WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued the following news: By John Joyce BETHESDA, Md. - Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) leaders recognized Lockheed Martin Corp. as a national leader in counterintelligence while presenting the 2023 Jack Donnelly Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence to the company's senior officials on Oct. 23. "This award represents the important work, innovation and vigilanc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice * * * Today, October 29, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Illinoi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice * * * Today, October 29, as part of President Biden and Vice President Harris' Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced more than $2.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C. These projects will make rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient, getting goods and people where they need to be  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 102) on October 15, 2024, by Bulent Guler and Amanda Michaud entitled "Online Appendix: Dynamics of Deterrence: A Macroeconomic Perspective on Punitive Justice Policy". Here are excerpts: * * * 1 Datasets and Variable Construction The empirical counterpart to incarceration in the model is incarceration in a state or federal pris  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced more than $2.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and D.C. These projects will make rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient, getting goods and people where they need to be quickly with fewer disruptions, lower shipping costs and less   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * 20 Attorneys General Join Amicus Brief Supporting Decision Against Blanket Immunity From Anti-Discrimination Laws For Christian Humanitarian Organization * * * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in defense of state and federal anti-discrimination law. The coalition filed an amicus brief (h  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * 20 AGs File Brief Supporting "Keeping Families Together" Federal Program * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/102824_Texas_DHS_%20Amicus.pdf) in Texas v. DHS in support of the federal program "Keeping Families Together," which al  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * AG James and 19 AGs File Brief Supporting "Keeping Families Together" Federal Program * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Texas v. DHS in support of the federal program "Keeping Families Together" (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:*2F*2F  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 30 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Ports of Indiana will receive a $500,000 grant to study emission-reduction activities at its Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon ports on the Ohio River. Ports of Indiana is among 55 projects at ports nationwide to receive grants from EPA's Clean Ports Program (CPP), which was enacted in 2022 by Congress as part of the Inflation Re  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release: * * * Fednav ship, entering Burns Harbor with Indiana Dunes National Park as backdrop, celebrates Indiana's important role in global shipping with modern vessel design that offers increased cargo capacity and reduced emissions * * * Officials welcomed the new ocean vessel 'Federal Indiana' to Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Monday, marking the ship's first visit to its namesake state. Launched in 2024  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Dr. [Dev] Shenoy, first, for the introduction, and thanks to all of you in the defense research and engineering enterprise, for what you do every day to lead us. It's a privilege to be with all of you for this second annual meeting of the Microelectronics Commons. And it's remarkable to see how much this community has flourished in just the past year. Now, I won't bother preach  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Let me start by thanking President Nichols for the invitation and for his leadership. I am very glad to have the opportunity to speak to all of you today. Over the past four years, we have forged a strong partnership to get American households and businesses the capital they need, expand economic opportunity, and support the resilience of our financial system. I'd like to spe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release: The United States, through USAID, committed $57.4 million, working with Congress, to accelerate food security initiatives and advance novel climate-smart agricultural solutions to reduce global hunger, poverty, and undernutrition. Announced at the 2024 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue in Iowa, more than $38 million will support Feed the Future the U.S. government's global hunger initiative I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- 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 critical mineral resources which are vital to the U.S. economy, national security, and clean energy technology. Lyndsay Ball, USGS geophysicist a  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 30 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * 20 AGs File Brief Supporting "Keeping Families Together" Federal Program * * * Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Texas v. DHS in support of the federal program "Keeping Families Together" which allows certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply for permanent residence. The br  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Microchips enable virtually every military system, from ships, planes, tanks, long-range munitions, radar and communication gear to night vision, satellites, sensors making them vital to the Defense Department. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks spoke today to industrial, government and academic leaders at the 2024 Microelectronics Commons Annual Meeting in Washington. "Every day, from the Indo-Pacific t  more