ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Carter Denton, 507th Air Refueling Wing TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Scoles, the 507th Air Refueling Wing's first sergeant, was presented the Order of the Diamond during a ceremony celebrating his retirement from service in the Air Force Reserve held at the 507th Air Refueling Wing on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, November 16. In the Air Force Reserve Command, the O  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: The Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024 authored by Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Gus Bilirakis (R-GA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the House, along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Todd Young (R-IN) in the Senate, has been signed into law. This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes funding for critical research and awareness efforts at the Department  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2364) on Nov. 20, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - September 2024": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and de  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Christina Russo, 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Georgia -- Airmen from active duty, reserve and guard installations across the globe are what make the U.S. Air Force such a lethal, ready force in the Great Power Competition. As the true assets of the Air Force, Airmen must strive to remain combat-ready while still innovating for the future. In doing so, membe  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding a meeting to discuss upcoming remedial actions taking place at Camp Butner, a Formerly Used Defense Sites property located 15 miles north of Durham, North Carolina. The meeting will take place Dec. 4, 2024, from 6-8 p.m., at the Butner Town Hall, located at 415 Central Avenue, Butner, N.C., in the multi-purpose room. The meeting will be  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Secretary of Energy Advisory Board issued a 12-page report on July 30, 2024, entitled "Recommendations on Powering Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Infrastructure." Data center power demands are growing rapidly. Connection requests for hyperscale facilities of 3001000MW or larger with lead times of 1-3 years are stretching the capacity of local grids to deliver and supply power at that pace. A significant factor today and in the medium  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: The Senate passed bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) to support the Beagle Brigade, a specialized group of canine units stationed at airports and ports of entry to prevent the spread of devastating foreign animal diseases. The Beagle Brigade Act provides backing for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Detector Dog Training Center, whi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ATLANTA FEMA is opening additional Disaster Recovery Centers in Lincoln and Wilkes counties to provide one-on-one help for Georgians affected by Hurricane Helene. The centers are open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 6 p.m. All recovery centers will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican lawmakers of the panel are calling on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to provide documents and information following whistleblower allegations that the agency is discriminating against individuals di  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Irving Tissue will add at least 100 new jobs as part of a nearly $600 million expansion at its Macon facility. Company President Robert K. Irving, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller and other state and local leadership celebrated the announcement at Irving Tissue's fifth anniversary celebration in Macon today. "Since choosing Macon in 20  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 22 -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: The Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, certified a Savannah man as the newest state-record holder for a Lane Snapper (Lutjanus synagris). Marcus M. Hannon, 24, landed a Lane Snapper weighing 2 pounds, 15.8 ounces on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, after bottom fishing at the Savannah Snapper Banks, approximately   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 23 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger officially certified the results of the 2024 Presidential Election today following county certification as well as two post-election audits. Earlier this week, county election offices completed a hand count of over 700,000 ballots across the State, performing a Risk Limiting Audit (RLA) with a 5% risk limit. Additionally, the Georgia Secretary o  more

ALBANY, Georgia, Nov. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: Two Albany residents with prior felony convictions were sentenced to federal prison this week in separate cases resulting from investigations into armed methamphetamine trafficking in Southwest Georgia. Wallace Eric Strickland, 40, of Albany, was sentenced to serve 286 months in prison to be followed by ten years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Louis Sa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), a member of the Congressional Dads Caucus, introduced the Dads Matter Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve maternal and child health outcomes through increased father engagement. "We know that when dads are involved early on, everyone in the family is better off," said Rep. Gallego. "When my daughter Isla was born, I took time off because I knew those early   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: This year's Association for Computing Machinery's Gordon Bell Prize in supercomputing goes to researchers led by the University of Melbourne who used the Frontier supercomputer to conduct a quantum molecular dynamics simulation 1,000 times greater in size and speed than any previous simulation of its kind. The team also includes researchers from AMD, QDX, and the De  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The winners of the climate prize, awarded by the Association for Computing Machinery, were announced on Nov. 21 at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis in Atlanta, Georgia. "This is a tremendous honor and we are extremely proud of our achievement," said Marc Genton, Al-Khawarizmi distinguished professor of st  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released the following testimony by Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, from a Nov. 19, 2024, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) efforts in response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. We value this committee'  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock: "I'm proud of the great work being done, and I applaud the public servants and the community leaders who make it all possible. But in my travels and in my conversations with these small-town mayors, with Georgians, with folks especially in our rural areas, it is clear that more needs to be done, and that help cannot come soon enough " Senator Reverend Warnock: "If we expect h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from Electrification Coalition: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: Response to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Tax Credit (REG-118269-23) * * * On behalf of the Electrification Coalition (EC), we appreciate the opportunity   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from Rivian, Plymouth, Michigan: * * * To: United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 RE: Docket No. REG-118269-23 Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit * * * Founded in 2009, Rivian is an independent U.S. company headquartered in Califor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Today, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), along with her Republican colleagues on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell requesting documentation and information related to whistleblower claims of further discrimination against hurricane victims displaying specific political signage on their properties. "The allegations and eviden  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4542) on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * In the Matter of UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The Beagle Brigade Act passed the U.S. Senate unanimously; legislation now goes to the U.S. House The legislation will make permanent the USDA training center for the Newnan-based Beagle Brigade, which trains dogs to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten the domestic agriculture industry The Beagle Brigade detects and prevents entry of prohibited agricultural items into the country that may  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: ATLANTA Total Systems Services, LLC, a global payments processing company based in Columbus, Georgia, will pay $65,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit charged that from May through August 2020, a customer service representative with a disability who worked in a  more