WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * CWMD Meets with Chicago Area BioWatch and STC Partners WASHINGTON - On March 27 - 28, the Assistant Secretary for the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), David Richardson, traveled to Chicago, Illinois, to meet with state and local representatives for the BioWatch and Securing the Cities (STC) programs. During the March 27 BioWatch meeting, A/S Richardson met with t  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Statement on DoD Inspector General Launching Investigation into Pete Hegseth's Use of Signal to Discuss Airstrike Plans April 04, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)--issued the following statement in response to the Depart  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Passing of Four American Soldiers During Military Training Exercise in Lithuania April 03, 2025 One of the four soldiers, Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., was from Joliet, Illinois WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a combat Veteran, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on the tragic death of four American soldi  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 29, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 223,000, a decrease of 1,250 from   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Finalist Teams for Student Human Lander Challenge NASA has selected 12 student teams to develop solutions for storing and transferring the super-cold liquid propellants needed for future long-term exploration beyond Earth orbit. The agency's 2025 Human Lander Challenge is designed to inspire and engage the next generation of engineers and scientists as NASA and its partners prepare to send astronauts to the Moo  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Resilient, Resolute, Relentless: Month of the Military Child NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Portsmouth, Va. - This Generation X Public Affairs Specialist always says "I wish I was a teenager again." Of course, people look at me as if I am insane. Then I continue, "That's back when I knew everything." As I look back, being a child, it wasn't always easy dealing with academic pressure, bullying, peer pressure, chal  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: Common Sense Combat Arms Standards, No Halt on Hammering Houthis, Navy's Midshipmen Impress Heck Out of Former Soldier Last month, the Defense Department announced it had conducted a series of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen in response to ongoing Houthi attacks on U.S. military and commercial shipping vessels in the region. At the time, Chief Pentagon S  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Frenzy, Champaign, Illinois: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist United States Department of Agriculture RE: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 "Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks" * * * Dear Mr. Hohenstein and the USDA Team, We submit thi  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from Incite.ag, Sterling, Illinois: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Regarding: Comments on USDA's January 15, 2025 release of BETA FD-CIC and Technical Guidelines for Biofuel Feedstocks * * * Mr. Hohenstein, Incite.ag, a fa  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Marquis, Hennepin, Illinois: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director of the Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250 RE: Interim Rule: Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks (Docket No. USDA-2024-0003) * * * Dear Mr. Hohenstein, Marq  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication on March 20, 2025, from RavahTech Inc., Dover, Delaware: * * * USDA request for public comment on interim rule Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks * * * Summary of Key Recommendations (using numbering on interim rule) 5. Include "conservation crop rotation" as a CSA practice. 9. Eliminate strict requirements for  more