JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: 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 initial production and install. The installations sla  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: The Clifton Arts Center, in Clifton, New Jersey, shares an unusual connection to USDA--it is housed in an old U.S. Animal Quarantine Station. Once the location of operations crucial to preventing the entry of diseases and pests that might threaten the Nation's animal health, the site is now a community gathering place that hosts art exhibits, special events, pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: ROMULUS, Mich. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted live larvae from a rare and potentially destructive fruit fly at Detroit Metropolitan Airport earlier this year. CBP agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport intercepted live larvae from a rare and potentially destructive fruit fly earlier this year. A special  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Shannon Carabajal, AFIMSC Public Affairs As the first Air Task Forces go through the Prepare Phase of the Air Force Force Generation cycle, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center-developed Combat Support Training Ranges are helping build mission-ready Airmen. Two ATFs recently wrapped up three weeks of initial training events at Tyndall Air Force Base,   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: As the first Air Task Forces go through the Prepare Phase of the Air Force Force Generation cycle, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center-developed Combat Support Training Ranges are helping build mission-ready Airmen. Two ATFs recently wrapped up three weeks of initial training events at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and Fort Bliss  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: ATLANTA It's uncommon for a junior enlisted Soldier to earn a direct commission. It's even rarer that this same Soldier would rise immediately from specialist to captain. And it's almost unheard of to leap up the promotion ladder without a professional background in law, medicine or chaplaincy. Army Reserve Capt. Gurtej Bains, a former innovation analyst with the 75th U.S. Army   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Benjamin J. Cheeks, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California; and Serena Raquel Murillo, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California. Durbin began the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed an agreement with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, to become the next school for the Enhanced Air Traffic - Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program. Embry-Riddle will join Tulsa Community College and the University of Oklahoma as the first schools to offer the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: TSA expects to screen record-breaking number of passengers this Thanksgiving travel season How DOT and FAA are working to ensure smooth holiday travel To lessen inland volume and reduce delays during holiday travel, the FAA will use special airspace off the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico that the military releases to the FAA for commercial planes to use. Throughout the year, FAA collaborates with   more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: Efrain Betancourt, Jr., 36, a Colombian citizen, was arrested on Nov. 14, upon entering the United States and charged in South Florida federal court with leading a $66 million Ponzi scheme disguised as a payday loan company, Sky Group USA, LLC (Sky Group). Betancourt, Jr. was charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and wire fraud   more

FORT MYERS, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Esdras Joel Garcia De La Rosa (28, Los Angeles, CA) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. De La Rosa faces up to life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agre  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The Florida Chamber Foundation issued the following news: * * * Featuring Keynote Speaker FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue, Florida State Senator Corey Simon and More Florida's Top Leaders to Address Infrastructure, Innovation, and Economic Growth as Our State Prepares for Millions of New Residents and Visitors by 2030 The Solution Summit will feature dynamic discussions on essential topics including: * Transportation advancements * Affordable housing * Resilie  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Tonight, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar appeared on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes to discuss priorities for the 119th Congress and standing up to Republican extremism. HAYES: From your perspective, obviously, these races aren't called. How are you and your colleagues, at least in Leadership, talking about what this House will look like with, I think it's fair to say, a pretty slim   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Everyone knows that new car smell the chemical odor wafting off the new plastics, fabrics and other materials in a vehicle's interior. Those smells are caused by a chemical process known as off-gassing, which is the release of various chemicals from the materials into the atmosphere. While some may like that smell, it's quite toxic. Unlike cars, where you can get out whenever you want, that's not possible in deep   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 18, 2024, signed by Ya-Wei Li, Assistant Director for Ecological Services. Endangered Species Act; Issuance of Enhancement of Survival and Incidental Take Permits for Safe Harbor Agreements, Candidate Conservation Agreements, Conservation Plans, and Scientific Activities; January 1, 2023, Through December 31, 2023 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACT  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from the American Public Power Association and Large Public Power Council: * * * To: The Honorable Aviva Aron-Dine Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 * The Honorable Daniel Werfel Commissioner Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Two Florida men were sentenced today for their involvement in the "Note Program," a tax fraud scheme. Jasen Harvey, of Tampa, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and Christopher Johnson, of Orlando, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2015 to 2018, Johnson and Harvey conspired to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined Sens. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in demanding answers from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administer Deanne Criswell regarding reports that an employee purposely avoided assisting Hurricane Milton disaster victims because of their political affiliation. "We are writing today to express our  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: ST. MARYS, Ga. -- Command Navy Region Southeast, Naval Submarine Base (NSB), Kings Bay, GA, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted a stakeholder engagement with local, state and federal experts on November 14th, at Crooked River State Park, Ga. to discuss Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) and explore implementation opportunities. Approximately 1 million cubi  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Six national laboratories and eight universities will seek to increase the supply diversity of electric vehicle batteries and relieve supply chain concerns * * * A $50 million consortium will develop sodium-ion batteries that will be a more sustainable and lower-cost alternative to lithium-ion technology and begin to foster an industrial ecosystem for sodium-ion   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: The National Construction Safety Team has reached an important milestone in its investigation into the 2021 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, with the transfer of evidence custody to the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD). The transfer became possible once the team from the National Institute of Standards and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Jeffrey Pacheco, a mechanical engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport External Launchers and Defensive Systems Branch of the Undersea Warfare Platforms and Payload Integration Department, received a Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Individual Excellence Award for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. This award recognizes individuals and teams whose combi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. It's an honor to welcome President Clinton to Treasury today to mark the recent 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. President Clinton and I have a long-standing shared belief that increasing access to economic opportunity for people and places that historically have been underserved is crucially impo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: TIFTON, Ga.-- U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) was recently joined by House Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson, Rep. Kat Cammack (FL-03), Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09), and Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) to survey the damage after Helene across South Georgia and North Florida. "Georgia's farmers need help, and I appreciate the Chairman and others taking the time to meet with them firsthand so we can b  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced today that he has introduced the Hurricane Milton and Helene Tax Relief Act to provide much-needed tax relief for those in his district and across the country impacted by the recent back-to-back hurricanes. Buchanan was joined by 10 House colleagues, including several members of the key tax-writing com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) voted in favor of H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, a bill that would provide tax relief to those who have been held hostage by terrorist organizations and suspend the tax-exempt status of any non-profit found to be materially supporting terrorist groups. "Americans held by groups like Hamas have endured s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) applauded the passage of her bipartisan Zip Code bill, H.R. 8753, through the House Oversight Committee. This bipartisan bill benefits communities throughout the country by providing unique Zip Codes for cities and towns including the Colorado communities of Silver Cliff, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Centennial, Severance, Greenwood Village, and Superior. "I am thrilled t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Defendants, who purported to make business loans, including to professional athletes, allegedly stole investor funds to pay for personal expenses * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged David Kushner, a resident of Boca Raton, Florida, and his company La Mancha Funding Corp. with defrauding nearly two dozen investors out of approximately $2.1 million in a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott blasted the Biden administration after it refused to have U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray show up for a public hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) on Threats to the Homeland. Senator Rick Scott said, "In a dangerous and cow  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) led a letter with 17 of their Senate colleagues to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern over recent reports that a FEMA employee advised disaster assistance teams in Florida responding to Hurricane Milton to avoid homes that had yard signs supporting President-Elect Donald Trump. The emplo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Holds FEMA Administrator Accountable for Politicization of Aid November 20, 2024 U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell during a full U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing focused on the Biden Administration's disaster relief supplemental fund  more