WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Prineville, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management announced that the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council (JDSRAC) will meet for a formal business meeting October 19 to 20, 2023. The public is welcome to attend the meeting. The agenda will be posted at least 10 days prior to the meeting date: https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in all 58 California counties and neighboring counties in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon of the Nov. 17, 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest lo  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Investigations found four employers in violation of federal contracting laws * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $947,547 from four Oregon contractors who failed to pay fringe benefits, prevailing and overtime wages to 213 employees working on federally funded construction projects in Oregon and Washington. The recovery follows several investigations by th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief: * * * Who: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Lamar Advertising Co. What: OSHA Safety and Health Alliance Background: Federal OSHA, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health and Lamar Advertising Co. offices in Oregon, Idaho and Washington have established an alliance to provide w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the appointment of Mary Fuller as Regional Director of the USPTO's Silicon Valley Regional Office (SVRO) in San Jose, California. The SVRO serves budding and current inventors and entrepreneurs in the Western Region, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. As  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast Regional Office issued the following news: * * * Port Blakely will improve fish passage and more while the forests also produce timber. * * * NOAA Fisheries has approved a new conservation framework for about 30,000 acres of private forestland in northwest Oregon. It will improve habitat for threatened Chinook and coho salmon and steelhead over the coming decades. The habitat conservation plan   more

KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR BASE, Thailand, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Alyson Teeter, Washington Air National Guard The first Enduring Partners Engagement commenced Sept. 11 with an opening ceremony officiated by Royal Thai Air Force Group Capt. Nat Kamintra, Enduring Partners Exercise director, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Washington Air National Guard commander. The Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Progra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: An Oregon man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of eight charges, including assaulting law enforcement, during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Reed Knox Christen  more

KORAT, Thailand, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Michael Brown, Washington Air National Guard The Washington and Oregon Air National Guard along with the Royal Thai Air Force visited Nong Phluang Yai primary school in Korat, Royal Kingdom of Thailand, Sept. 13. The military personnel brought soccer balls, volleyballs, toys, and educational materials to distribute to the children at the school. Exercise Director, Royal Thai Air Force Group Capta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Sept. 18, 2023, the nominations of two individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Mustafa Taher Kasubhai, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, vice Ann L. Aiken, retiring. * Jamel Semper, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice John Michael Vazquez, resigned. * * * Original text here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/pres  more