RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- The First Responder Network Authority, an independent agency within the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that oversees the nation's communications network dedicated to emergency responders and the public safety community, issued the following news release: * * * FirstNet is Transforming Communications for First Responders in Marion County, South Carolina Today, AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest from Ecolog Deutschland GmbH of Dusseldorf, Germany, concerning a U.S. Army contract for logistics support services in Bavaria, Germany. The contract, awarded to Fluor Intercontinental Germany GmbH, based in Greenville, South Carolina, was valued at over $58 million. Ecolog argued that its own proposal was unfairly rejected as technically unacceptable and that Fluor's winning bid was priced unreasonably high. The s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Cracks Down On Judicial Loophole Undermining Justice * (Washington, D.C., August 15, 2025) -- Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the No Appointments by Rogue Judges Act to prevent federal district court judges from appointing U.S. Attorneys beyond the temporary period authorized under federal law. The bill is a direct response to a recent New Jersey case where, after   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The South Carolina Department of Transportation has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, outlining its recommendations for the next surface transportation authorizing legislation. SCOOT expressed its support for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Policy Recommendations for the upcoming 2026 Surface Transportation Reauthorization and emphasized the necessity of modernizing America's infrastructure.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm * (Austin, TX, August 15, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and stakeholders from across the country announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) plan to combat the New World Screwworm (NW  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Whitehouse Lead 30 Colleagues in Demanding EPA Obey the Law and Restore Solar for All, Other Green Bank Program Funding * Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), led 30 of their Senate colleagues in demanding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin obey  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Whitehouse, Van Hollen Lead 30 Colleagues in Demanding EPA Obey the Law and Restore Solar for All, Other Green Bank Program Funding Lawmakers warn Trump Administration is violating the law by terminating $27 billion in congressionally obligated funding for affordable clean energy * Senator Sheldon White  more