PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Virginia -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Virginia were 193,916, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 185,156, the U.S. Bure  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Cybersecurity suite that helps protect nation now available to public * The Sandia National Laboratories team that developed the Thorium suite include, from right, project lead Evan Roncevich, project manager Kevin Hulin, lead developer Michael Carson (standing), and programmers Gavin Baker and Jonathan Crussell. (Photo by Randy Wong) Click on the thumbnail f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Exercise Tests Large-Scale Patient Movement From Indo-Pacific Region * Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025, involving about 1,000 military and civilian personnel, began July 21, 2025, and continued until today. "The exercise created realistic crisis scenarios that prompted a large-scale military patient movement response from within the Indo-Pacific region," said Air Force Col. Christopher Backus, command sur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 4 of 5) * * * Overview of Structure and Activities As authorized, the SNERC would share a structure with the GLA, MARC, NBRC, SBRC, and SCRC. Authority Structure As authorized, the SNERC would consist of a federal co-chair, appointed by the President with  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Committee Passage of Over $20 Million for New Mexico Projects, Bringing FY26 Total to $309 Million * Heinrich championed investments to support service members & families, improve New Mexico's military installations, expand access to health care, fight the opioid epidemic, develop the workforce & small businesses, increase prenatal screening & treatment of congenital syphilis  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges USDA and DOI to Provide Adequate Resources and Support to Wildland Firefighters, Following Reports of Firefighters Cleaning Toilets * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Brooke Rollins and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Major Public Broadcasting Shutdown Announcement Following GOP Funding Cuts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that it will begin shutting down operations after Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cornyn, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Development of Seedling Nurseries, Reforestation and Habitat Restoration Programs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Seedlings for Sus  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Manhattan Project National Historical Park hosting days of Peace and Remembrance in Oak Ridge, TN for 80th Anniversary Observance of Atomic Bombings of Japan * News Release Date: August 1, 2025 Contact: Daniel Banks, (423) 569-9778 Oak Ridge, Tennessee \- Manhattan Project National Historical Park (NHP), in partnership with Pearl Harbor National Memorial (NM), will ho  more

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Milestone sensor upgrade enhances U.S. Space Force identifying, tracking capability U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Operations Command (SpOC), in partnership with USSF Space Systems Command (SSC), approved the operational acceptance of a milestone upgrade to the Ground-Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS) at the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance site in White   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Transitional Housing Project Breaks Ground With $2M Grant from FHLB Dallas and Catalyst Bank * Supporters gathered today to celebrate the groundbreaking in Opelousas, Louisiana, for The Rig, which received a $2 million Affordable Housing Program grant from FHLB Dallas and Catalyst Bank. OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA, August 1, 2025--Representati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Stands with Service Members, Pushes for More Affordable Housing, and Celebrates Public Lands Victory * Las Cruces, N.M. - On August 1, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) concluded a productive district work period week in the southern portion of his district. Several events of note during the work period included: Rep. Vasquez Stands with Service Members On Tuesday, July  more