amendment Rights * " Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech." "Freddy Mercury did not confess to having 'just killed a man' by putting 'a gun against his head' and ''pulling the trigger. Bob Marley did not confess to having shot a sheriff. And Johnny Cash did not confess to shoot  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement at Hearing on Safeguarding America's Justice System Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Tennessee Justice Center has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing serious concerns over the proposed System of Records Notice for the National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. This public comment letter follows the USDA's publication of the notice on June 23, 2025. In its correspondence, the Tennessee Justice Center, a public interest law firm dedicated to advancing economic, racia  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, July 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Total Force Medevac Training: Air Force Reservists Join Army OPERATION DUSTOFF VIGILANCE 2025 * * Published July 23, 2025 * By Master Sgt. Jacob Lewis and Mr. Julian Hernandez * 433rd Airlift Wing JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas -- More than 100 personnel from across the Total Force participated in OPERATION DUSTOFF VIGILANCE 2025, a Texas Army National Guard-led personnel  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Vermont Foodbank has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing serious concerns regarding the proposed National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The letter follows the USDA's publication of a System of Records Notice on June 23, 2025, which seeks to broadly share data across government agencies related to SNAP participation. As the sole foodbank in Vermont for nearly four decades, the organ  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Montpelier, has expressed serious concerns in a public comment letter submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the System of Records Notice for the National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database. The letter outlines apprehensions surrounding the new database and its implications for program participants. The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, which administers the Farm to Plate Investment Prog  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, Kaine Help Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Restore Federal Program to Help Students with Disabilities Succeed in Adulthood Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), alongside House and Senate colleagues, have introduced the bicameral Charting My Path to Future Success Act, legislation to restore the abruptly discontinued federal program designed to help  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Leads Bipartisan Push to Address Physician Workforce Shortage * Senator Reverend Warnock introduced the bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 with Senator Boozman to increase the number of physicians in communities across the country The legislation would increase the number of Medicare funded residency positions by expanding the number of available slots 143  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Ossoff Urges U.S. Senate to Swiftly Address Funding Crisis at Domestic Violence Shelters, Prevention Programs * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to address a funding crisis for domestic violence shelters and prevention. Today, Sen. Ossoff spoke passionately on the U.S. Senate floor This is an external link about the need to swiftly pass the bipartis  more