JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air Force announces changes to officer developmental education * ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Air Force announced updates Dec. 2 to in-residence intermediate and senior developmental education for active duty members. These are the most recent changes as part of an on-going comprehensive review designed to align policies with the strategic vision for a modern  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * BAMC among 18 military hospitals to receive Leapfrog's highest Hospital Safety Grade * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Defense Health Agency announced 18 military hospitals received an "A" rating in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for fall 2025. These high grades reflect DHA's commitment to transparency and continuous improvement in providing high  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Bipartisan Group of 35 House Members Announce New Health Care Framework "CommonGround 2025" Addressing Skyrocketing Health Insurance Premiums for American Families * Watch Rep. Kiggans' Speech here. WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, December 4, 2025, a bipartisan group of 35 total House Members, co-led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Jen Kiggans (VA-2), announced a new health care framework, CommonGround 2025. T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Walkinshaw Statement on Generational Spike in Global Child Deaths After Trump Admin Dismantles USAID and Guts Foreign Aid Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement after public reports show that preventable child deaths will rise for the first time this century, with 200,000 more children expected to die this year: "This is what happens when a president d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug prog  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Following IG Report, Warner Renews Call for Hegseth to Resign or be Fired * WASHINGTON - Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued a statement after an investigation by the Department of Defense's (DoD) independent watchdog found that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth violated DoD policy and endangered the lives of Virginia-based pilots by sharing classified information  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by SOFIS-TRG LLC, Alexandria, Virginia, challenging a U.S. Air Force contract award. The contract, for training services related to the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft, was granted to MilTrain JV II LLC, North Las Vegas, Nevada. SOFIS-TRG asserted that the Air Force unreasonably assigned both proposals the same Substantial Confidence rating under the Past Performance factor, despite SOFIS-TRG having a numerical  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by SRM Group LLC, Virginia Beach, Virginia, regarding a U.S. Army contract for lodging and transportation services at the National Guard Professional Education Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The decision, released on Sept. 25, 2025, affirms the Army's selection of BryMak Associates Inc., Clarksville, Tennessee. The procurement was a set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB)  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a bid protest filed by the Building People LLC, a small business located in Leesburg, Virginia. The protest challenged the firm's exclusion from a competition and the subsequent issuance of an order to Transpacific Technologies Inc., Pasadena, California, by the U.S. Department of Energy for technical support services under a General Services Administration's multiple award schedule contract. The Building People contended   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has sustained a protest filed by Castro & Co. LLC, Alexandria, Virginia, challenging the Federal Election Commission's establishment of a blanket purchase agreement with Contracts Management Enterprises LLC, Leesburg, Virginia. The BPA was for financial management and accounting support services. The GAO found multiple flaws in the FEC's award process, including an inadequate review of a potential conflict of interest, a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has largely denied a protest filed by Ernst & Young LLP, New York, concerning the scope of corrective action taken by the U.S. Army Materiel Command. The action followed EY's prior protest of a contract award to Guidehouse Inc., McLean, Virginia, for support of the Army Financial Improvement program. The GAO's decision, issued on September 26, 2025, denied EY's challenge to the corrective action scope but dismissed its challenge regardin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Bode Cellmark Forensics Inc. dba Bode Technology, a small business in Lorton, Virginia, against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bode Technology challenged ICE's noncompetitive award of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to SNA International LLC, a small business in Alexandria, Virginia. The contract is for implementing a rapid deoxyribonucleic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Reps. McDonald Rivet, Kiggans, Harder Host Bipartisan Build America Caucus Child Care Roundtable * WASHINGTON Yesterday, the Build America Caucus (link is external), led by Representatives Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Chair Josh Harder (CA-09), hosted a bipartisan roundtable discussion on child care with leading policy experts and advocates. The conversat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Merkley Introduce Bill to Prohibit Federal Funds to Pay for War Against Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025 to prohibit the use of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Venezuela without e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Casten, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Mitigate Negative Impacts of Natural Gas Pipelines * Washington, D.C. U.S. Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Sean Casten (IL-06) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the FERC Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Policy Act of 2025, legislation to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Kaine: No Funds for War Against Venezuela * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Virginia's U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today teamed up to introduce the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025 to prohibit the use of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Venezuela without explicit Congressional authorization. "Congress cannot stan  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Courtney: Pentagon's Review Fully Endorses AUKUS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Australia Caucus, released the following statement on the Pentagon's now completed AUKUS review after Members of the House Armed Services Committee had the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cline Statement on ICE Arrest of ISIS-K Terrorist in Waynesboro * Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) issued the following statement regarding the ICE arrest of an ISIS-K terrorist in Waynesboro, Virginia. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that Jaan Shah Safi, an Afghan national who entered the United States under the Biden Administration's "Operation Allies Welcome,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Laboratory to Pay $758,000 to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks to Doctors and Marketers Clinical laboratory NEXT Bio-Research Services LLC, doing business as NEXT Molecular Analytics (NEXT), of Chester, Virginia, has agreed to pay at least $758,000 to the United States to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal kickbacks to doctors and marketers. NEXT has agreed to cooperate wi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Announce Over $20 Million in Federal Grants for Virginia Firefighters * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced over $20 million in federal funding for Virginia fire departments, localities, and organizations. This funding is awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and made possible by the Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and John Cornyn (R-TX) reintroduced the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act to protect Americans' health data by strengthening cybersecurity. This legislation is a product of the senators' bipartisan hea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Kicks Off the Holiday Season with Tree Trimming Party * CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD BROADCAST-QUALITY B-ROLL AND PHOTOGRAPHY FROM SEN. WARNER'S TREE DECORATION THE NORTH POLE - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is ready for Christmas! Today, Sen. Warner welcomed 3 rd and 4 th grade students from Woodburn Elementary School in Fairfax County, VA to his Capitol Hill office to kick off the holiday seas  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Beyer, Lawmakers Warn Treasury Against Delivering Retroactive Tax Break to Billionaire Corporations * U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, led Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Representatives  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Announces Winners of Virginia's First District 2025 Congressional App Challenge * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for Virginia's First District. The winning app, TroopCompanion, was developed by students Faribah Nuha, Jay Chauhan, Obaloluwa Ogunade, and Jack Gardner of Deep Run High School in Glen Al  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug programs to lower patient costs at the pha  more