WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 14, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY SupplyCore Inc.,* Rockford, Illinois, has been awarded a maximum $75,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for facilities maintenance, repair and operations supplies. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a 365-d  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 15 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on April 14, 2025: * * * Gov. Jeff Landry Opens Second Regular Session Baton Rouge, La - Today, Governor Jeff Landry opened his second regular session. He highlighted his top priorities which include Insurance Reform, Making Louisiana Healthy Again, and reorganizing the Department of Transportation. Remarks as prepared: "Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House and Senate, Cit  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Gets New Addition NASA's Artemis II Moon rocket is taking shape following the successful integration of the launch vehicle stage adapter onto the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage on April 12 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Technicians with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program used a 325-ton crane to hoist the launch   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter NASA's Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with an asteroid; this time, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. This upcoming event represents a comprehensive "dress rehearsal" for Lucy's main mission over the next decade: the exploration of multiple Trojan asteroids tha  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * United Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Award $4.7 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Washington, D.C. and Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2025) - United Bank (NASDAQ: UBSI) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today an investment of $4.7 million in grant funding, designated for five  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * The State of Play: Why President Trump's Tariffs Are Necessary It's cliche, yet true -- the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and expecting a different result. The trade policies of the past several decades have failed this nation, its workers, and our communities. Twenty years ago, The New York Times Editorial Board responded to the January 2005 trade deficit of $58.3 billion by writing an edito  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Week 12's Winners: The American People The American people won big this week following President Donald J. Trump's historic announcements on restoring fair trade and more great economic news. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 12: * President Trump brought more than 75 countries to the negotiating table following his bold action on reciprocal trade -- and stood up for American workers who have seen their  more