ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, Bryan D. Schroder, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that an Anchorage woman has been federally charged with embezzling approximately $174,290 from the Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission (ANHSC), which was primarily funded from federal grants issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with additional federal grant funds provided by the Bureau of Indian Affair  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, Bryan D. Schroder, issued the following news release on June 25: U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a Washington man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a long-running scheme in which he and his criminal associates developed distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets. The defendant used the botnets to facilitate DDoS attacks, which occur when multiple computers acting in unison flood targeted  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on June 25: As a next step toward meeting President Trump's direction for increased production of American energy resources and greater energy security for the Nation, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the publication of the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for a new National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) Integrated Activity Plan (IAP  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are seeking public comments to inform the land allotment program for Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans. The provision was enacted as a part of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, which was signed by President Trump, and the provision spearheaded by Senator Dan Sullivan,  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, June 27 -- The U.S. Air Force (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: He who holds Alaska holds the world. U.S. Army General Billy Mitchell first uttered those words in his 1935 testimony to Congress. Considered by many to be one the founding fathers of the U.S. Air Force, the World War I pilot declared what military aviators in the far north now know to be true--Alaska's strategic location is second to none. Located in interior Alaska, Eielson Air Force Base ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are seeking public comments to inform the land allotment program for Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans. The provision was enacted as a part of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, which was signed by President Trump, and the provision spearheaded by Senator Dan Sullivan, and would allow thousands o  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on June 25: As a next step toward meeting President Trump's direction for increased production of American energy resources and greater energy security for the Nation, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the publication of the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for a new National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) Integrated Activity Plan (IAP). The National Petroleum Re  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 24 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: The gray whale that was first reported in Twentymile River near Girdwood, Alaska on Memorial Day has likely died. It had lingered in the river for more than a week before swimming back into Turnagain Arm, but it never made it down Cook Inlet back to the Gulf of Alaska. NOAA Fisheries received a report on Friday, June 12 that a large dead whale was sighted from the air. It was spo  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The following summarize enforcement actions the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 10 office completed in March and April of 2020. The concluding legal document(s) typically provide details of the cases and some are included at the end of the case summary. NOTE: Other, larger cases are publicized via stand-alone news releases found on EPA's website at www.epa.gov. ALASKA EPA Settles with S  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers integrated with the Koku-Jieitai, or Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) fighters and U.S. Navy E/A-18G Growlers over the Sea of Japan, June, 17. The bombers, currently deployed to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, are supporting Bomber Task Force missions to demonstrate the United States' unwavering   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $1.8 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to Native American and Alaska Native planning organizations to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $300,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University of Alaska-Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, to boost their capacity to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This is the first EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance investmen  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Prince William Sound Economic Development District, Anchorage, Alaska, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager  more