WASHINGTON DC (April 11, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa is pressing the Department of Defense on its handling of conflicts of interest allegations in the procurement process of the new Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud computing program. The $10 billion JEDI program contract will be awarded to a single vendor.

WASHINGTON DC (April 11, 2019) – Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa, along with Sen Deb Fischer and Representative Adrian Smith of Nebraska, have introduced legislation to provide tax-relief for Iowans in areas impacted by the recent devastating floods.

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (April 11, 2019) — Today, Chelsea Manning’s legal-team will file a reply brief in their appeal asking the Fourth Circuit to vacate District Court Judge Hilton’s March 8 finding of civil contempt. Ms Manning, a staunch advocate for government-transparency, asserted legal grounds for her refusal to participate in what she views as an assault on the free-press. She remains in detention as a result of the contempt finding.

WASHINGTON DC (April 11, 2019) — I come before the Senate again to talk about the devastating flooding in Iowa and the Midwest.

In western Iowa, we still have areas underwater from flooding on the Missouri River and tributaries.

In the east, we are dealing with Mississippi River and tributary flooding.