WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Administrative Conference of the United States issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) today announced the appointment of seven new public members and six new senior fellows. Public Members: * Nicholas Bagley, Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School * Arjun Garg, Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP * Emily Hammond, Glen Earl Weston Research Professor, The George Washington University Law School  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following Stats for Stories on Aug. 2, 2023: * * * From the Woodward Dream Cruise (http://www.woodwarddreamcruise.com/?), Cruise History: (http://www.woodwarddreamcruise.com/about/cruise-history/) "Did you know that the Woodward Dream Cruise actually started as a small fundraiser to raise money for a soccer field in Ferndale, Michigan? "In August 1995, Nelson House and a group of volunteers looked to relive and recreate the nos  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release: * * * Incremental award supports 24 counties in northern Michigan * * * To support efforts to address Michigan's continuing opioid crisis, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $1,025,221 for the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to fund employment and training services and disaster-relief jobs for workers in 24 of the  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Colin J. Williams, DLA Historian One month after accepting the Defense Logistics Services Center, Army Lt. Gen. Andrew T. McNamara announced he was moving its cataloging, standardization and utilization programs from Washington, D.C., to Battle Creek, Michigan. According to a newspaper account, men swore and women wept. All programmers working at the center quit, as did 80   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On June 30, 2023, the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Michigan filed an information charging F. Allied Construction Company, Inc. (Allied), an asphalt paving company; Andrew Foster, Allied President; and Kevin Shell, Allied Vice President of Estimating, for conspiring to commit bid-rigging. According to the Information,   more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Damonte Latrell Johnson ("Gudda"), 27, of Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Chief U.S. District Hala Y. Jarbou also ordered Johnson to spend three years on supervised release after h  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release: Eleven residents of southeast Michigan have been charged in a 23-count indictment for their alleged role in a multi-million-dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme targeting funds set aside for unemployment assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Joining in the announcement were Department of Labor - Office of t  more

ALPENA, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Naval Surface Warfare Center, a naval laboratory and field activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command, issued the following news: By Sarah K. Miller, NSWC Crane Corporate Communications Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) led Silent Swarm 2023, a two-week experimentation event to further develop early-stage Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) capabilities. Silent Swarm 2023 was sponsored by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56650) involving Fermi Nuclear Plant, Michigan: * * * Facility: Fermi Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Whitney Hemingway HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 08/01/2023 Notification Time: 15:53 [ET] Event Date: 08/01/2023 Event Time: 09:55 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/01/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56650) involving Fermi Nuclear Plant, Michigan: * * * Facility: Fermi Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Whitney Hemingway HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 08/01/2023 Notification Time: 15:53 [ET] Event Date: 08/01/2023 Event Time: 09:55 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/01/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56570) involving Fermi Nuclear Plant, Michigan: * * * Facility: Fermi Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Jonathan Holdwick HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 06/13/2023 Notification Time: 06:02 [ET] Event Date: 06/12/2023 Event Time: 23:33 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/03/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(v  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: On Wednesday, July 17, we at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with our partners Audubon Great Lakes and partners at Detroit Zoo and University of Minnesota, released four federally endangered Great Lakes piping plover chicks at the Cat Island Restoration Site, in Lower Green Bay. This is the first year we have released captive Great Lakes piping plovers outside of th  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Damon Shawn Bailes Jr., also known as "Paper," 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 3, 2022, law enforcement  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Darrell Lamar Holcomb, also known as "Smiley," 31, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and Nicole Christian Ball, 44, of Jackson, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the distribution of 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Holcomb also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 gra  more