JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander and Lt. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander declared Full Operating Capability for Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) during a virtual ceremony held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 14. The declaration of FOC signifies that the Air Force's Information Warfare organization met a rigorous set of criteria, in  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Air Force officials have selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2020. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force's Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the 12 Airmen based on superior leadership, job performance   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Reserve Personnel Center issued the following news: Air Force officials have selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2020. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force's Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the 12 Airmen based on superior  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: Air Force officials have selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2020. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force's Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the 12 Airmen based on superior leadership,  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Wildland Fire Branch hasn't let the COVID-19 pandemic stop it from protecting Airmen and their families as well as wildlife during this year's severe fire season. "The Air Force recognizes the growing threat of wildfires to our installations caused by training and testing operations and naturally occurring fires in wildland areas on Air Fo  more

JOINT-BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Wildland Fire Branch hasn't let the COVID-19 pandemic stop it from protecting Airmen and their families as well as wildlife during this year's severe fire season. "The Air Force recognizes the growing threat of wildfires to our installations caused by training and testing operations and naturally occurring fires in wildla  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland officially launched the Kennel Health Assessment 2.0 project July 8. The purpose of KHA 2.0 is to ascertain the holistic state of all of the kennels across the Air Force to ensure the well-being of all military working dogs. Master Sgt. Steven Kaun, Air Force MWD program manager started the project in 2018 as KHA 1.0. It had th  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: The Air Force Civil Engineer Center welcomed its new leader during an assumption of leadership ceremony here July 13. Brig. Gen. John Allen is the unit's first commander since the organization activated in 2012. Previous leaders were senior executive service civilian directors. Allen took command following the June 26 retirement of former Director Terry G. Edwards. As the co  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release: Officials with the Regional Planning and Environmental Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announce the approval of the Lake O' the Pines Shoreline Management Plan. The US Army Corps of Engineers thanks you for your involvement and interest with the revision of the Lake O' the Pines Shoreline Management Plan. Public and stakeholder input was vital in developing a plan that b  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 22 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release on July 20: Officials with the Regional Planning and Environmental Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announce the approval of the Lake O' the Pines Shoreline Management Plan. The US Army Corps of Engineers thanks you for your involvement and interest with the revision of the Lake O' the Pines Shoreline Management Plan. Public and stakeholder input was vital in developing a plan that balances the ne  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a new leader. Col. Michael D. Helton, the District's 63rd commander pledged to serve the northwest and the nation in a virtual change-of-command ceremony broadcast live on YouTube from the District's downtown headquarters, today. "I am devoted to tackling the tough issues we face and finding practical, innovative and revolut  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release: Officials with the Regional Planning and Environmental Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announce today approval of the Whitney Lake Shoreline Management Plan. The US Army Corps of Engineers thanks you for your involvement and interest with the revision of the Whitney Lake Shoreline Management Plan. Public and stakeholder input was vital in developing a plan that balances   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 22 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release on July 20: Officials with the Regional Planning and Environmental Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announce approval of the Whitney Lake Shoreline Management Plan. The US Army Corps of Engineers thanks you for your involvement and interest with the revision of the Whitney Lake Shoreline Management Plan. Public and stakeholder input was vital in developing a plan that balances the needs of the pr  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 15 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Jacquee Minor, Contractor The Army mission is to deploy, fight, and win our nation's wars. To ensure mission success, the Army must conduct tough, realistic, and dynamic training on lands designated for Army use. Most Army installations were established in sparsely populated areas in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Decades of commercial development and urbanization have encroached on training l  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: Leaders from the 418th Contracting Support Brigade officially uncased their organizational colors signaling their return home from deployment prolonged by COVID-19 to Afghanistan during a ceremony July 22 at Fort Hood, Texas. Col. Joel Greer and Command Sgt. Maj. Barrett Taylor uncased the colors following a deployment as the command element of Army C  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following joint news release: Brazos Valley Community Development Corp. (Brazos Valley CDC) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded a $6,000 Partnership Grant Program (PGP) award to Texas Community Capital (TCC). PGP grants help qualified nonprofit organizations fund a variety of operational and administrative activities that are critical   more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: On July 17, 2020, after nearly two years serving at 'the base on the border', Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Col. Lee Gentile, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, stood in the T-6A Texan II locker room preparing for his final flight as a part of Team XL. The bittersweet feeling of finishing an era started to creep up as he gathered his gear. Fastening his g-suit,   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: On July 20, 2020, the United States District Court for the Central District of California entered a stipulated final judgment resolving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (Bureau) allegations against Certified Forensic Loan Auditors, LLC (CFLA) and Andrew Lehman (Lehman). CFLA is a foreclosure relief services company headquartered near Houston, Texas, and Lehman is CFLA's president and CEO  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: A look at Air Education and Training Command's digital credentialing beta-test is the focus of the latest episode of "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast, released July 21, 2020. On the pod, Dan Hawkins from the Air Education and Training Command public affairs office sat down virtually sat down remotely with Ms. Lorelei Gomez, AETC's Accreditation and Certificatio  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: Dyess' Education and Training Center hopes to increase the number of Airmen on base working towards their Community College of the Air Force, or CCAF, degree. The CCAF Advisor is leading the charge by establishing an Education Ambassadors Program, or EAP, at Dyess Air Force Base. Brittany Morris, 7th Force Support Squadron CCAF advisor, says her personal goal is to inform every Dyess Airman of available   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release: An Irish national was sentenced in federal court in Waco, Texas, to 12 months in prison for conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act in relation to illegal rhinoceros horn trafficking, announced Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice. John Slattery, who was arrested on Aug. 1, 20  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) a grant for $553,238 to support the underground storage tank program. The funds will help in cleaning up petroleum leaks and reducing backlog of sites needing additional action from impacts due to petroleum or hazardous substances leaks. "Protecting aquifers and drinking water sources from p  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a grant to the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico. The funding will support management programs for nonpoint-source water pollution, which is caused when rainfall or snowmelt carries pollutants into rivers, lakes, and other waterbodies. "EPA is pleased to work with our Tribal partners to continue this important work," said Regional Adminis  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the state of Oklahoma a grant of $162,000 for air toxics programs. The grant will fund the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality's (ODEQ) efforts in supporting EPA's National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) to study and characterize toxic air pollutants. "EPA's programs that monitor and control toxic air pollutants require strong p  more

GALVESTON, Texas, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Galveston District issued the following news release: Galveston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) (a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to streamline and synchronize Gulf of Mexico sediment resource identification data for use in Texas coastal protection and restoration plans   more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, July 23 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: The Air Force established Spark Tank in 2017 to encourage innovative ideas that can help the U.S. Air Force sustain a competitive advantage. "Airmen are able to pitch innovative ideas to top Air Force leadership and industry experts," said 17th Force Support Squadron Chief of Manpower and Organization, Lexi Kennedy. "Anyone with common access cards can access the website to submit their ideas."  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, July 23 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: A short, skinny little boy slings his backpack over his shoulders at the end of the school day in '93. Seven-year-old Samuel, or Sammy as his friends call him, starts walking back to his family's two-bedroom apartment. He's lived in that apartment his whole life with his mother and two younger siblings. At seven years old, Sammy doesn't understand why he can't eat candies like the other kids o  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: More than just an extension of the eyes, ears, voice and conscience of the commanding general, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command inspector general serves both the command team and members of the MICC to sustain readiness and capability. To allow the commanding general to be in two places at once, the MICC Office of the Inspector General  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Rockonwireless Inc. - doing business as Metro T-Mobile in Houston, Texas - will pay $900 in back wages after failing to provide an employee with coronavirus symptoms paid sick leave after their doctor ordered them to self-quarantine for two weeks, in violation of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, part of the Families F  more

FORT BLISS, Texas, July 23 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: More than 450 representatives from small and large businesses from throughout the country took part in a virtual advanced planning briefing to industry outreach event July 15 to learn about contract opportunities with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command. The MICC-Fort Bliss and 919th Contracting Battalion staff teamed with the El Paso Procurement Assistance Technical  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, July 23 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: In an effort to expand outreach efforts to small businesses, officials from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command continue to conduct advanced planning briefings to industry at multiple locations throughout the nation. Acquisition forecast briefings take place at or near MICC contracting office locations in the coming months and are intende  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Greg Kolcum as the new senior resident inspector at the South Texas Project nuclear power plant in Bay City, Texas. Kolcum joined the NRC in 2007 as a reactor engineer in the NRC's Region III office in Lisle, Ill. He has served as the senior resident inspector at Columbia Generating Station in Richland, Wash., the senior resident inspector at the North Anna  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox has appointed Prerak Shah as First Assistant United States Attorney, the office's second in command, she announced. "Prerak Shah is a great addition to the Northern District of Texas and I am confident he will do a wonderful job working with our team, our law enforcement partners, and our judges," said U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 18 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Tolleson Private Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded $24,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) awards to two apartment complexes in Dallas, Texas, developed by Catholic Housing Initiative to house seniors. PGP grants help qualified nonprofit organizations fund a variety of operational and administrative ac  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether imports of standard steel welded wire mesh from Mexico are being dumped in the United States, and to determine if producers are receiving unfair subsidies. The petitions were filed by Insteel Wire Products Company (Mount Air  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- 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 Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, to boost their capacity to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate thes  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- 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 Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, to boost their capacity to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate these essential CARE  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- 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 University of Texas Rio Grande, Valley Edinburg, Texas, to boost their capacity to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate these essent  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release: As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on July 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Bill Barton, doing business as Barton Cattle Company of Bagwell, Texas, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. An investigation by USDA's Agricult  more