WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Appropriators Conduct Hearings, Gather Testimony Washington, D.C. - This week, the House Appropriations Committee continued its commitment to accountability and oversight by holding a series of hearings to gather testimony and insights on a range of issues. State of the Civil Works Program The Energy and Water Development and Related Age  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 28, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oklahoma - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.0 percent in Oklahoma, wh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Statement on Concerns About Layoffs at Tinker Air Force Base | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to concerns that there may be layoffs at Tinker Air Force Base: "I am aware of the concern of layoffs at Tinker Air Force Base. As the Representative for the base in Congress,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Tyonek Technical Services LLC, Madison, Alabama, was awarded a $98,115,620 firm-fixed-price level of effort contract for cyber operations formal training support. This contract provides for subject matter expertise and other essential capabilities to augment and support the mission of 39th Information Operations Squadron. Work will be performed at Hurlburt Field, Flor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 28, 2025 NAVY Corvid Technologies LLC,* Mooresville, North Carolina, is awarded a $268,443,030 firm-fixed-price contract for the design, manufacture, and delivery of short/medium range sub-orbital vehicles configurations, including provision of ground test hardware, special test equipment, materials and required engineering support and launch support services. This contract includes opt  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 (TNSFR) -- The Department of the Defense has announced plans to disinter the remains of nineteen Native American students buried at the Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery in Pennsylvania. The students, who passed away between 1880 and 1910 while attending the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, belonged to the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. Their names include Wallace Perryman, Belle Cahoe, Wash E. He, Tabitha Carroll, Jane Lumpfoot, Leah Road   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Calls to Reverse Biden Admin's Green Energy Regulations WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Republican Conference Vice Chair, delivered remarks calling out the Biden Administration's harmful energy regulations that put us in an energy emergency and urging solutions to fix it. Lankford is Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infra  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Transient Man Sentenced to Life Plus 10 Years After Murder Conviction TULSA, Okla. - A transient man was found guilty in October 2024 of First Degree Murder in Indian Country, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Brandishing and Discharging a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country. Today, U.S. Dist  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 28 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Wind energy regulation FAQs added to Attorney General's website OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 28, 2025) - In the wake of growing unrest and controversy over the proliferation of wind farms in rural Oklahoma, Attorney General Gentner Drummond has unveiled a related Frequently Asked Questions section on his agency's website. The FAQs address the authority of voters, including through   more