WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy Demands Answers on Fairfax County School Officials Allegedly Coercing Children to Get Abortions Against Their Will U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is demanding answers following allegations that school officials at Fairfax County's Cent  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * DHA and VelocityTX partner to accelerate military medical innovation * The Defense Health Agency launched a transformative partnership with VelocityTX, a premier nonprofit bioscience innovation campus in San Antonio's Innovation District. This partnership aims to accelerate modernization research and development efforts across military medicine. This strategic partnership, led by DHA's Research a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Fetterman Cosponsors Bill to Protect Veterans and Low-Income Families from Housing Discrimination Last week, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) cosponsored the bicameral Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025, introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA). This bill aims to make it easier for veterans and low-income families, two groups of Americans disproport  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on Sept. 23, 2025, entitled "Identifying Minors Online" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Concerns about potential harms to minors on the internet, particularly on social media platforms, have grown in recent years. Dating to the 1990s, policymakers have enacted legislation seeking to protect minors online, some   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on Sept. 23, 2025, entitled "Identifying Minors Online:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Policy Considerations for Legislation Multiple bills introduced in the 119th Congress seek to increase protections for minors online by creating requirements for website operators./58 Some requirements for website operators, if included in enacted legislation, could be subject to constitution  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Photos: Kaine Completes Bipartisan Trade Mission to Ottawa Alongside Virginia Free * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) returned from Ottawa, Canada, where he joined Virginia FREE on a trade mission that included Virginia business leaders and a bipartisan group of current and former state government officials. During the trade mission, the group engaged with Canadian businesses and leaders to discuss the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, has issued Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5071, titled 'Effects of Restoration Work on Kootenai River Acipenser Transmontanus (White Sturgeon) Critical Habitat, Kootenai River, Northern Idaho, 2011-22'. Authored by Megan K. Kenworthy and Taylor J. Dudunake, the report assesses the consequences of restoration treatments on the river's morphology and flow dynamics, aiming to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Lawmakers Condemn Directive to Remove Historical Signage at National Parks: "Neglecting Safety and Visitor Experience In Pursuit of Censorship and History Erasure" * U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), with 83 U.S. House Representatives, today wrote Acting National Park Service (NPS) Director Jessica Bowron to solicit information regarding the impacts of the June 9 memo directing all NPS units to i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Scott, Beyer, Subramanyam and Walkinshaw Join Protect Our Care to Call on Congress to Protect Premium Tax Credits * In case you missed it, U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08), U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and U.S. Rep. James Walkinshaw (VA-11) on Monday joined Protect Our Care Virginia to discuss the ongoing Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, announced the publication of Data Report 1210, titled 'A Synthesis Engine for Constructing Geologic Maps of the United States.' The report, which outlines a system for rapidly assembling national geologic maps, was authored by Samuel A. Johnstone, Joseph P. Colgan, and Warren P. Roe of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, prepared in cooperation with the Association of American State Geol  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Reps. Scott, Beyer, McClellan, Subramanyam and Walkinshaw Join Protect Our Care to Call on Congress to Protect Premium Tax Credits * In case you missed it, U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08), U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and U.S. Rep. James Walkinshaw (VA-11) on Monday joined Protect Our Care Virginia to discuss the ongoing Tru  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 25 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * School Zone Speed Camera Program to Expand in 2025-26 School Year The City of Alexandria's school zone speed camera program will continue for 2025-26 school year. Speed cameras are placed in the following school zones: New locations: * Alexandria City High School - King Street Campus (King Street, between Quaker Lane and Scroggins Road) * Alexandria City High School - Minni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued 'Grammar to Graph--An Approach for Semantic Transformation of Annotations to Triples,' Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5064, authored by Dalia E. Varanka and Emily Abbott. This study outlines a methodology for converting annotation data into semantic graph triples, primarily utilizing the Resource Description Framework (RDF) for graph databases. This conversion process is noted for p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), announced the publication of Open-File Report 2025-1048, titled 'ECCOE Landsat Quarterly Calibration and Validation Report--Quarter 1, 2025.' The report was authored by Md Obaidul Haque, Md Nahid Hasan, Ashish Shrestha, Rajagopalan Rengarajan, Mark Lubke, Daniel Steinwand, Paul Bresnahan, Jerad L. Shaw, Kathryn Ruslander, Esad Micijevic, Michael J. Choate, Cody Anderson, Jeff Clauson, Kurt Thome  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), published Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5077, titled 'Fluvial Sediment Dynamics in the Shoshone River and Tributaries Around Willwood Dam, Park County, Wyoming.' The report was prepared in cooperation with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. The document lists numerous authors, including Jason S. Alexander, Haylie Brown, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Jason Burckhardt, Laura Burckha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued 'Characterization of Suspended Sediment Flux and Streamflow Trends in the Fountain Creek Watershed, Colorado, 1998 Through 2022' (Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5089), prepared in cooperation with Colorado Springs Stormwater Enterprise. The report was authored by Myles S. Downhour, Erin K. Hennessy, and Carleton R. Bern. The findings suggest an improvement in water quality across the central Colorado watershed rega  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has issued 'The U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Intelligence Community: 100 Years of Mapping and Remote Sensing Collaboration, 1879-1979,' Circular 1552, by Paul M. Young. The document describes the historical and evolving partnership among a Federal civil agency, the military, and intelligence sectors in the realms of mapping and remote sensing. The USGS issu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey has issued Open-File Report 2025-1045, titled 'Three-Dimensional Seismic Velocity Model for the Cascadia Subduction Zone with Shallow Soils and Topography, Version 1.7', authored by Erin A. Wirth, Alex R. Grant, Ian P. Stone, William J. Stephenson, and Arthur D. Frankel. This document describes a critically needed update to the existing three-dimensional (3D) seismic velocity model for the Cascadia Subd  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released the 'ShakeAlert(R)--Communication, Education, Outreach, and Technical Engagement Strategic Vision' (Circular 1561), which details the collaborative framework for maximizing the effectiveness of the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning (EEW) system. The strategic vision was authored by Robert M. de Groot, Sara K. McBride, Margaret J. Vinci, Gabriel C. Lotto, Megan L. Anderson, Danielle F. Sumy, and Brian Terbush. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, has issued Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5063, titled 'Assessment of Channel Morphology, Hydraulics, and Bedload Transport along the Siletz River, Western Oregon'. The report was authored by Krista L. Jones, Mackenzie K. Keith, Tessa M. Harden, James S. White, Stan van de Wetering, and Jason B. Dunham. This study, p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), has published Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5079, titled 'Microbial Source Tracking in Cedar and Crane Creeks Near Curtice, Ohio, 2021'. The authors are Christopher M. Kephart and Lauren D. Lynch. The report details the results of microbial source tracking (MST) to identify sources of bacterial impairment in the cre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has prepared 'Framework Developed for Geomorphic Mapping of Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon, 2023,' Data Report 1215, authored by Mackenzie K. Keith and Heather D. Bervid. This document describes a methodology for mapping the present-day landforms and cover of the reservoir, a structure intended to evaluate erosion and deposition processes. T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Water Resources, has published Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5082, titled 'Methods for Estimating Selected Low-Flow Statistics at Gaged and Ungaged Stream Sites in Massachusetts'. The report, authored by Gardner C. Bent, Elizabeth A. Ahearn, and Jenn H. Fair, outlines methods and regression equatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), has published Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5068, titled 'Earth Mapping Resources Initiative Protocols--Sampling Hard-Rock Mine Waste and Perpetual Mine Water Sources'. Authored by Kate M. Campbell, Robert R. Seal, Nadine M. Piatak, Jaime S. Azain, Jean M. Morrison, Sarah Jane White, Andrew H. Manning, Katherine Walton-Day, JoAnn M. Holloway, and Bronwen Wang, the report details standard  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Digital flood-inundation maps covering a 3.1-mile reach of Rio de la Plata in and near Comerio, Puerto Rico, have been created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The document, titled 'Flood-Inundation Maps for Rio de la Plata in and Near Comerio, Puerto Rico, 2025' (Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5094), was authored by Chad J. Ostheimer and Legna M. Torres-Garcia. The information was issued by the USGS, Reston, Virginia, in 2025. The maps and supportin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS), issued Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5074, titled 'Using Satellite Imagery and Soil Data To Understand Occurrences and Migration of Soil Conditions Harmful to Archaeological Sites on Jamestown Island, Virginia,' authored by Samuel H. Caldwell. This information was issued in 2025. The purpose of the study was to evaluate vegetative health and soil conditions on Jamesto  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has published Open-File Report 2025-1050, titled 'Upper Mississippi River Restoration Future Hydrology Meeting Series'. Authored by Molly Van Appledorn and Lucie Sawyer, the report documents a series of workshops focused on addressing the lack of quantitative hydrologic data representing potential future conditions for the Upper Mississippi R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- John A. Squires, under secretary of Commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, signed two patents at a ceremony at USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The patents, one in distributed ledger/crypto technologies and the other in medical diagnostics, were the first to be issued on his watch. In his remarks, Squires said the decision was meant to send a clear signal that the patent office is open to inventions shaping th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Statement on Trump's Corrupt Firing of U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after the firing of U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert for the Eastern District of Virginia: "As a former prosecutor, I know firsthand that justice must be guided by the rule of law -- not the whims of any pre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, Moylan Introduce Bipartisan Legislative Package to Safeguard U.S. Tech Leadership and National Security * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) was joined by Congressman James Moylan (R-Guam) in introducing three bills to secure America's competitive edge in sectors critical to national security and economic sovereignty. The legislative package -- the AI Sovereignt  more