WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * 0.4 unemployed persons per job opening in the Dakotas, 1.7 in California, in December 2024 February 20, 2025 There were 7.6 million job openings in the United States in December 2024, a number not much different than the number of unemployed people, resulting in a ratio of 0.9 unemployed persons per job opening. North Dakota and South Dakota each   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 19, 2025 ARMY AECOM-B&V Middle East JV, Roanoke, Virginia (W912ER-25-D-0001); Baker Jacobs JV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (W912ER-25-D-0002); EXP Federal Inc., Chicago, Illinois (W912ER-25-D-0003); Mason & Hanger-CDM Smith, a JV, Lexington, Kentucky (W912ER-25-D-0004); Page Southerland Page Inc., Washington, D.C. (W912ER-25-D-0005); Tetra Tech Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts (W912ER-25-D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 20, 2025 NAVY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $232,452,366 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to a previously awarded contract (N0001924C0009). This modification exercises an option to procure additional long-lead time materials to support full rate production, Lot 10, of the CH-53K aircraft for the Marine Corps. Wor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Elfreth Statement on Ukrainian Independence and Democracy ANNAPOLIS, MD - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) issued the following statement in response to the President's comments that undermine Ukrainian independence and democracy. "While I agree with the President that our NATO allies can and should invest more in the security of Europe, I was astonished and disappointe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 14, 2025, from the Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, Scituate: * * * To: Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0189 * * * The Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association (MLA) sends this letter of comment to you regarding the request from Woods Whole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) for two   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Annual 2024 Financial Results Funds over $310 billion in advances in 2024 and commits over $118 million to affordable housing and community development for 2025 ATLANTA, February 20, 2025 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unau  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * Former Baltimore Department Of Finance Employee Sentenced To Four Years In Connection With Bribery And Covid-19 Cares Act Scheme Baltimore Department of Finance employee took more than $250,000 in bribes and obtained more than $143,000 in fraudulent COVID-19 relief benefits Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett, today, sentenced Joseph G  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, released the following written testimony by Lexis Nexis Risk Solution CEO Haywood Talcove from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud": * * * 1. Introduction Chairwoman Greene, Ranking Member Stansbury, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on the urgent n  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the Murder and Return of Israeli Hostages WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding the murder and return of the bodies of Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, and Oded Lifshitz: "I join Israelis, Jews, and people around the world in mourning the return of murdered hostages Kfir Bibas, Ariel Bibas, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: * * * Indictment Adds Murder and Other Charges Against Maryland Man Accused of Shooting a DCHA Officer WASHINGTON - Victor Scott Terrill, 41, of Landover, Maryland, was charged in a 10-count superseding indictment, filed yesterday in U.S. District Court, with first-degree murder while armed and related counts, announced U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr., FBI Special Agent i  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 23 AGs Warn Against Efforts to Defund and Shut Down Consumer Protection Agency BALTIMORE, MD (February 20, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Military Commissions Media Invitation Announced for United States v. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri Pre-Trial Hearing The Department of Defense invites media to cover pre-trial proceedings May 5-23, 2025 for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the defendant charged in the attack on the USS Cole (DDG 67). The proceedings will take place at the Expeditionary Legal Complex located in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) Cuba a  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 21 -- The Maryland Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud issued the following news release: * * * New Report on Workplace Fraud in Maryland Finds Thousands of Misclassified Workers in Maryland BALTIMORE, MD (February 20, 2025) -- Maryland's Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud (JETF) has released a new annual report, revealing the magnitude of worker misclassification in Maryland. Misclassified workers lose out on critical workplace protections,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 15, 2025, from the American Federation of Teachers: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration US Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Docket No. OSHA-2021-009, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings * * * Dear Director Schlayer: The American Federation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from LeadingAge: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021 0009) * * * Assistant  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Professional Services Council Executive Vice President for Policy Stephanie Sanok Kostro: * * * To: Mr. Stephen Schayer Director, Office of Physical Hazards and Others OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Heat Injury and Illness Preve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Public Citizen: * * * To: The Honorable Doug Parker Assistant Secretary of Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments on the proposed rulemaking -- Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39 * * * Dear A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Earthjustice on behalf of WeCount!, Homestead, Florida. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 RE: Comments by WeCount! in Support of the Proposed Safety Stan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros Announces Staff for the 31st District Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. announced his congressional staff that will help him serve the 31st District. He released the following statement: "I'm proud of the diverse team we've assembled to serve the 31st District. They are from our communities, can speak the languages of our district, and understand   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Hosts a Roundtable with Farmers to Discuss Avian Flu and Other Critical Issues President Trump is committed to supporting our great American farmers. Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025 -- Today, Secretary Brooke Rollins hosted a roundtable with two dozen farmers to hear their perspective on the best approaches to combat avian flu and ultimately lower egg prices. They also discus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Summary of the Joint NASA LCLUC-SARI Synthesis Meeting Introduction The NASA Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) is an interdisciplinary scientific program within NASA's Earth Science program that aims to develop the capability for periodic global inventories of land use and land cover from space. The program's goal is to develop the mapping, monitoring and modeling capabilities necessary to simulate the processes takin  more