WASHINGTON, April 19 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * A Fond Farewell: NASA's C-130 Begins New Mission in California NASA's C-130 Hercules, fondly known as the Herc, went wheels up at 9:45 a.m., Friday, April 18, as it departed from its decade-long home at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, for the final time. The aircraft is embarking on a new adventure to serve and protect in the state of California where it is now under the ownership of the Califo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California breaks ground on critical flood protection project in the Central Valley STOCKTON - California, along with federal and local partners, today broke ground in Stockton on a critical infrastructure project that will improve flood protection for tens of thousands of Californians and billions of dollars in property in the Central Valley. The groundbreaking ceremony marks the s  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. rsm2025-04) on April 17, 2025, entitled "Targeting At-Risk Households to Understand and Reduce the Undercount of Young Children: A Research Agenda." The paper was written by Joanne Pascale: * * * I. INTRODUCTION There is a well-established literature indicating that young children (under age five) are systematically undercounted in censuses and surveys around the world, and the U.S. decennial census and Am  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 18, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY US Foods Inc., La Mirada, California, has been awarded a maximum $173,565,952 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for full-line food and beverage items. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This  more

ALBANY, New York, April 18 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces an Additional $30 Million is Now Available to Lease or Purchase an Electric Vehicle in New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $30 million is now available for consumers to lease or purchase new electric vehicles (EVs) in New York through the State's Drive Clean Rebate program, which provides point-of-sale rebates for more than 60 new EVs. In addition, incenti  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 17 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom responds to DOGE's dismantling of AmeriCorps: 'Middle finger to volunteers. We will sue' SACRAMENTO - Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that as the Trump Administration dismantles the AmeriCorps service program, California will both challenge the illegal action in court and accelerate recruitment for the California Service Corps program -- already the largest serv  more

CORONADO, California, April 19 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * MAKO Sentry 2025-2: Generating Warfighting Capability and Lethality in the Pacific From Capt. Christopher Lopez, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs Over 300 Navy Reserve Component Sailors on staff at U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), U.S. 7th Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet and U.S. 10th Fleet participated in MAKO Sentry 2025-2 in Coronado, California, and other Department of Defense locations including Norfolk, Virginia,  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: Bolstering Border Efforts, Hero Returns Home, Engaging With Allies This week, the Defense Department got a boost in its ability to secure the southern border through an interagency land agreement enabled by the White House. As part of a National Security Presidential Memorandum signed by President Donald J. Trump, jurisdiction over about 170 square miles of federal land along the border  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian issued the following news release: * * * Treaty With the Pawnee, 1857 Is On View at the National Museum of the American Indian The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, in partnership with the National Archives and Records Administration, installed the Treaty with the Pawnee, 1857, in "Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations." The treaty went on  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Files Complaint Against Barco Uniforms and Its Suppliers, Alleging False Claims Act Violations in Connection with Underpaid Customs Duties The United States has filed a complaint against Barco Uniforms Inc. (Barco), Kenny Chan, David Chan, and companies operated and controlled by the Chans, alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly and improperly underpaying custom  more