WASHINGTON, April 8 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Back to Earth, Forward to the Future: NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Returns After months of groundbreaking research, exploration, and teamwork aboard the International Space Station, NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 has returned to Earth. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, splashed down safely on March 18, 2025, as a pod of dolphins circled the Dragon spacecraft ne  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 8, 2025 ARMY Gideon Contracting LLC,* San Antonio, Texas (W912HY-25-D-0016); Randy Kinder Excavating Inc.,* Dexter, Missouri (W912HY-25-D-0018); Central Environmental Inc.,* Anchorage, Alaska (W912HY-25-D-0019); Tybe-Garney Federal JV LLC,* Newbern, Tennessee (W912HY-25-D-0020); Ahtna-Great Lakes E&I JV,* West Sacramento, California (W912HY-25-D-0021); Flatiron Dragados Constructors In  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36818) entitled "Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad Inc. - Lease and Operation Exemption Including Interchange Commitment - Union Pacific Railroad Co.": * * * Digest:/1 This decision denies a request to waive the labor notification requirements under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1150.42(e), as it pertains to two labor unions. This decision also denies requests to reject t  more