ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 24 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: FedEx Freight driver Jackie Reed of Mississippi earned the prestigious Grand Champion title Indianapolis Today, the American Trucking Associations proclaimed Jackie Reed, a professional driver with FedEx Freight from Mississippi, the Bendix Grand Champion at the 2024 National Truck Driving & Step Van Championships. "Jackie demonstrated the precision and professional  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Law enforcement today arrested six defendants that a federal grand jury charged in a 46-count indictment alleging a Santa Clarita Valley man facilitated a crime tourism group of South Americans and other individuals who engaged in burglaries, thefts, and other crimes throughout the United States, then laundered millions of dollars in illicit   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release: SINGAPORE (August 27, 2024) - Forbes Asia today released the fourth annual edition of the 100 to Watch list, which spotlights small companies and startups on the rise across the Asia-Pacific region. The 100 to Watch list, which can be found here and in the September issue of Forbes Asia, is sponsored by FedEx. "Startups on our fourth annual Forbes Asia 100 To Watch list have collectively drawn over $2 billion i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- NASA Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. IG-24-013) on June 6, 2024, entitled "Commercial Lunar Payload Services Initiative." Here are excerpts: * * * RESULTS IN BRIEF WHY WE PERFORMED THIS AUDIT NASA began the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative as an innovative commercial acquisition approach to enable rapid, affordable, and frequent payload deliveries to the Moon. Rather than closely controlling missions itself, NASA tr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by spokesperson Matthew Miller on Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell's visit to Vanuatu on Aug. 30, 2024: * * * Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell travelled to Vanuatu on August 29 to dedicate U.S. Embassy Port Vila. His visit highlighted important shared priorities and bilateral initiatives, including efforts in support of climate resiliency, healthcare, and cultural heritage preservation. On August 29, Deputy Sec  more