WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day 2024, commemorated on Monday, November 11. "From our country's founding until today, America has not been simply a piece of land or one people, but rather an idea. This idea of democracy rejected the historical norm of a monarchy in order to strive for a more perfect uni  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43792) on Oct. 3, 2024, entitled "State Minimum Wages: An Overview" by labor policy specialist Sarah A. Donovan and research librarian Ellen M. Lechman. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938, is the federal law that establishes the general minimum wage that must be paid to all covered, nonexempt workers employed in a state or territory of the U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving CIMA JV, Leesburg, Virginia; G-W Management Services LLC, Rockville, Maryland; and Tidewater-PEM JV LLC, Elkridge, Maryland, on Nov. 1, 2024. Highlights CIMA JV, of Leesburg, Virginia; G-W Management Services, LLC, of Rockville, Maryland; and Tidewater-PEM JV LLC, of Elkridge, Maryland, protest the award of contracts to CER, Inc., of Severna Park, Maryland; CJW Contr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Global Technology and Management Resources Inc., Hollywood, Maryland, on Sept. 24, 2024. Highlights Global Technology and Management Resources, Inc. (GTMR), a small business of Hollywood, Maryland, protests the issuance of a task order to Secise, LLC, a small business joint venture of Bel Air, Maryland, under solicitation No. N00421-22-R-3013, issued by the Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving IBSS Corp., Silver Spring, Maryland, on Nov. 6, 2024. Highlights IBSS Corporation, a small business of Silver Spring, Maryland, protests the issuance of an order to Blue Glacier Management Group, Inc., and Reston Consulting Group, Inc., of Englewood, Colorado, under task order request for proposals (TORFP) No. NMITS-OSPO-2023-TORFP, issued by the Department of Commer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving ITegrity Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland, on Oct. 4, 2024. Highlights ITegrity Inc., of Silver Spring, Maryland, protests the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with AttainX, LLC, of Herndon, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 1305M2-23-Q-NAAA0226, issued by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving McDonald & Eudy Printers Inc., Temple Hills, Maryland, on Oct. 7, 2024. Highlights McDonald & Eudy Printers, Inc., (M&E) of Temple Hills, Maryland, protests the Government Publishing Office's (GPO) rejection of the small purchase price quotations it submitted in response to two solicitations--Jacket No. 428-718 R-1 and Jacket No. 428-720--for small purchase orders to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today in recognition of Veterans Day: "From Valley Forge to Korengal Valley, the forests of France to the jungles of Vietnam, the fields of Pennsylvania to the sands of Pacific islands, American service members have braved fearsome challenges in every corner of the world in defense of our Constitution. Today, we honor our Veterans and t  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 12 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today visited the Eastern Shore to commemorate Veterans Day and to participate in ceremonies honoring veterans for their service, including an historic posthumous commission of Harriet Tubman as Brigadier General of the Maryland National Guard. The governor's visit reinforces the Moore-Miller Administration's commitment to supporting veterans and military families a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense invites media to cover pre-trial proceedings January 27-31, 2025 for Encep Nurjaman, who has been charged in connection with his alleged role in the 2002 and 2003 bombings in Indonesia. The proceedings will occur at the Expeditionary Legal Complex located in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) Cuba and will be transmitted to a closed-circuit television (CCTV) site at Ft. Meade, Md. Media  more