WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Proposal Follows Federal Court Ruling That Google Has Anticompetitive Monopolies in Online Search Markets * * * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, along with the Justice Department and a bipartisan coalition of 38 state attorneys general, today proposed a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore  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

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: In 2019, the High Energy Density Science (HEDS) Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) launched its postdoctoral fellowship program, welcoming one new scientist annually to come and conduct research for a two-year term. HEDS fellows are encouraged to pursue their own research agenda as it relates to the study of matter and energy under extr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 22 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Proposal Aims to End Search Engine Monopoly; Hearing Scheduled in April 2025 * * * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with a coalition of 38 attorneys general and the Justice Department, has proposed a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, Metro's Board of Directors voted to approve the Better Bus Network Redesign, the first major overhaul of the Metrobus network in its 50-year history. Metro planners started the project in 2022 with the goal of making the bus system easier to use, faster, and more reliable. Metro will rename all routes with easier to understand route designations, eliminate 500 un  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 22 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he along with a bipartisan coalition of his fellow state attorneys general, and the United States Department of Justice are proposing a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers. "This proposal marks an important step toward restoring fai  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawfully maintained search engine monopoly and revive competition for the benefit of consumers. In December 2020, the Nebraska Department of Justice joined a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit  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

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Governor Dan McKee appointed Deborah J. Goddard to serve as Secretary of the Rhode Island Department of Housing. Goddard has more than 40 years of housing experience in the private and public sectors. She currently leads the Massachusetts-based DJ Goddard Consulting, which advises and provides organizational and process analysis for public, quasi-public, and nonprofit   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news: In April 2024, U.S. DOT's Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IPIC) released the Surface Transportation NEPA Process Improvements Report to Congress. The report fulfills the U.S. DOT requirement under Section 11301 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to submit a report to Congress that describes the strategies to ens  more