WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 21, 2025 ARMY Hospital Housekeeping System LLC, Dripping Springs, Texas, was awarded a $939,999,000 firm-fixed-price contract for specialized medical facilities operation and maintenance services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 17 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 25, 2031. U.S. Army Corps of Eng  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Coons, Blunt Rochester, McBride celebrate inclusion of three Delaware sites in Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Park WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) today celebrated the National Parks Service's (NPS) announcement that it had formally included three historic Delaware locations in Brown v. Board  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-767) on the Jenna Quinn Law of 2024 (H.R. 7233), which aims to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's Executive Orders that will politicize the civil service and help his billionaire friends at the expense of the American people: "Dona  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 21, 2025, at a committee meeting to consider the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471) and Laken Riley Act (S.5): * * * As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon. The Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider two important pieces of legisla  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement Ahead of Senate Vote on Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement ahead of the Senate's vote on the Laken Riley Act: "The murder of Laken Riley is a tragedy. I voted yes to debate the Laken Riley Act because Americans deserve commonsense steps to prevent something like this from happening again. As it was originally writte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on President Trump's Pardon of Over 1,500 Insurrectionists WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after President Donald Trump pardoned or commuted sentences for more than 1,500 insurrectionists involved in the deadly January 6 attack, including people convicted of assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy: "Instead of focusi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump's Executive Order to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship : "The constitutional basis for birthright citizenship is crystal clear. Donald Trump has no legal basis for unilaterally rewriting our Constitution  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Baltimore, Maryland: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration United States Department of Labor RE: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (RIN 1218-AD39) * * * I. Introduction Centro de los Derechos del Migrant  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 Re: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * President Appoints Andrea R. Lucas EEOC Acting Chair WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that President Donald J. Trump has named Commissioner Andrea R. Lucas Acting Chair of the EEOC. Lucas has served as an EEOC Commissioner since 2020, having been nominated by President Trump during his first term. "I am honored to be chosen by Presid  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement: * * * Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today issued the following statement announcing senior staff hires for the 119th Congress: "The Chinese Communist Party represents the most complex and significant national security chall  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warner on Passage of the Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued a statement after the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act by a bipartisan vote of 64-35: "The loss of Laken Riley was a heartbreaking reminder of the need to strike a balance between keeping our communities safe and ensuring that our immigration system is both humane and effective. My thoughts are with L  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on President Trump's Executive Order Attacking the Federal Workforce WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's executive order to attack the federal workforce, including by weakening protections for federal workers that will make it easier to carry out  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: At the first policy hearing of the 119th Congress across both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, Americans testified about the need to make the Trump tax cuts permanent. A mother, manufacturer, and a small business owner shared their stories about the difference that the 2017 tax cuts made for their families or businesses. Job creators stressed the i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Defendant Committed the Killing to Increase His Standing in the Gang * * * Cesar De La O Rodriguez, 21, a citizen of El Salvador and a member of the violent transnational criminal street gang known as 18th Street, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 40 years in federal prison in connection with the 2021 stalking and killing of an individual h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Slate of Presidential Appointments The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of the following individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of the following individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Wash  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 20. Philippine Sea will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility (USSOUTHCOM AOR) to support maritime operations with partners in the region, conduct Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) port visits, and support Joint Interagenc  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Erik S. Siebert was sworn in today as the Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA). As Interim United States Attorney, Mr. Siebert supervises the prosecution of all federal crimes and the litigation of all civil matters in EDVA in which the United States has an interest. He leads a staff of approximately 300   more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Appalachian Collision & Auto Parts, Inc. Returned Money Earned Through Bids from the Town of Lebanon * * * The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia announced today it has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Michael Elijah Leonard, a member of the Town Council in Lebanon, Virginia and his sister   more