WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: B.L. HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC, Birmingham, Alabama (N62473-21-D-1203), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Facilit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION LLC, Dallas, Texas (N62473-21-D-1202), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Facilities E  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP - CALIFORNIA LP, Irvine, California (N62473-21-D-1204), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Nava  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: ECC INFRASTRUCTURE LLC, Burlingame, California (N62473-21-D-1205), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Facilities E  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 18, 2024, from United Spinal Association, Kew Gardens, New York: * * * To: Administrator Deanne Criswell Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20472 Re: 44 CFR Part 206 [Docket ID FEMA-2023-0005] RIN 1660-AB09: Update of FEMA's Public Assistance Regulations; Reopening of Comment Period * * * Dear Admin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: HARPER CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., San Diego, California (N62473-21-D-1206), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Facilit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: HEFFLER CONTRACTING GROUP, El Cajon, California (N62473-21-D-1207), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Facilities   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Frederica Wilson (D-FL) applauded the Federal Railroad Administration for awarding nearly $2.5 billion for 122 rail projects acros  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston Field Office, with assistance from ERO Guatemala and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement Task Force, removed Marcos Rafael-Medrano, a 29-year-old unlawfully present Guatemalan fugitive, from the United States Oct. 28. Rafael-Medrano is wanted in Guatemala f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: M. A. MORTENSON CO., DBA M.A. MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION, Minneapolis, Minnesota (N62473-21-D-1209), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The western population of yellow-billed cuckoos (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) was thought to nest only in mid-elevation riparian areas dominated by cottonwood and willow trees, with perennial surface water. A new paper published in the Journal of Field Ornithology documents, for the first time, the wide extent of their occurrence and nesting i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: R. A. BURCH CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., Ramona, California (N62473-21-D-1210), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Facil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: RQ CONSTRUCTION LLC, Carlsbad, California (N62473-21-D-1211), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Facilities Engine  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following written testimony by David Evan Harris, senior policy advisor at the California Initiative for Technology and Democracy, from a Sept. 17, 20244, entitled "Oversight of AI: Insiders' Perspectives": * * * Chairman Blumenthal, Ranking Member Hawley, and Members of the Subcommittee: It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the harms and risks of artificial intelligence ("A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: SUNDT CONSTRUCTION INC., Tempe, Arizona (N62473-21-D-1212), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Facilities Engineer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: KORTE CONSTRUCTION CO., DBA THE KORTE CO., St. Louis, Missouri (N62473-21-D-1208), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Na  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: THE WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING CO., Baltimore, Maryland (N62473-21-D-1215), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Fac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The data collection will be conducted through the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a partnership between the USGS and state geological surveys that is revolutionizing our understanding of the nation's geology and domestic mineral resources, both in the ground and in mine waste. Since 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has advanced scientific inn  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: WALSH FEDERAL LLC, Chicago, Illinois (N62473-21-D-1213), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the Naval Facilities Engineering  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Oct. 23, 2024: WEBCOR CONSTRUCTION LP, DBA WEBCOR BUILDERS, Alameda, California (N62473-21-D-1214), was awarded a combined $98,000,000 to increase the maximum value of a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, and repair of commercial and institutional facilities at various locations in the   more