WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Cynthia Griggs, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Master Sgt. Jason Audette, an air traffic controller with the 75th Operations Support Squadron, has faced many stressful challenges in both his childhood and his 15-year Air Force career learning the importance of mental fitness and resilience. So, when the airfield operations community launched the A  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Tim Hanson A U.S. Army Security Assistance Command professional was among a select few to recently complete a prestigious Department of Defense leadership program. Dr. Linda Perry, an executive assistant at USASAC, took part in the Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program (DCELP) aimed at shaping the next generation of federal leaders. The DCELP, part of the U.S. Army's Civilian Care  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) applaud the Senate passage of a Senate resolution recognizing November 2024 as National Native American Heritage Month and the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day. "In addition to honoring the remarkable achievements of Native Americans and their ancestors, the resolution emphasizes Congress's reaffirmation of tribal self-governance and  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

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, led by Chairman Mike Simpson (R-ID), held an oversight hearing on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Read the witnesses' testimony here (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/house.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=310401692f9adb955c0f0f8a0&id=37c2d4f307&e=eeb  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: American small businesses could be staring down a tax rate that will increase to 43.4 percent at the end of 2025 should Congress fail to act. The 2017 Trump tax cuts provided a 20 percent small business deduction that set Main Street on a level playing field with larger corporations. As a result, small business investment in their communities and the creation o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Hickenlooper-led and cosponsored bills now go to a full Senate vote In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, celebrated committee passage of 11 of his bills, including the Hickenlooper-led Drought Preparedness Act and Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act to address the crisis on the Colorado River, and the Sarvis Cre  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 National Institute on Retirement Security issued a 24-page report in June 2024 entitled "Role of Defined Benefit Pensions in Recruiting and Retaining Public Safety Professionals." The report was written by Paul Baugher, Alisa Bennett, Tyler Bond, Dan Doonan, Larry Langer, Joe Newton, Daniel Siblik and Matthew Strom. Here are excerpts: * * * ABOUT THE AUTHORS Paul Baugher is a senior consultant with Foster & Foster. He has more than 25 years of experience working w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian's Native Art Market returns to the museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7 and 8. This annual event invites lovers of art and craftsmanship to meet Indigenous artists and learn about traditional Native arts and contemporary Native creativity. Forty artists will offer authentic, hand-crafted works of ar  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Commission established in 2023 to develop roadmap for City officials to support growth of Tulsa's leadership in adoption of drone technologies * * * Mayor G.T. Bynum, alongside members of the Blue Ribbon Commission, released the report "Blue Ribbon Commission: A Roadmap for City of Tulsa Drone Leadership," with recommendations aimed at making Tulsa the Drone Capital of the World. "Tulsa   more