WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Driving Agile Excellence: BES Directorate Launches Enhanced Metrics Guide * The Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate Agile Services Office has introduced an enhanced Agile Metrics Guide, designed to transform how software delivery teams measure and optimize their development processes. This updated framework provides standardized metrics across five key focus   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Litigation Berman v. FEC (Case No. 24-5289) On September 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a Mandate. McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-10830) On September 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a Per Curiam Order denying the Commission's  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Feeling Stressed? * Feeling stressed? Everyone experiences stress to some degree. Last minute assignments, tight deadlines and family obligations are a few examples of common stressors experienced by the workforce daily. The way you respond to stress, however, makes a big difference to your overall mental and physical well-being. Excessive levels of stress can increase y  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS, CDC Announce New ACIP Members * WASHINGTON--SEPTEMBER 15, 2025-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced the appointment of five new members to the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). These appointments reflect the commitment of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to tra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Husted introduces bill to lower tire costs and shore up American industry Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) introduced the Resilient Tire Supply and Jobs Act. This bill would create a new federal tax credit for taxpayers who buy and use retreaded tires that are made in America. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) is an original cosponsor of the bill. "Encouraging Americans to use tires retreaded in Am  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Husted introduces bipartisan, bicameral bill to expand career tech awareness Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today introduced the Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act. This bill would help students understand the opportunity and affordability that a career and technical education (CTE) offers by expanding the Department of Education's (ED) Federal Student Aid website to include infor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Leads Moment of Silence on Senate Floor to Honor Charlie Kirk * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) led a moment of silence on the Senate Floor to honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. "So, what I hope comes out of what we just went through is that colleges and universities all over America heed Charlie's call. Let's have our American colleges and universities be the one   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * PAMS - Agile at Work! * The Precision Measurement Equipment Automated Management System (PAMS) took on the agile mentality, elevating the program management office's team to a new level. Challenged with subsuming another program, the PAMS team has been focused on integrating resources and merging the Air Force Metrology and Calibration program into PAMS to help meet the   more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: * * * Real-Time Resilience: How IROC is changing the way bases operate By Christine Alombro Walker, AFCEC Natural Disaster Recovery Division Gerald Romine doesn't wait for a phone call anymore when something goes wrong on base. From his desk at the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron, he logs into a dashboard and sees building statuses in real time. If a facility drops offline, he drills down to p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:23-cv-00550-PP; E.D. Wis. filed May 1, 2023): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles T. Lawrence, Jr. et. al., No. 2:23-cv-00550-PP (E.D. Wis. filed May 1, 2023) On August 25, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against relief defendant Justin D. Smith, of Ohio, in a litigated action involving an alleged offering fraud orchestrated by de  more

UPTON, New York, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Stony Brook University-Led Team Receives $4M NSF Grant to Develop 10-Node Quantum Network * Editor's note: The following news release was originally issued by Stony Brook University (SBU). The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory is a key member of the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory SCY-QNet collaboration, administering three of the 10   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Strickland Gives New Farmers, Ranchers Early Financing Opportunities * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) reintroduced the bicameral Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act. The bill will help new farmers and ranchers address early financial challenges. "New farmers starting their bus  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Vice Chairman Taylor Applauds Passage of His Water Resources Bill * Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today applauded the passage of his bill, H.R. 3427, the Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act, through the House of Representatives by a voice vote. Congressman Taylor initially introduced this bill on May 15, 2025, and it passed out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee earlier th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Strickland, Adams Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Make it Easier for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers to Start and Maintain Farming Operations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) and Alma Adams (D-NC-12) in reintroducing  more