WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Johnson Introduce Legislation to End Forced Arbitration & Restore Accountability for Consumers, Workers * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, introduced the Forced Arbitration Injustice R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Brief: PPPL to lead two DOE-funded fusion innovation research teams * The U.S. Department of Energy Link is external (DOE) announced Link is external $128 million in funding for Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives. The funding was awarded to seven teams focused on creating a fusion energy science and technology innovation ecosystem by forming virtual,  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: * * * DCAA passes external peer review DCAA recently passed the external peer review for Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30,2024 with no letter of comment. The external peer review team determined DCAA met the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) independence standards, staff competency requirements, Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Food Safety Caucus Demand Boar's Head Justify Reopening of Contaminated Plant * Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and nine other members of the Food Safety Caucus sent a letter to Boar's Head questioning its reported (link is external) decision to reopen its Jarratt, Virginia facility which was at the center of last year's deadly Listeria outbreak which led to nearly 60 hospitaliza  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Derrick W. Stamper selected Chief Patrol Agent Houlton Sector * HOULTON, Maine -- Derrick W. Stamper assumed the duties of Chief Patrol Agent of the Houlton Sector on September 1, 2025. Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Derrick W. Stamper currently serves as the Chief Patrol Agent of the Houlton Sector, U.S. Border Patrol, overseeing border security operations acro  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * DHA IT teams recognized for their contribution to improving military medicine * The Defense Health Agency recognized chief information officers at military hospitals and clinics at the 2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee, Aug. 25. After the opening plenary session, Pat Flanders, program executive officer - medical systems/chief information officer, and Thomas   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Founder of One of World's Largest Hacker Forums Resentenced to Three Years in Prison * Earlier today, a New York man was resentenced to three years in prison for his creation and operation of BreachForums, a marketplace for cybercriminals to buy, sell, and trade hacked or stolen data and other contraband, and for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). "Following the dismantlement of Raid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $210,000 EDA Grant Supporting New River Valley Regional Commission * The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $210,000 to the New River Valley Regional Commission. This EDA investment supports the development and implementation of an economic development framework. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following stat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 15, 2025, at a hearing to consider seven energy and D.C. crime bills. The bills are the GRID Power Act (H.R. 1047), National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (H.R. 3015), Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 3062) and four measures (H.R. 4922, 5125, 5140 and 5143) that aims to restore law and order in D.C., address chronic juveni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Leads Bipartisan Push to Guarantee Military Pay During Government Shutdowns * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), a Navy veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced the Pay Our Troops Act of 2026. This bipartisan legislation ensures that members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Coast Guard, continue receiving pay and benefits in the event of   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 17 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * On the Path to Success: SWFO-L1 Mission Rehearsals NOAA's Space Weather Follow On - Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) satellite has arrived at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida and will undergo final testing and preparations in anticipation of its launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. SWFO-  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * New DHN Pacific Rim Deputy Director Visits Virtual Medical Operations Center at NMCSD * SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Capt. Kathleen Cooperman, the new deputy director for Defense Health Network Pacific Rim, visited the Virtual Medical Operations Center at Naval Medical Center San Diego Sept. 3 to learn firsthand how the hub is transforming patient care and operational medical support across the Military Health  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * ORNL to lead, partner on FIRE Collaboratives in critical fusion energy technologies * The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead two new research collaborations and partner on two others under the Fusion Innovation Research Engine, or FIRE, Collaboratives program. These projects aim to close critical gaps in fusion ma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on HBCU Funding Announcement Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education announced it is cutting millions of dollars intended for minority-serving institutions, teacher preparation, magnet   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Johnson, Sen. Blumenthal Re-Introduce Legislation to End Forced Arbitration & Restore Accountability for Consumers, Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), announced that they re-in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Kiggans Celebrates House Passage of VA Reform Legislation * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced the passage of her bill, VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act, on the House Floor. Watch Rep. Kiggans' video on the House Floor here "As a Navy veteran, nurse practitioner, and representative of more than 78,000 veterans in Coastal Virginia, I know   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Stiletto, A Platform for Maritime Innovation * WEST BETHESDA, Md. - On June 2, 2025, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division's Joint Prototyping and Experimentation Maritime (JPEM) Stiletto Program demonstrated a new system for autonomously launching and recovering small boats in Norfolk, Virginia. The demonstration showcased a significant improvement over traditional methods of maritime small bo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Tren de Aragua Members Charged with May 2024 Double Murder in the Bronx and Other Racketeering Offenses * The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of a superseding indictment (the "superseding indictment") charging 10 members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA) with participating in a racketeering conspiracy and committing multiple violent crimes in ai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Concludes Loudoun County Public Schools Violated Title IX and Retaliated Against Male Students Amid Sexual Harassment Claims * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department)'s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found that Loudoun County Public Schools (Loudoun County) violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) by discriminating against male  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Blasts Kash Patel on Widespread Abuse and Politicization of the FBI, Continued Obstruction on Epstein Files * Schiff: "You're being very precise here, Mr. Patel. You're saying "alone." That means [FBI staff] were fired in part because they were assigned those cases. Is that your testimony?" Washington, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Ad  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Griffith New Source Review Bill in Environment Subcommittee Receives Support * The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a legislative hearing entitled "From Gridlock to Growth: Permitting Reform Under the Clean Air Act." The Subcommittee considered several measures, including H.R. 161, the New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act. Thi  more