ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2024": * * * Alabama had 127,000 job openings in December 2024, compared to 132,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Alabama   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 20, 2025 NAVY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $232,452,366 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to a previously awarded contract (N0001924C0009). This modification exercises an option to procure additional long-lead time materials to support full rate production, Lot 10, of the CH-53K aircraft for the Marine Corps. Wor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 21, 2025 ARMY Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $322,500,000 modification (PZ0006) to contract W31P4Q-23-C-0026 for the Tube Launched Optically-Tracked Wireless Guided weapon system. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2026. Fiscal 2023 procurement, Marine Corps funds; and 2021 and 2023 other procurement,   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Crusader of the month: A1C Ethan Conde * Published Feb. 21, 2025 * By Senior Airman Elizabeth Figueroa * 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala--- An Airman was recognized as Crusader of the Month due to his commitment, leadership and performance here. This recognition highlights Airman 1st Class Ethan Conde, 42nd Communication Squadron clien  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could potentially pose an impact threat to Earth. The firm fixed price launch service task order is being awarded under the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantit  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: * * * Saad Healthcare Agrees to Pay $3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations That It Billed Medicare for Ineligible Hospice Patients Saad Enterprises Inc., doing business as Saad Healthcare, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for the care of hospice patients in Alabama w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Saad Healthcare Agrees to Pay $3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations That It Billed Medicare for Ineligible Hospice Patients Saad Enterprises Inc., doing business as Saad Healthcare, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for the care of hospice patients in Alabama who were ineligible for the Medicare hospice  more