JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District (USACE) wants to assure its partners, stakeholders, and the communities around Lake Okeechobee that we are actively monitoring Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) as Hurricane Milton approaches, and at this time, we do not have concerns about the lake level or safety of the dike. Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) was ins  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ian Hawkins, a Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) materials engineering supervisor, was recently accepted into the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Fellow Program coordinated by Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division's (NAWCAD) during an award ceremony held at NAVAIR headquarters in Pawtuxet River, MD. "This award recognizes the technical accomplishments ov  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, awarded a $40.6 million contract Sept. 20, 2024, to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, LLC., of Houston, Texas, for the sixth iteration of the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass project. USACE will provide 100% of the total funding to dredge and bypass approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of sand from the shoreline immediatel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over 250 Organizations Made Voluntary Commitments to White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing that over 250 organizations, businesses, and stakeholders across the country have made voluntary commitments to the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. The Challenge, launched earlier   more