WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces May 2025 oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for May 22, 2025, to offer three oil and gas parcels totaling 1,261 acres in New Mexico. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in August 2024 and held a public comment period that c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Farmington office temporarily relocates for HVAC renovations FARMINGTON, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office in Farmington, N.M. will close for renovations starting March 3, 2025, through early 2026. The office will be closed as contractors work to replace the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Staff will continue to conduct business  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 24, 2025 AIR FORCE A&M BERS JV LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma (FA8903-25-D-0023, awarded Jan. 27, 2025); Ahtna Engineering Services, Anchorage, Alaska (FA8903-25-D-0014, awarded Jan. 22, 2025); Arcadis US Inc. Highlands Ranch, Colorado (FA8903-25-D-0025, awarded Jan. 29, 2025); AECOM Technical Services Inc. Austin, Texas (FA8903-25-D-0002, awarded Jan. 23, 2025); Aerostar SES LLC. Oak Ridge, Tenn  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * Office of the Governor -- News Release -- State Leaders Announce Digitization of Plants and Animals Declaration Form Akamai Arrival' Pilot Program to Launch on March 1 on Select Domestic Flights HONOLULU - State leaders today announced the launch of Akamai Arrival,' a pilot program that will digitize Hawaii's Plants and Animals Declaration Form, streamlining the process for trave  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Air Force Capt. Hilliard Wilbanks After hundreds of combat missions in Vietnam, Air Force Capt. Hilliard Almond Wilbanks gave his life to save friendly troops when air support wasn't available quickly enough. His heroic actions led Wilbanks to be awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor. Wilbanks was born July 26, 1933, in Cornelia, Georgia, to Travis and Ruby Wilbanks. He had a sister n  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 20-state coalition defending Presidential authority over executive branch (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Today, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 19 other state attorneys general in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to uphold the President's constitutional at-wi  more