WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Carderock Tailcone Project Team Receives Rear Adm. Benjamin F. Isherwood Award for Exceptional Fleet Support * Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Tailcone Project Team was honored with the Rear Adm. Benjamin F. Isherwood Award for Exceptional Fleet Support. The team earned the award for developing an improved tailcone design that will enhance the performance of Virginia-class submarines.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Subramanyam Issues Statement on Threat Directed at Office * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Suhas Subramanyam received a threat to his office in recent weeks in which a constituent threatened to bring a firearm to his district office. In response, the Congressman and his staff have taken appropriate legal action and carried out enhanced security measures to ensure the safety of con  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Caught in the act Scientists using Argonne's Advanced Photon Source observe microscopic dislocations forming during 3D metal printing * Researchers use Argonne's APS to capture how the microstructure of metals evolves in real time during 3D printing. The findings could pave the way for advanced manufacturing of components for aerospace, defense and ene  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Refund Small Businesses For Trump Tariffs * Legislation Would Help Support the 2.3 Million Small Businesses Across New York, Many of Which Are Struggling to Keep Up with Rising Costs Caused By Trump's Tariffs U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Angela Alsobrook  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $474,406 DOT Grant to New River Valley Airport Commission * The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded the New River Valley Airport Commission, based in Pulaski County, Virginia, a $474,406 grant. The funding supports the construction of hangars for aircraft storage and maintenance. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) iss  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Beyer, 26 Democratic Colleagues Demand Accountability on Overdue Human Trafficking Report Amid Staffing Purge of Anti-Trafficking Office * On Wednesday, September 10, Representative Don Beyer led 26 of his colleagues in demanding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio release the congressionally mandated 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report, which was due to Congress on June 30 and is critical to c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Vindman Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Push for New Bay Agreement to Tackle Pollution, Protect the Bay * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) -- alongside 22 bipartisan Members of Congress representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region -- called for a new Chesapeake Bay agreement that sets ambitious, measurable, and achievable targets, especially for water qu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Wyden, Welch, Bennet Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., today reintroduced legislation that would improve child nutrition by expanding access to locally-grown, unprocessed fruits and vegetables for school meal programs. "A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Warner Demand Education Department Release Federal Funding for Northern Virginia Schools * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding the immediate reversal of the Department of Education's decision to withho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans and Pappas Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Shipyard Workforce, U.S. National Security * Washington, DC --Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), introduced the bipartisan Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act. This legislation would exempt the workforces of America's four public shipyards, which are responsible for repairing and retrofitting the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20643) on Aug. 1, 2025, entitled "Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Issues for Congress Cost Growth and Schedule Delays One oversight issue for Congress concerns cost growth and schedule delays in building Ford-class ships. Cost growth in building Ford-class ships is shown in Table 2. As discussed   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, Baird Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Local Farmers, Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) and Congressman Jim Baird (R-Ind.-04) introduced the Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local (LOCAL) Foods Act to better support small-scale meat producers in rural communities. "After speaking with a small, family-run farm owner in Culpeper, I   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Demand Education Department Release Federal Funding for Northern Virginia Schools * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding the immediate reversal of the Department of Education's decision to withhold millions of dollars in federal funding from Alexandria City Public Schools, Arlingto  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Padilla Demand Urgent Briefing on Foreign Election Threats From Gabbard After Intelligence Rollback * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, wrote Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding concerns that she may have dir  more