WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Statement on Elon Musk's Hostile Takeover of OPM Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement: "Elon Musk's hostile takeover of the Office of Personnel Management, sanctioned by Donald Trump, is putting Americans in danger. Since Trump handed Musk the keys to our government, it's been   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 31, 2025 AIR FORCE Linquest Corp., Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $970,000,000 for advanced solutions for collaborative engineering and digital development. This contract provides for the operationalization of the digital engineering and decision support techniques required   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 31, 2025 AIR FORCE Linquest Corp., Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $970,000,000 for advanced solutions for collaborative engineering and digital development. This contract provides for the operationalization of the digital engineering and decision support techniques required t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication on Jan. 27, 2025, from Military Kids Special Education Alliance Inc.: * * * Re: Part D - EDFacts Data Set for School Years 2025 through 2028 * * * Military Kids Special Education Alliance, Inc. (here in after MKSEA) fully supports the proposed Department of Education expansion of data collection of military-connected students with disabilities. MKSEA supports all proposed data collections e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * Re: Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 (With 2024-25 Continuation) Generally, the Department's directed questions do not articulate the purpose or intended outcome for making most of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27,2025, from Partners in PROMISE, Virginia Beach, Virginia: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC 20002 RE: ED-2024-SCC-0142 * * * Dear Ms. Valentine, Partners in PROMISE (PiP) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) collection regarding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 29, 2025, from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Ms. Allison Kawasaki U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region IX 75 Hawthorne St. San Francisco, CA 94105 email: kawasaki.allison@epa.gov (Submitted electronically via https://www.regulations.gov) RE: AHRI Comments in Response - Air Plan Conditional Appro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from Meredith White, director of hatchery operations at Atlantic Aqua Farms, Eliot, Maine: * * * Re: Docket ID Docket (EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0189) Director Stacey M. Jensen EPA Oceans, Wetlands, and Communities Division Washington, DC 20050 Re: Comments on Tentative MPRSA Research Permits: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution LOC-NESS Project, EPA Permit #: EPA-HQ-MP  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 13, 2025, from the CPAC Foundation Center for Regulatory Freedom, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: The Honorable Michael S. Regan Administrator Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Comments Regarding EPA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Air Quality: Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds--Exclusion of (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 17, 2025, from Gregory P. DeAngelo, executive director of Metro 4 Inc. and Southeastern States Air Resource Managers Inc., Tallahassee, Florida: * * * To: Jane Nishida, Acting Administrator U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Re: Regional Haze Third Implementation Period; Extension of the State Implementation Plan Du  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 29, 2025, from the Association of State Floodplain Managers, Madison, Wisconsin: * * * Public Assistance Mitigation Cost Share Incentives Policy: Request for Comment Docket ID FEMA-2024-0029-0001 * * * The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) has been strong advocate for solutions to the rising costs and impacts of flooding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 29, 2025, from the Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Robert Pesapane Director, Public Assistance Division Federal Emergency Management Agency RE: FEMA-2024-0029, Request for Comment on the Public Assistance Mitigation Cost Share Incentives Policy * * * Dear Mr. Pesapane, Thank you for the opportu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on President Trump's Executive Orders to Unleash Senseless Trade Wars WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed executive orders to impose a new 25 percent tax on goods from Canada and Mexico, and a new 10 percent tax on goods from China: "Virginians want lower prices, not higher ones, and the last thing  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has released the following public communication dated Jan. 16, 2025, from Microsoft, Redmond, Washington: * * * To: Jennifer Looman, Administrator Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 * * * Dear Administrator, Looman, We write to comment on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) on December 3, 2024, proposing a p  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 1 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: The National Credit Union Administration issued one prohibition notice in January 2025. The individual named below is permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository institution. Notice of Prohibition: * Shana M. Ware, a former employee of Genisys Credit Union in Auburn Hills, Michigan An Order of Prohibition prohibits a par  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warner Slams Trump Tariffs for Raising Costs on Virginia Families WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released a statement after President Trump signed executive orders to tax goods from Canada, Mexico and China, jacking up the costs for American families: " President Trump ran for president on a platform of lowering prices, but tariffs do the opposite. These tariffs could cost a typic  more