WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Defense Health Agency announced 15 military hospitals got an "A" rating in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Fall 2024 assessment. This grade reflects the DHA's ongoing dedication to transparency and to providing high-quality, safe care to service members and their families. 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 673d Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Alexander T. Augu  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Emily Mifsud, AFIMSC Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLA - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is fielding the Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control platform at five more bases after three years of successful initial testing here. AFIMSC awarded a $20 million contract to Simplesense, Inc., Nov. 18 to provide the low-rate i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news: NEW ORLEANS, La. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognized excellence in contracting and small business partnerships during an awards ceremony on Nov. 20 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The ceremony took place during USACE's participation in the Society of American Military Engineers' annual Small Business Conference. USACE leaders presented 45 individual and team awards fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: NOV. 19, 2024 The U.S. Census Bureau today released updated versions of the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) data product and the OnTheMap application. OnTheMap is a web-based mapping and reporting application that enables access to the LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics dataset showing where people work and where workers live. OnTheMap was  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Funding will provide technical assistance and capacity-building for HUD grantees, local governments, and community organizations nationwide. * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will award $73 million in cooperative agreements under the Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program (Community Compass) to 34 non-pro  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii The Quarterly National Guard Commander's Update Brief (NG CUB), held at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, on November 14, 2024, highlights a vital effort to synchronize National Guard activities with the strategic objectives of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and the Indo-Pacific Command. USARPAC Commanding General Gen. Ronald P. Clark's engagement with Army N  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Nov. 19, 2024, by Office on Violence Against Women Director Rosie Hidalgo at the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. Welcome to the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation. First, I want to extend my gratitude to our hosts, the Pueblo of Pojoaque and Governor Roybal, for  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center "It's been a gamechanger." That's how Dr. Yusuf Mehta describes the partnership between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC), and the organization he leads, Rowan University's Center for Research & Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Today, the Surgeon General released a new report on health disparities related to tobacco use, which finds that despite the nation's substantial progress in reducing cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure in the overall U.S. population, that progress has not been equal for all population groups. Disparities in tobacco use persist by race and ethnicity, income, education, sexual or  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- 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. "Earth MRI data provides a fulle  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Kaul and a bipartisan coalition of 46 Attorneys General called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors can exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "People shouldn't have to be annoyed by robocall after robocall," said Attorney Genera  more