JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Mila Cisneros, AFIMSC Public Affairs As the Department of the Air Force focuses on the Great Power Competition, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Airfield Pavement Evaluation team is helping keep runways worldwide ready to support the mission. The 21-member APE team at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, services more than 2 billion square feet of airfield pavement  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: With a $17.6 million investment from the Biden-Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management is expanding efforts to monitor, inventory, and assess baseline conditions of the nation's public lands and waters. The funds will provide for thousands of additional monitoring sites in the western U.S., and enhance ecosystem monitoring partnerships wi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. CES-24-48) in September 2024 entitled "Estimating the Potential Impact of Combined Race and Ethnicity Reporting on Long-Term Earnings Statistics." The paper was written by Kevin L. McKinney and John M. Abowd. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The United States has collected race and ethnicity data on every decennial census of population since 1790. The subjugation and abuse of minorities and indigenous  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. C2020BR-12) on Sept. 19, 2024, by Population Reference Bureau and the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Census Data Products and Dissemination Team entitled "Disclosure Avoidance and the Supplemental DHC: How PHSafe Works." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This is the seventh in a series of briefs describing disclosure avoidance methods used to protect the confidentiality of respondent information in 2020 Ce  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts The federal government has struggled to hire and retain employees with the skills it needs in Hawaii, Alaska, and the U.S. Territories. Agencies we interviewed gave several reasons why, including: Higher cost of living, such as higher grocery and housing costs Lack of quality services--such as health care and childcare Difficulties with the federal hiring p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * Bao Li and Qing Bao Will Make Their Public Debut Jan. 24, 2025 * * * After months of planning and preparation, giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] arrived at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) today, Oct. 15, at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET. They began their journey early in the mo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda * * * ATLANTA - The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced it will award a contract to Chitina Diversified Services LLC, a Native Alaskan-owned, small disadvantaged business based in Anchorage, Alaska, for repairs at the Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse in Knoxville, Tennes  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: October is National Seafood Month, and the hard-working people around our nation who provide healthy, sustainable seafood for our tables deserve to celebrate and be celebrated. If you're not sure how to join in, we've got some suggestions. And if you're not sure why we observe this month, read on! We are fortunate here in the United States to have some of the most sustainable and productive fi  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 16 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: (Anchorage, Alaska) -- On Oct. 2, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin, sentenced Michael Jolly to 24 months in jail with 18 months suspended and three years of felony probation following his release from jail. Jolly, 35, was sentenced following a May 2024 jury trial and subsequent guilty conviction of two counts of Assault in the Third Degree and one count of Assaul  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 16 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: (Anchorage, AK) - An article ran this past weekend in the Anchorage Daily News that examines a shortage of prosecutors and many dismissed misdemeanor cases at the Anchorage Municipality. "Public safety is one of the primary goals of any government. The Department of Law is not staffed to take on all misdemeanor prosecutions in Anchorage, but we are working to lend a hand to pro  more