WASHINGTON, April 19 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * A Fond Farewell: NASA's C-130 Begins New Mission in California NASA's C-130 Hercules, fondly known as the Herc, went wheels up at 9:45 a.m., Friday, April 18, as it departed from its decade-long home at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, for the final time. The aircraft is embarking on a new adventure to serve and protect in the state of California where it is now under the ownership of the Califo  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- 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 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Building for a Better World: Norfolk Students Bring STEM to Life with NASA Partnership At Norfolk Technical Center in Norfolk, Virginia, carpentry students in Jordan Crawford's first-year class aren't just learning how to measure and cut wood--they're discovering how their skills can serve a greater purpose. When the NASA Science Activation program's NASA eClips project--led by the National Institute of Aerospace's Center   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from the Consumer Data Industry Association. Here are excerpts: * * * Comment Intake--Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) c/o Legal Division Docket Manager, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552. RE: Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) * * * To Whom  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 18, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY US Foods Inc., La Mirada, California, has been awarded a maximum $173,565,952 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for full-line food and beverage items. 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  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Amedisys Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana: * * * To: Derek Maltz, Acting Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration U.S. Department of Justice Attention: Docket No. DEA-407 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152 RE: Docket No. DEA-407, Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Arlington, Virginia: * * * Heather E. Achbach Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Department of Justice 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, VA 22152 RE: Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists, Lincoln, Nebraska: * * * To: Drug Enforcement Administration Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152 Re: Comments on DEA Proposed Rule: Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations (  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Chrissie Juliano, executive director of Big Cities Health Coalition, Takoma Park, Maryland: * * * To: Matthew Strait Deputy Assistant Administrator Diversion Control Division Drug Enforcement Administration 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152 Re: Comments on DEA Proposed Rule: Special Registrations for Telemedicine   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the Consumer Technology Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Derek S. Maltz Acting Administrator U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 8701 Morrisette Drive Springfield, VA 22152 RE: Docket No. DEA-407/RIN 1117-AB40 * * * Dear Acting Administrator Maltz: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Special Registratio  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden praises President Trump's fishing executive order, urges action on unfair Canadian trade and regulatory practices WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump highlighting the unfair trade practices and regulatory disparity Canada uses to benefit its lobster industry at the expense of American lobstermen. Golden's letter follows yesterday's execut  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Gains in Nonfarm Payrolls in March RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that, according to the BLS Current Employment Statistics Survey ("CES" or "establishment survey") data, Virginia's nonfarm payroll employment increased by 5,900 over-the-month to 4,271,400, a 48,300 increase since March 2024. Since January 2022, the CES job count ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-12) on the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act (H.R. 1005), which aims to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party. The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on March 5, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of H.R. 1005, the Combatin  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-14) on the Promoting Responsible Oversight to Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids (PROTECT) Act (H.R. 1069), which aims to prohibit federal education funds from being given to any elementary school or secondary school that directly or indirectly receives support from China. The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on March 5, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpos  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-13) on the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act (H.R. 1049), which aims to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's public school. The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on March 5, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of H.R. 1049, the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-5) on a resolution (H.Res. 161) that provides for consideration of two joint resolutions (H.J.Res. 20 and H.J.Res. 35) and a concurrent resolution (H.Con.Res. 14). The report was advanced by Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, on Feb. 25, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 20, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Cracks Down on Drone Surveillance of U.S. Defense Sites WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Drone Espionage Act, a bill that protects our national security by making it illegal to take drone video footage of national defense sites. Specifically, this bill would update the Espionage Act of 1917 to include videography of sensitive national defense sites as a cr  more

CORONADO, California, April 19 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * MAKO Sentry 2025-2: Generating Warfighting Capability and Lethality in the Pacific From Capt. Christopher Lopez, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs Over 300 Navy Reserve Component Sailors on staff at U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), U.S. 7th Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet and U.S. 10th Fleet participated in MAKO Sentry 2025-2 in Coronado, California, and other Department of Defense locations including Norfolk, Virginia,  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 19 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA Releases Staff Message on the Current NCUA Board ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 18, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration released today the following message to all employees on the current state of the NCUA Board: "On April 17, the NCUA received confirmation that President Donald J. Trump terminated the positions of Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka. Please be aware that T  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * OCC Announces Conditional Approval of Capital One, National Association to Acquire Discover Bank WASHINGTON--The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced today that it has conditionally approved the merger of Discover Bank, Greenwood, Delaware, into Capital One, National Association, McLean, Virginia. The OCC conduct  more