QUANTICO, Virginia, April 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Students sue Department of Defense schools over curriculum changes, book bans QUANTICO, Va. - Students in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools on military bases sued today, arguing that DoDEA's book removals and curricular changes following several executive orders from President Donald Trump violate their First Amendment rights. DoDEA o  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Bombshell Reporting & Whistleblower Disclosure Lead Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigations into Musk Conflicts of Interest, DOGE Disruptions at NLRB and DOL Washington, D.C. (April 15, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 15, 2025 DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY United Concordia Companies Inc., Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, is awarded $128,636,927 for a modification (P00037) to previously awarded contract HT940221C0006. This modification exercises Option Period Four of the firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable-no-fee contract to provide worldwide dental coverage to active-duty service members of the uniformed services   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from the Air Line Pilots Association International, McLean, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Docket No. FAA-2025-0200; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00627-T Airworthiness Directiv  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from the Air Line Pilots Association International, McLean, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Docket No. FAA-2025-0196; Project Identifier AD-2024-00250-T Airworthiness Directives  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from the Air Line Pilots Association International, McLean, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Docket No. FAA-2025-0199; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00332-T Airworthiness Directiv  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 15 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Construction to Replace the Norris Bridge Will Start in 2028 Groundbreaking for a new Rappahannock River bridge connecting the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula will happen 8 years ahead of schedule RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that construction to replace the Robert O. Norris, Jr. Bridge over the Rappahannock River between t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 15 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Integer to Expand Medical Device Manufacturing Operations in Salem Global medical device component manufacturer plans to create 83 new jobs RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Integer, a global medical contract developer and manufacturing organization, plans to make a significant investment over the next five years to expand it  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Chairmen Guthrie, Palmer, and Griffith Investigate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grant Recipients WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congres  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Warner Demand Answers from Departments of State and Homeland Security on Sudden and Unexplained Revocations of Virginia Students' Visas WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem demanding i  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud Minh Phoung Ngoc Vong Participated in a Multi-Year Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain Remote Information Technology Work With U.S. Companies and Government Agencies for Persons Based in China Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong, 40, of Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme wher  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * New Data Show Role of Medicaid - Especially Medicaid Expansion - in Combating the Fentanyl Crisis Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Jeopardize Progress in Combating the Fentanyl Crisis by Cutting People Off From Addiction Treatment WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority today released a report with new data on Medicaid's role in   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Democrats Launched 5 NEW Investigations This Week into Musk's Rampant Conflicts of Interest Washington, D.C. (April 11, 2025)--This week, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Rep. Shontel Brown, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infor  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly, Vice Ranking Member Crockett, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Stansbury Raise Concerns About GSA's "Fire Sale" of Federal Property Washington, D.C. (April 14, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Vice   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Neal Demand Social Security Abandon Administration's Plans to Make it More Difficult for Americans to Get Their Earned Benefits Washington, D.C. (April 15, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep.  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 15 -- The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia issued the following news on April 14, 2025: * * * SCHEV launches Financial Aid Help Desk to support FAFSA completion in Virginia RICHMOND -- The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) today launched a Financial Aid Help Desk to support Virginia students and families with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students can text "uAspire" to 434-478-4003 and receive ans  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: * * * Sexual assault awareness proclamation signing highlights workplace trust, safety FORT BELVOIR, Va. - Defense Logistics Agency leaders signed a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation to emphasize protecting the workforce and maintaining trust in the integrity of the organization at the McNamara Headquarters Complex April 14. DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) has released a notice regarding the proposed acquisition by Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company of control over the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company (NPBL), a Class III rail carrier operating in Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake, Virginia. This proposed transaction was initially filed by Norfolk Southern on February 14, 2025, and was deemed a significant transaction under ST  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * USS Minnesota Returns Home to Naval Base Guam NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 14, 2025) -- The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Guam following its first operational tasking while forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific region, April 14, 2025. * * * Previous NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 14, 2025) The Virginia-class fast-att  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * VDACS is Accepting Applications for the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program Interested charitable food assistance organizations must submit application by May 9, 2025 Richmond, VA - The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is accepting proposals from charitable food assistance organizations for the Virgini  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott, McClellan Push DHS to Reverse Cancellation of Crucial Infrastructure Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem urging the Department to reverse its decision canceling the Federal Emergen  more