Thursday - March 28, 2024





LM Leaders Address Environmental Council of States Spring Meeting in Texas


WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news on March 26, 2024:

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) Director Carmelo Melendez and LM Director of Site Operations Jay Glascock addressed the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) spring meeting in Austin, Texas, Tuesday.

Melendez said the meeting provided an invaluable forum for leaders of cleanup organizations to come together to share best practices and new technologies in environmental remediation.

"These professionals have decades of experience in cleaning ... Show Full Article



FCC RECHARTERS ITS COMMUNICATIONS EQUITY AND DIVERSITY COUNCIL


WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on March 26, 2024:

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced the recharter of the agency's Communications Equity and Diversity Council and named members to the advisory panel. The Council is a federal advisory committee which brings together outside experts to provide recommendations to the FCC on how to accelerate the deployment of broadband in all communities by reducing and/or removing regulatory barriers to infrastructure and investment. It also provides recommendations on how to strengthen ... Show Full Article



Conn. U.S. Attorney: Waterbury Woman Receives Prison Time for Role in Drug Ring


NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 26, 2024:

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHELLE CRUZ, 38, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a narcotics trafficking ring.

According to court documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury ... Show Full Article



CECOM Leadership Addresses Workforce in First Town Hall of FY24


ABERDEEN, Maryland, March 27 -- Aberdeen Proving Ground issued the following news:

By Maya Green

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command's leadership hosted the first quarterly town hall of the calendar year in the Myer Auditorium Feb. 27, 2024. Leadership provided updates and feedback to the CECOM workforce on upcoming events, employee benefits, SHARP protocols, and training. The hybrid town hall boasted more than 1,000 tuning in online from around the world and a packed auditorium.

Maj. Gen. Robert L. Edmonson II, senior commander of APG and commanding general of CECOM, opened the ... Show Full Article



CBP to Implement 24-Hour SENTRI Trusted Traveler Program Vehicle and Pedestrian Processing Lanes at Calexico West Port of Entry


CALEXICO, California, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 26, 2024:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced the permanent implementation of 24-hour operating hours of both the SENTRI Trusted Traveler Program vehicle lanes and pedestrian processing lanes at the Calexico West Port of Entry.

Following the success of the port's SENTRI Trusted Traveler Program expansion pilot program in November 2023, CBP will make the program permanent.

The permanent expansion of operating hours will ... Show Full Article



BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Ohio Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024'


CHICAGO, Illinois, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Ohio Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024":

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Ohio had 334,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 328,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Ohio was 5.6 percent in January and 5.5 percent in the previous month. (See chart 1 and table 2.) The job openings rate ... Show Full Article



Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center Uses Data to Improve, Streamline on-Base Mail Systems


JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news:

By London Prince, AFIMSC Public Affairs

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is harnessing the power of data to improve Department of the Air Force installation mail services.

The center is using Automated Military Postal System, or AMPS, data to expand Intelligent Lockers to more bases, incorporate parcel lockers and streamline mail centers with online mailing subscriptions.

The idea for intelligent lockers took first place in the 2021 ... Show Full Article