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In a keynote address entitled "Challenges to American Security," former National Security Advisor McMaster will discuss the key national security challenges that lay ahead -- from the increasing assertiveness of adversaries like China, Russia, Iran...

Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the following 2019 National Small Business Week resource partners as national winners for their impact on local economic development and support of small business creation and growth in the...

In observance of April's Alcohol Awareness Month, the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) is raising awareness about the risk of prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). FASD is a set of lifelong...

U.S. NGO Our Aim Foundation launched a major initiative in Malawi. The first of many full service health-care and resource centers was launched in the remote Malawi village of Mkanda in Mchinji district at Tongozala village. The full service center...

While the Trump Administration's FY2020 budget request to Congress proposes many positive measures for Americans, it also includes a proposal that could hurt the affordability and reliability of electricity. The Trump Administration's proposal calls...

Hudson Institute has been selected by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint and host the Independent Review Committee authorized by Title I of the First Step Act. Hudson will assist DOJ's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) as it develops and...

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO JC Scott issued the following statement on the association's public comments on the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's proposed rule revising the safe harbors...

The following statement regarding the departure of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen should be attributed to Dan Stein, president, Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR): "The...

The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, will push this week on Capitol Hill for an end to federal conservation tax benefit...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced it will launch a 16-stop road tour connecting entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country's largest source of early stage funding ? the Small Business Innovation Research...

Blue Star Software, providers of software engineering services to the United States Intelligence Community, announced that Kenneth Truex has been promoted to Director of Commercial Business Development. Truex previously held the role of computer...

Parasoft, the global leader in automated software testing, today announced a new corporate division dedicated to helping the software testing needs of Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies. With over 20 years of experience and success working...

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced today that it is calling on the nation's top renewable energy developers to submit proposals to develop 200 megawatts of renewable energy that can be brought online by the end of 2022. Proposals are due to TVA...

Millions of Americans use their tax return to pay off debt, medical expenses, home improvements, or that long-awaited trip. And while the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sends millions of tax refunds every year, some taxpayers who are eligible for a...

Unisys Corporation announced today it has been awarded multiple task orders by the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Office of the Chief Information Officer to help GSA's Public Buildings Services (PBS) secure, operate and maintain...

Donald W. Washington, a partner in the Lafayette office of Jones Walker LLP, was recently appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the United States Senate as the Director of the United States Marshals Service, the country's oldest...

The United Nations Foundation today announced the appointment of Lord Mark Malloch-Brown as its newest Board member. An experienced diplomat and strategic thinker, he will bring valuable guidance to how the UN Foundation can support the UN in...

Today, approximately 500 Pennsylvania National Guard (PNG) members assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, participated in send-off ceremonies in Milton as they prepare to mobilize this spring for deployment to Poland as part of...

In a letter to the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, AACC and 19 other major healthcare organizations urged Congress to provide funding so that the Centers for Disease...

The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), regarding Senate passage of H.J. Res. 46, a resolution to terminate President Trump's southern border emergency declaration:...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released transcripts of CAIR's depositions of high-ranking government officials with the FBI, DHS, CBP, and TSA documenting a...

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced today it will support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) through their new information technology support services contract vehicle. The award will allow GDIT to compete on individual...

The Winter 2019 issue of Evidence Matters: Transforming Knowledge Into Housing and Community Development Policy, which focuses on the role that landlords play in the federal Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, is now available here:...

Blue Star Software, providers of software engineering services to the United States Intelligence Community, announced that Austin Norby will be taking on the role of Director of Cyber Initiatives. Norby's prior position at Blue Star was computer...

"I can't be the only female of color working at this level. That can't be right!" says Hannah Beachler, winner of the 2019 Oscar for Production Design. Beachler has dreamed up innovative visuals for productions such as Black Panther, Creed, and...

JRL Energy, Inc. ("JRL Energy" or the "Company") closed on a second United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") backed credit facility on March 11, 2019.  This credit facility brings the Company's total USDA backed debt to $20 million.  The...

TrueVoice Intelligence, a specialized market intelligence company, has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) professional services schedule contract for market research and analysis (SIN 541-4A, Market Research and Analysis) under...

Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear told the House Ways and Means Committee that the nation's infrastructure needs demand real funding solutions from the federal government, not reliance on gimmickry....

VMLY&R announced today the 2020 Census Media Vendor Day for the 2020 U.S. Census Paid Media Campaign. The event is designed to be accessible for media outlets that cover a wide range of audiences, demographics, and channels, as well as media outlets...

Venture Global LNG, Inc. announces that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has issued the authorization for Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas from its Cameron Parish,...

VMLY&R is proud to support the U.S. Census Bureau in the development of the 2020 Census Integrated Communications Campaign under the creative platform "Shape your future. START HERE." announced by the Census Bureau today. Mandated by the U.S....

Finding housing can be stressful, especially if money's tight, you're on your own, and you don't have a lot of options. And when someone who can grant you a place to live sexually harasses you, it can leave you feeling unsafe and humiliated....

The U.S. Postal Service showcases hidden beauty with the release of Cactus Flowers Forever stamps. "The U.S. Postal Service has a long history of celebrating Earth's floral diversity," said Postal Service acting Manager...

A partnership was announced today among the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Chicago Crime Commission, and Clear Channel Outdoor to highlight a public awareness campaign that addresses the prescription opioid, heroin and fentanyl...

The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), regarding the confirmation of William Barr as U.S. Attorney General: "At a time when immigration is the...

One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA's Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars and helping lay the groundwork for NASA's return to the Red Planet. ...

WHAT:The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public briefing to evaluate the civil rights of women in prison, including deprivations of medical needs; implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act; and sufficiency of programs to prepare...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acted quickly to protect consumers from an emerging outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to romaine lettuce by issuing a public warning this past November and...

The Siena College Research Institute (SCRI) will release its 6th Survey of U.S. Presidents on Wednesday, February 13th. Beginning one year after a new President takes office, the survey, conducted since 1982, ranks all 44 Presidents in 20 different...

Today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released additional data from our joint FDA/CDC 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey. These data are a sobering reminder of the initial results we shared last fall indicating a rampant...

Today on Capitol Hill, the National League of Cities (NLC), federal leaders and representatives from state municipal leagues held a briefing on the federal-local partnership needed to solve the most pressing challenges of our time, including...

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Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than 27 million members nationally, released the following statement from Mike Kolar, its senior vice president and general counsel, in response to the Health and...

Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Linda E. McMahon issued the following response to President Donald J. Trump's 2019 State of the Union Address: "President Trump delivered an optimistic vision for...

The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), in response to President Trump's remarks regarding border security and immigration in the State of the Union address:...

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) commends President Trump's State of the Union pledge to end HIV transmission by 2030. "As state and territorial public health leaders, we are eager to...

The Temporary Emergency Committee (TEC) of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet Feb. 8, 2019 in open session at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square, 75 East State Street, Columbus, OH. The public is welcome to observe...

At the conclusion of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) 87th Annual Winter Meeting on Friday, January 25, 2019, where mayors unanimously passed an emergency resolution calling on Congress and the President to re-open the federal...

American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. today issued the following statement: "For 35 days and counting, 800,000 federal employees have been locked out of their jobs or forced to...

American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. today issued the following statement: "As the representative of the more than 45,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) who perform...