WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States * WASHINGTON December 29, 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts legislation (Public Law 119-21)   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts legislat  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Dec. 30 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC explores Nuclear Energy Systems to power future mission By Sarah Clark, public affairs specialist CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-- A strong, resilient energy supply is critical for military installations, and researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are evaluating domestically produced nuclear energy systems to provide critical research in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Fulton County, KY as Contiguous Natural Disaster Area Due to Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires * This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disaste  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Iowa Farmers Partner with NRCS to Invest Millions in Conservation Funding * Des Moines, IA - Dec. 29, 2025 - Iowa farmers and other private landowners invested millions in conservation practices to help treat natural resource issues on their lands last year, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Ted Stevens * PASCAGOULA, Mississippi - The U.S Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, from HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Dec. 29, 2025. The delivery of DDG 128 marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Delivery follows a rigorous series of at sea and pier-side   more