WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts The Coast Guard rotates about 40% of its active-duty service members to new duty stations each year. The rotations are often to remote or expensive areas with a large proportion of vacation rentals. Coast Guard officials told us that service members can face challenges during rotations such as few moving company options and reduced access to specialty health c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: FRAMINGHAM, Mass. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations officers in Boston arrested Brazilian fugitive Dhennefer Ferreira Pires, 31, Nov. 14 in Framingham. The fugitive fled Brazil prior to serving his criminal sentence for theft and eventually settled in Massachusetts. "Ferreira fled his home country to evade justice a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Lt. Ayifa Brooks The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) November 16, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. To honor naval history, Nantucket became the newest ship in the fleet while moored stern-to-stern with USS Constitution, the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned ship. "I want to thank all of you for your service and your dedication, I k  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of 32 Attorneys General Urge Federal Action to Protect Children on Social Media Platforms * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general calling on Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would protect children from emerging technologies including some of the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded $500,000 in grants to a variety of research, preservation and outreach activities related to the Underground Railroad and freedom seekers. In collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the grants were distributed through a competitive process to 20 current or prospective NPS Underground  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 19 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database that could reduce illegal robocalls. He is working with 46 other attorneys general to close a loophole in the database that allows bad actors to have access to the U.S. telephone network. Registration on the FCC's Robocall Mitigation   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 19 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2024: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 31 state attorneys general in a letter today to Congressional leadership urging them to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation protecting children from online harm, before the end of the year. The coalition letter emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news: Whether communities are large or small, urban or rural, the American public depends on public transportation to access jobs, schools, healthcare, and other critical services. Weather events and natural hazards are threatening public transit agencies and the transit systems they manage at increased frequencies and intensities. Since 2012, FTA   more