WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Defense Health Agency announced 15 military hospitals got an "A" rating in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Fall 2024 assessment. This grade reflects the DHA's ongoing dedication to transparency and to providing high-quality, safe care to service members and their families. 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 673d Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Alexander T. Augu  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Emily Mifsud, AFIMSC Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLA - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is fielding the Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control platform at five more bases after three years of successful initial testing here. AFIMSC awarded a $20 million contract to Simplesense, Inc., Nov. 18 to provide the low-rate i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming the announcement that President-elect Trump will nominate former Congressman Doug Collins, a friend and former colleague, to lead the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). US Capitol pictured on Monday afternoon "I am happy to welcome the nomination of Rep. Doug Collins to be Secretary of the VA," said Congresswoman Aumua Amata, Vice Chairm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12819) on Nov. 18, 2024, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Strategic Nuclear Forces The United States is in the process of modernizing its strategic nuclear forces. This modernization effort includes numerous Department of Defense (DOD) major defense acquisition programs, some of which are annually assessed by the Government Accoun  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) participated in a full Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing, where Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell served as the sole witness to testify on the agency's response to recent devastating hurricanes and natural disasters that impacted parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, an  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 20 -- Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, Lt. Governor Burt Jones joined Speaker Jon Burns in the House Chamber to welcome new members of the Georgia General Assembly. Four new members will be joining the Senate this upcoming year. The four new members, along with the returning 52, will be sworn in on Monday, January 13, 2025, when the first session of the 158th Georgia General Assembly convenes. "I want to congr  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Bo Joyner, HQ AFRC Office of Public Affairs The dual-hatted chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command highlighted the importance of his latest Task Order, TASKORD 2024-01, at a commander's call at the Museum of Aviation here the day after Veteran's Day. Speaking to a group of about 1,000 members of the AFRC headquarters team, Lt. Gen. John P. Healy said that the com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on nine bills, including legislation offering solutions to increase grazing flexibility in the West, reduce the federal estate, promote domestic energy production, support local law enforcement, create a new national park in Georgia and more. Subcommitte  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: The following are opening remarks from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today's hearing titled, "In the Eye of the Storm: Over  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Bipartisan, bicameral bill would establish Georgia's first U.S. National Park & Preserve Bill introduction follows years of advocacy by Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Middle Georgia leaders Bipartisan bill will now be reported to the full U.S. Senate for consideration The bipartisan Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act today passed a key U.S. Senate Committee a key step toward establishing Georgia'  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- President Biden issued the following letter to House on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Requesting for Additional Funding for Disaster Relief Dear Mr. Speaker: With the Congress now back in session, I write to request urgently needed emergency funding to provide for an expeditious and meaningful Federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters. In the weeks since these deadly storms tore through com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: GAINESVILLE, FL -- On Saturday, Rep. Kat Cammack hosted House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-01) to survey damage from the recent hurricanes and their impacts on the agricultural sector. Congressmen Austin Scott (GA-08), Darren Soto (FL-09), and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) also joined for the visits in Florida before moving to Congressman Scott's district in Georgia later in the afternoon.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) joined Ranking Member David Scott (GA-13) in calling for immediate action from Congress to provide critical disaster aid to farmers and families affected by recent natural disasters. Congressman Jackson issued a statement urging lawmakers to prioritize relief efforts and pass a comprehensive disaster aid package to assist agricultural communit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: Natural disasters pose year-round risks across the country. On the heels of the deadly Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a group of lawmakers are calling upon Congress to increase support for America's National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) task forces. These heroic task forces are always on call to deploy to dangerous, life-threatening disasters, but their work has been underfunded for years. Now, a biparti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: This week, Congresswoman Nikema Williams' (GA-05) legislation to increase the supply of housing for veterans passed the House of Representatives as a part of H.R. 8371, a Veterans Affairs legislative package. Congresswoman Williams' Return Home to Housing Act, originally introduced in November 2023, will raise the maximum allowable rate that the Department of Veterans Affairs can reimbu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing where they reviewed the bipartisan H.R. 8182, the Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act, which is co-led by U.S. Representatives Austin Scott (GA-08) and Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02). This bipartisan legislation would establish Ocmulgee Mounds and surrounding areas in Middle Georg  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statements after their Grant Transparency Act, which would require government agencies to provide competitive grant applicants with more information about their selection criteria and evaluation process, passed the House: "Grant applicants often don't ha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 31 state attorneys general in sending a letter yesterday to congressional leadership urging them to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) introduced by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), crucial legislation protecting children from online harm, before the end of the year. The coalition letter emphasized  more