BETHEL, Alaska, April 17 -- The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF), under the US Department of Transportation's Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program, is excited to announce the deployment of the Alaska Rural Remote Operations Work Plan (ARROW) in Bethel, Alaska. This week, ARROW has begun utilizing advanced dr  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary issued the following remarks on April 16, 2024, by John Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy for the 16th Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Conference 'Missile Defense in an Era of Strategic Competition': * * * Introduction Thank you, Col. Lawson, for that introduction, and thank you to the Missile Defense Agency for the invitation to address you at this important conference. Just over two years a  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0699) on April 16, 2024, entitled "Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers - First Quarter 2024": * * * Median weekly earnings of the nation's 119.2 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,139 in the first quarter of 2024 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 3.5 percent higher than a year earlie  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Civil Air Patrol's Cadet Wings program is marking a major milestone after Cadet Maj. Thomas Clifton of the Alaska Wing's Southeast Composite Squadron became the 300th cadet to earn his private pilot certificate through the program. Clifton, 17, received his certificate after a check ride with a Federal Aviation Administration examiner April 9 at Eugene Airport in Oregon. "It is a great honor to be  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a final rule that will increase lender participation in the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee (Section 184) program, strengthen regulations to meet the program's growing demands, and ensure that the program will remain a vital resource for Native American families looking to become homeown  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, April 17 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: Press Release | April 5, 2024 NORAD COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 5 April 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian ac  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 17 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 5 April 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: In mid-April, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan joined world leaders from more than 25 countries at the annual Arctic Encounter Symposium in Anchorage, Alaska, where he delivered featured remarks during a showcasing plenary session. While in Alaska, he also met with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and announced a new $20 million Established Program to Stimulate Competit  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands - The remote island of Tinian, located in the western Pacific Ocean, represents a vital chapter in military and world history. The island once was home to the U.S. military's largest B-29 Superfortress fleet, which launched the two bombers carrying the atomic bombs "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" that brought an end to World War II in 1945. Today, the U.S.  more