WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Best Places to Work: Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo * My unit is the best place to work because: As a Fast Response Cutter (FRC) tasked with protecting the maritime border, our primary mission is to interdict illicit activity and save lives at sea. With a permanent crew of twenty-six, we operate as a tight-knit team committed to mission success. We take care of one another profession  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Tours West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Project Supported by Funds He Secured * BATON ROUGE - On Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) toured part of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Project, currently being built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Cassidy secured funding for the project via the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 and the Bipartisan  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following attestation examination (No. 2026-009) on August 12, 2025, entitled "Lake County District School Board - Florida Education Finance Program." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY SUMMARY OF ATTESTATION EXAMINATION Except for the material noncompliance described below involving teachers and reporting errors or records that were not properly or accurately prepared or were not available at the time of our   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-10) on August 14, 2025, entitled "Department of Citrus - Contract Procurement and Management and Travel Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Department of Citrus focused on contract procurement and management and travel activities. Our audit did not disclose any reportable conditions regarding contract procurement and management or t  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-11) on August 15, 2025, entitled "Department of State - Prior Audit Follow-Up." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Department of State (Department) focused on the progress the Department had made, or was in the process of making, in addressing Findings 9, 10, 13, 14, and 16 noted in our report No. 2021-096, and Findings 4 through 6 noted in our  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2026-12) on August 18, 2025, entitled "Town of Greenville." Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Town of Greenville (Town) focused on selected Town processes and administrative activities. Our operational audit disclosed a pervasive lack of controls necessary to promote and encourage compliance with applicable State laws, Town ordinances and policies,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott in the Sun Sentinel: I Support a Stock-Trading Ban, If Done Right * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott published an opinion piece in the Sun Sentinel setting the record straight on his support for a stock trading ban for members of Congress following an error-filled piece by the outlet's Editorial Board. In the op-ed, Senator Rick Sc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- A coalition of marine and environmental scientists, academics, and researchers has sent a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), urging against leasing areas of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of American Samoa for minerals mining. The group emphasized the need for comprehensive scientific evaluation of the potential ecological impacts of seabed mining in a region that is home to fragile marine ecosystems. The letter hi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wasserman Schultz Lead 65 Lawmakers to Press Trump Admin on Plans for Dangerous, Cruel 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) led 65 members of Congress to raise the alarm and demand immediate answers from the Trump Administration about the immigration detention camp in Florida's Ev  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * New NASA-ESA Sea Level Satellite Arrives at California Launch Site The Sentinel-6B satellite will soon start final preparation to ready it for launch later this year. * After a trans-Atlantic journey on a cargo ship and a truck ride from Texas to California, the international sea level satellite Sentinel-6B arrived at a NASA facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Aug.18.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport Annual Awards recognize outstanding achievements in 2024 * NEWPORT, R.I. - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport celebrated its top individual and team achievements for calendar year 2024 during the Annual Awards ceremony held on July 29. There were 189 winners in 24 award categories. From critical navigation system upgrades to advancements in modeling and simul  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * On the First Day of Peak Hurricane Season, Senator Moody Urges Floridians to Prepare for Potential Storm Strikes 93% of Hurricane Landfalls Along the U.S. Gulf or East Coasts Occur from August to October * DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla.--Senator Ashley Moody stood with U.S. Representative Jimmy Patronis, Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson, Jr., Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden, and Walton Count  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * REP. SALAZAR CO-LEADS BIPARTISAN INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN CARE FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS Last week, Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) along with Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) reintroduced the bipartisan Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act to provide expectant and new mothers with preventive resources to avoid potential complications during and after pregnancy. "Ensuring that expe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2025: * * * Senator Ashley Moody Applauds Trump's Strong Actions Sending Warships to Venezuela to Stop Narcoterrorism and Champions Halt Fentanyl Law in Miami with Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz DORAL, Fla. -- Senator Ashley Moody today applauded President Donald Trump's strong actions--sending U.S. warships to Venezuela to stop the flow of deadly drugs into our country. Senator Ashley Moody  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * The Long Blue Line: Courage like Kate--The legacy of keeper Kathleen Moore * Kate knew the walk was dark, the work was difficult, and the weather was treacherous. She knew the lighthouse staircase was torturous. She knew the wee hours were tedious. Each dangerous duty was everything that little girls in the 1800s were not supposed to do. After all, women were told they were absolutely  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- TransPro Consulting, Spring Hill, Florida, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation urging comprehensive reforms to the National Transit Database (NTD) as part of the surface transportation reauthorization efforts. The organization argues that updating the NTD is crucial for reflecting the diverse needs of communities across the nation and for improving transportation outcomes. In its letter, TransPro Consulting points out that the tr  more