JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Maria Galvez, JBER Public Affairs Enduring and operating in arctic environments like Alaska is critical in maintaining unrivaled Arctic Warfighters- such as the tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron at JBER. The Airmen of the 3rd ASOS recently put their arctic skills to the test as they e  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: A Cordova corporation was sentenced today to a $450,000 fine, $550,000 in restitution, and 5 years of probation. According to court documents, Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation ("PWSAC") illegally disposed of hazardous waste at one of its hatcheries. On June 27, 2018, the maintenance manager at the Cannery Creek Hatchery instructed an employ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $18,914,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Alaska. This investment, which is allocated to states and territories, will be made available to communities as grants through EPA's Emerging Contaminants in Small  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: The Justice Department announced today a settlement agreement with the Anchorage School District in Anchorage, Alaska, to address the discriminatory use of seclusion and restraint against students with disabilities. The settlement, which resolves the department's investigation under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), will protect students with disabilities by eliminating  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Federal investigation reveals contaminated drinking water, food; electrical, fire, other hazards * * * Working in the Alaskan fishing industry - an occupation already regarded as one of the nation's most dangerous - employees aboard the F/V Pacific Producer faced dangers purely of their employer's making, an investigation by the U.S. Department of   more

MONTEREY, California, Feb. 16 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story on Feb. 15, 2023: When then-Col. Wendy Wenke was completing her studies at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security in 2015, she focused her Master's thesis heavily on operations research using data to inform her analysis on vulnerabilities involving the Port of Anchorage in her native Alaska. While the 35-year Air National Guard veteran's thesis remains rest  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 19-RC-306939) by Region 19 Director Ronald K. Hooks: * * * PLANNED PARENTHOOD GREAT NORTHWEST, HAWAI'I, ALASKA, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, Employer and UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 3000, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky ("Employer") provides reproductive healthcare and education services to individuals living  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Maria Galvez, JBER Public Affairs Enduring and operating in arctic environments like Alaska is critical in maintaining unrivaled Arctic Warfighters- such as the tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron at JBER. The Airmen of the 3rd ASOS recently put their arctic skills to the test as they embarked on Operation Agipen 2. An u  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 16, 2023, on the government's response to recent aerial objects: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Last week, in the immediate aftermath of the incursion by China's high-altitude balloon, our military, through the North American Aerospace Defense Command -- so-called NOR- -- NORAD -- closely scrutinized the -- our airspace, including enhancing our radar to pick up more slow-moving objects above our country and aroun  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Feb. 14 (TNSper) -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release: Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi appointed Richard Litsey as the Director for the Office of Native American Partnerships, the new Social Security Administration tribal office within the Office of the Commissioner. This office serves to elevate and centralize efforts to administer comprehensive programs and policies related to American Indians and Alaska Natives. It will enhance the a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following statement on Feb. 11, 2023, by Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder on actions by North American Aerospace Defense Command: * * * "Following a call between the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United States, President Biden authorized U.S. fighter aircraft assigned to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to work with Canada to take down a high-altitude airborne object over northern Canada to  more