WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued the following news: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has named five new chairs of Judicial Conference committees and extended the term of five current chairs by one year. The appointments took effect Oct. 1. * Judge Robert J. Jonker (Michigan-Western) succeeded Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod (Fifth Circuit) as chair of the Committee on Codes of Conduct. * Judge Michael Y. Scudder (Seventh Circuit) was extended for one y  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. The 203D Military Intelligence Battalion (Technical Intelligence) conducted an external mission essential task evaluation exercise and participated in Northern Strike 24-2, August 6-13, 2024. The combined joint exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard at Camp Grayling, boasted participants representing various organizations and foreign partners. Northern S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Improve Access to a Clean, Reliable Electric Grid and Safe Drinking Water for Millions in Rural and Tribal Communities JEANNETTE, Penn., Oct. 2, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is investing in 116 projects across the nation to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, safe drinking water and good-paying jo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in defending a Biden Administration rule expanding healthcare access to deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) recipients - or Dreamers - by making them eligible for participation in the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplace. According to the UC Berkeley La  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is awarding $85.9 million in grants to states to support pipeline and underground natural gas storage (UNGS) inspection activities carried out by state inspectors covering more than 85 percent of the nation's 3.3-million-mile pipeline s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Sixth Individual Pleads Guilty in Ongoing Investigation of Collusion in Michigan-Area Asphalt Industry * * * A senior executive of a Michigan asphalt paving company pleaded guilty today for his role in two separate conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan. According to court documents, David A. Coppola, vice president of Taylor-based Al's Asphalt Pa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation and partner agencies in the U.S., Canada, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United Kingdom today announced funding awards totaling nearly $82 million in their Global Centers competition. 2024 Global Centers awards focus on advancing bioeconomy research to solve global challenges, whether by increasing crop resilience, converting plant matter   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news wrap up: * * *1 Oct 1994 (Wright-Patterson AFB/88th Air Base Wing) Thirty years ago, Wright-Patterson AFB's 645th Air Base Wing was redesignated to the current 88th ABW. At the time, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Merrill McPeak was working to standardize the designations of USAF units, partly to resurrect and preserve the lineage of WWII units. By regulation, units that are stood up o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Year-Round Commercialization Opportunity to Secure America's Energy Future * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced up to $50 million in open-ended funding for the commercial scale-up of disruptive energy technologies. The SCALEUP Ready program will support advancing technolog  more