JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Arkansas native retires as Air Force's first 'Chief Recruiter' * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Chief Master Sgt. Frank Rawls, the United States Air Force's highest-ranking recruiter and first "Chief Recruiter," will retire on March 1, 2026, after a 30-year career. The son of Bill Rawls of Crossett and Peggy Kelley of Heber Springs, Arkansas, Raw  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Shaheen, Coons, National Security Democrats Statement on President Trump's Decision to Allow the Export of Advanced NVIDIA H200 AI Chips to China * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM oil and gas lease sale in Colorado generates nearly $4.9M in revenue * LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management leased 37 parcels totaling 30,528 acres in Colorado for $4,884,267 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the federal government and state where parcels are located  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks initial input for June 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Colorado * LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 174 oil and gas parcels totaling 160,628 acres that may be included in a June 2026 lease sale in Colorado. The comment period ends Jan. 8, 2026. Leasing is the first step   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following budgetary determination for Sec. 1564 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2026 (S. 2296), as passed by the Senate on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * To: Honorable Ted Cruz, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Re: Budgetary Determination for Section 1564 of S. 2296, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, as Passed by the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman LaMalfa Leads House in Renewing Secure Rural Schools Payments * Washington, D.C. Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to rural counties in Northern California and across the country. This leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Comptroller Issues Statement on 10th Circuit Decision Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould today issued the following statement following the decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser: In its recently issued National Association of Industrial Banker  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Jefferson Shreve, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shreve Announces His 2025 Service Academy Nominees * Washington, DC Congressman Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) has announced the nomination of 19 high school students from across Indiana's 6th District to the United States Service Academies. Mr. Shreve said, "Nominating young men and women to our nation's service academies is a privilege and a happy responsibility. I and my Service Academ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSFR) -- A collective of trusts and individuals, known as the James W. Langley Family Control Group, has filed a notice with the Federal Reserve System to retain voting shares in Citizens Investment Co., a move that would keep indirect control of North Valley Bank, both of Thornton, Colorado. The filing was made pursuant to the Change in Bank Control Act, which requires notification for the acquisition or retention of control over a bank or bank holding company. The follo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Sends Warning Letters to 13 Property Management Software Providers Nationwide * The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to 13 property management software providers nationwide, warning them they may be violating the law if they inhibit rental property managers and owners from conveying accurate pricing information when marketing rental housing to consumers. If software providers hinder the flo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Push for Emergency Funding for Wildfire Recovery on New Mexico Public Lands * Heinrich and Lujan's push comes amid the Trump Administration's failure to properly engage in forest management and wildfire prevention to keep New Mexico communities safe WASHINGTON - Amid the Trump Administration's failure to properly engage in forest management and wildfire prevention including slo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, HELP Committee Democrats Call for Secretary Kennedy to Testify Before Committee * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with all the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Democratic senators, called on Chairman Bill Cassidy to immediately hold an oversight hearing with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Since a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Opens Investigation into Conditions of Colorado Prisons and Youth Facilities * Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced that it has opened a civil investigation into conditions within facilities operated by the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) and Colorado Department of Youth Services (DYS). The investigation will examine DOC and DYS policies and pra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following report entitled "NIST Workshop Report: Whole Community Preparedness in Smart Cities and Communities". Here are excerpts: * * * In August 2024, the Smart Connected Systems Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a workshop entitled, "Whole Community Preparedness in Smart Cities and Communities." The purpose of the workshop w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey has issued Fact Sheet 2025-3048, titled 'Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional and Continuous Gas Resources in the Mesaverde Group and Lance Formation in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado, 2025,' prepared by the Cretaceous-Cenozoic Composite Total Petroleum System Assessment Team led by Jenny H. Lagesse and colleagues. The fact sheet, released in December 2025, summarizes a  more