PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, March 3 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Beaufort native leads the way at FRCE From writing a report titled "The Sound of Freedom" in elementary school to later enlisting in the Army, Beaufort, North Carolina, native David Rose has always been driven by a deep sense of dedication to serving his country. Today, as the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) executive director - the senior civilian for a command workforce comprised of more than 4,000 civilian, contractor and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12929) on Feb. 26, 2025, by transportation policy analyst Ali E. Lohman and legislative attorney Alexander H. Pepper: * * * Termination by the U.S. Department of Transportation of New York City's Central Business District Tolling Program Congress has prohibited tolling of federal-aid highways and passed a series of exceptions to the prohibition. One such exception is the Value Pricing Pilot Program (VPPP). On November 21, 2024 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48433) on Feb. 25, 2025, entitled "The Mojahedin-e-Khalq or People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran" by Middle Eastern affairs specialist Clayton Thomas: * * * SUMMARY The Mojahedin-e-Khalq or MEK (also known as the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, or PMOI) is an exiled Iranian opposition group. This report provides background on the group, including its origins, its 1997 designation by the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Terror more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hoyer Announces AFGE National President Everett Kelley as His Guest to Trump's Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) announced that he will bring Dr. Everett Kelley, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), as his guest to President Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress: "I am honored that our nation's greatest champion for federal workers will b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 6, 2025, from the American Society for Nutrition, Rockville, Maryland: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Designated Federal Officer Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket No. HHS-OASH-2024-0017; Comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC more ST

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from the Chef Ann Foundation: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Docket HHS-OASH-2022-0021, 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) Committee * * * To Ms. de Jesus, Thank you for the opportunity to comment o more ST

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for a Livable Future, Baltimore, Maryland: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Designated Federal Officer, 2025 DGA Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 Docket No. HHS-OASH-2024-0017 * * * Dear Ms. de Jesus, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the 2025 Dietary G more ST

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from the University of California CalFresh Healthy Living, Sacramento: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Docket HHS-OASH-2022-0021, 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee * * * Dear Ms. de Jesus, We ap more ST

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication on Feb. 23, 2025, from the University of Maryland Medical System: * * * Comments on Proposed HIPAA Cybersecurity Updates Introduction The University of Maryland Medical System is the largest healthcare provider organization in the state, delivering approximately 25% of all hospital-based care in Maryland. UMMS recognizes the importance of safeguarding Protected Health Information (PHI) and ensuring HIPAA compliance. The pr more ST

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from the Vegetarian Resource Group, Baltimore, Maryland: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, environment, ethics, and world hunger.  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * House Passes Resolution Honoring Flight 5342, Black Hawk PAT 25 Victims Today, the House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the victims of the Jan. 29, 2025, collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 and Black Hawk PAT (Priority Air Transport) 25. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced the resolution as the representative of Wichita, Kansas, where Flight 5342 originated and the home to several passengers. The bill garnered more more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-885) on the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023 (H.R. 5089), which aims to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 5089 is to  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE partnership program aids in apprehension of criminal aliens following high-speed chase in Frederick County FREDERICK, MD - A successful collaboration between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Frederick County Sheriff's Office through the 287(g) Program ensured that two criminal aliens were properly identified and detained following a high-speed pursuit and drug seizure. "This case more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, FBI arrest high-ranking MS-13 leader who controlled gang activities in U.S., Mexico, Europe BALTIMORE -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI apprehended an illegal Salvadoran alien charged in his home country with possession of firearm, extorsion and terrorist affiliation when officers arrested David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman, 27, in Hyattsville, Maryland, Feb. 27. "The apprehe more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, March 3 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Navy delivers new crash and salvage cranes, strengthening fleet readiness The Navy's Common Aviation Support Equipment program office (PMA-260) successfully delivered the first of 27 replacement Crash and Salvage Cranes (CSC) to Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) in Pensacola, Florida. PMA-260 coordinated the development, acquisition and fielding with support from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lake more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an iconic Baltimore institution and one of the top five public arts high schools in the United States, the Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA). The Baltimore School for the Arts was founded in 1979, envisioned as a school with a specialized mission to give Baltimore City students the opportunity to train for a career in the vis more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz at Press Conference for Inaugural SAT-DCA Direct Flight: 'Texas Prevailed' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered remarks during a press conference at San Antonio International Airport (SAT), celebrating the first direct flight from San Antonio to Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. This flight was made possible due to a pr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Senate conducted nine committee hearings on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on farmer and rancher views on the agricultural economy, after receiving testimony from Tim Boring, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Stockbridge; Bret Erickson, J and D Produce Inc., Edinburg, Texas, on behalf of the International Fresh Produce Association; Jeremy Hinton, K more ST