MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Mountain Home Air Force Base (366th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ingold, 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Air Combat Command selected five units to serve as test beds for the Air Force's new deployment model in January 2022 and these units, designated as "lead wings", were tasked to figure out how to rapidly generate combat power as a deployed force anytime, anywhere. The 366th Fighter Wing was one of t  more

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Colorado State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office is hosting both in-person and virtual open house meetings on the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Lava Ridge Wind Project. These open houses are scheduled during the comment period to share information and help the public and stakeholders make informed comments. The Lava Ridg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: * * * OSHA cites global e-commerce company for similar safety failures at six locations * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations at three more Amazon warehouses - in Aurora, Colorado; Nampa, Idaho; and Castleton, New York - for failing to keep workers safe and d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing over $30 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Program, which provides digital services for students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitments support applications from all three application windows, benefiting approximately 75,000 students across the country, includi  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Cited for 2013 wage theft, Unforgettable Coatings used second chance to illegally double-down * * * After a 2013 investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor that recovered $47,393 from a Nevada paint and specialty coatings contractor and its owner whose illegal pay practices denied 21 Utah workers overtime wages, a reasonable employer might try to avoid repeating a bad  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: January 1, 2023 all cattle inventory in Alaska was estimated at 18,000 head, unchanged from 2022. All cattle inventory in Idaho was estimated at 2.50 million head, down 2 percent from 2022. Inventory of all cattle in Oregon was 1.24 million head, down 1 percent from last year. In Washington, all cattle inventory totaled  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSper) -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following news release: The Office of Advocacy in the U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce Jennifer Clark has been named Region 10 Advocate. Representing Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, Clark will be the link between northwestern small businesses and the Office of Advocacy. Clark brings over 25 years of leadership experience in government and marketing. Recently, she cre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations at three more Amazon warehouses - in Aurora, Colorado; Nampa, Idaho; and Castleton, New York - for failing to keep workers safe and delivered hazard alert letters for exposing workers to ergonomic hazards. OSHA cited the multin  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten, Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 Groton-based crewmembers, attached to the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Idaho (SSN 799), wrapped up a week-long tour of their namesake state in Boise, Idaho, Feb. 1. Six sailors from future Virginia-class submarine - Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Darrell Smith, Chief of the Boat Master Chief Petty Officer Travis Skipper, Lt. Bec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The White House sent the nominations of four individuals to the federal government on Jan. 31, 2023: * * * * Amanda K. Brailsford, of Idaho, to be United States District Judge for the District of Idaho, vice B. Lynn Winmill, retired. * Jeffrey Irvine Cummings, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice an additional position in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 133(b)(1). * Michael Arthur Delaney, of New Hampshire, to be United   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: Idaho National Laboratory marked a milestone in its efforts to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions with the recent addition of its first electric motor coach. INL's fleet of roughly 85 motor coaches safely transports more than 1,600 employees a day to their work locations at the Department of Energy's INL Site and home again. Converting the laboratory  more