WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Administrator Criswell met with local officials today in Florida on Hurricane Milton, and will travel back to North Carolina tonight to aid with ongoing recovery efforts for Hurricane Helene FEMA senior officials remain on the ground and embedded with state and local officials across the Southeast, as recovery efforts are underway As communities across the Sou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: *Editor's note: Downloadable imagery of CBP's response can be found at https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/cbpmilton MIAMI Now that the dangerous Hurricane Milton has passed through Florida leaving behind a swath of additional destruction, CBP aircraft, floodwater crews, and urban search and rescue teams are assisting Floridians. CBP facilities in Tampa, Port Manatee  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * Grant supports employment, humanitarian assistance, training in affected communities * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the approval of up to $10 million in initial emergency grant funding to North Carolina to support disaster-relief jobs and training services in 25 counties to help respond to Hurricane Helene. On Sept. 26, 2024  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Defense Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are fully engaged in a whole-of-government effort to provide relief to victims of both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, the Pentagon announced today. The efforts include thousands of DOD personnel, vehicles and equipment providing relief on the ground in the affected states of Florida and North Carolina, as well as executive-level coordinatio  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Defense Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are fully engaged in a whole-of-government effort to provide relief to victims of both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, the Pentagon announced today. The efforts include thousands of DOD personnel, vehicles and equipment providing relief on the ground in the affected states of F  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 7:05 a.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 13, for the agency's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to undock from the International Space Station. Pending weather conditions, the earliest splashdown time is targeted for 3:38 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at one of the multiple zones available off the coast of Florida. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Oct. 9, 2024, during a call with Jewish faith leaders for high holidays: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, Rabbi, for that introduction. And before I want to be- -- before I begin, I want to say, we're prepared for another hurricane hitting Florida, and that's what I've been doing and why I had to p- -- push back these -- this sev- -- several times. And I apologize. I directed my team to do everything we can  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District is preparing a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment for the C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir (WBSR) Preliminary Project Operating Manual (PPOM). The C-43 WBSR is a component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The project was authorized in Section 7002(5) of the Water Reso  more