DALLAS, Texas, June 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress the President's Budget for fiscal year 2022, May 28, 2021. Included in the proposed budget is the Army Civil Works FY 2022 Budget. For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program, the Budget would provide $6.8 billion in gross discretionary funding, including $5 billion from the General Fund of the Treasury, $52 million f  more

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Ashley Thrash The 311th Training Squadron conducted a change of command ceremony on Soldier Field at the Presidio of Monterey, June 4. The 311th TRS trains Airmen in basic language skills and advanced foreign languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center prior to students arriving to Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, f  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Ashley Thrash The 313th Training Squadron conducted a change of command ceremony, here, at the Event Center, June 11. The 313th TRS welcomed incoming commander, Lt. Col. Daniel Blackledge, and thanked the outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Herbert Millet III, for his hard work and dedication. The 313th TRS provides world-class mission qualification and adv  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 7 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Maj. William Wratee In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command has deployed over 20 teams throughout the nation in support of federal vaccination efforts. These Forward Assessment Sustainment Teams have been responsible for providing multi-component logistical support to military medical service providers assisting at state-run community vaccination centers in over 20 d  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 9 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Jennifer B. Lowery, issued the following news release: A 46-year-old chiropractor and her medical group have agreed to pay in order to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Suhyun An owns and manages Campbell Medical Group PLLC and Johnson Medical Group PLLC dba Campbell Medical Clinic in the Spring Valley area of Houston. In March 2021, the United S  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Joe Bela After more than a year of collaboration between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, other Defense Department agencies and local leaders, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., will soon be home to a new community charter school. A ground-breaking ceremony for the new LEARN D.C. Charter School in late April marked the be  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 8 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Conner Hammett It matters where Soldiers, Airmen, Guardians and their families shop, and authorized Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers are doing their part to strengthen their communities. In 2020, Exchange shoppers generated $153 million for critical military Quality-of-Life programs. Whether shopping at the Barksdale BX, the Camp Humphreys PX or online at ShopMyExchange.com, 100% o  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 10 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: Environmental DNA analysis has emerged as a rapid, cost-effective option for detecting and monitoring rare and elusive wildlife including species of conservation concern on military installations. Under the aegis of the National Defense Center for Energy and Environment, Army scientists are currently conducting an eDNA demonstration/validation project at Army installations in Texas, Louisiana and Hawa  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, June 11 -- The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command issued the following news release: Army researchers are creating technologies for decision makers to identify and execute the best-course-of-action cybersecurity defense in near-real-time and time-constrained situations. The team, including Dr. Jaime C. Acosta, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory South site lead at the University of Texas at El Paso, DEVC  more

FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin, June 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Maj. Khoran Lee 416th Theater Engineer Command The Soldier of the Year in the Army Reserve is from the lone star state. Spc. Nicholas Kyne, 402nd Engineer Company, Houston, Texas recently competed and won Soldier of the Year in the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin from 18-28 May 2021. He previously won best Soldier at the 416th Theat  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 10, 2021, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area - May 2021": Prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.7 percent for the two months ending in May 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissio  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, June 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Abbey Rieves The 17th Medical Group conducted its change of command ceremony at the Event Center here, June 8. The 17th MDG welcomed Col. Derek Larbie, incoming commander, and thanked Col. Lauren Byrd, outgoing commander, for her hard work and service over the past two years. The 17th MDG supports the 17th Training Wing in the execution of Air Educat  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release: Col. Jonathan S. Stover will assume command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, during a 1 p.m. Change of Command ceremony June 9 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Stover takes over the district from Col. Kenneth N. Reed, who assumed command in July 2018. Reed's next assignment will be the commander of the Trans-Atlantic Expeditionary District. Stover g  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release: Yaira Velez joins the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas as an assistant vice president in the Banking Supervision Department, where she will provide strategic leadership for the consumer affairs team. Previously, Velez served as manager of consumer affairs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, where she led nationwide projects to enhance the examination process while focusing on process improveme  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Irene Smith DLA Energy The Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas at Houston outgoing Commander Army Lt. Col. Julian Perez handed over responsibility of the organization to Army Lt. Col. Christopher Masson during a change of command ceremony in Houston, Texas, June 3. DLA Energy Americas Commander Army Col. Raphael Heflin officiated the ceremony. Heflin thanked Perez for his ro  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, June 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Sophia Robello The 77th Weapons Squadron has a long and rich history of training weapons officers dating back to World War II with the activation of the 77th Bombardment Squadron in November of 1940. It was one of the first Air Corps units to be assigned to Elmendorf Field, Alaska. When the Japanese invaded the Aleutian Islands in June of 1942, the unit was reloca  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the city of Gatesville, Texas, is among the 151 recipients of 154 grant awards totaling $66.5 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. Gatesville will use its cleanup grant of $183,409 on the former Rotunda Nursing Home property. The 2.5-acre cleanup site, built in 1968 and   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) is among the 151 recipients of 154 grant awards totaling $66.5 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. JEDCO plans to use their $600,000 assessment coalition grant to develop a web-based inventory of sites, conduct e  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) is among the 151 recipients of 154 grant awards totaling $66.5 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. LDEQ plans to use their $300,000 assessment grant to conduct environmental site assessments, develop cleanup plan  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 11 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No: 2021-12): On June 25, 2021, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) will repurchase the portion of members' excess stock identified as surplus stock as of that date. For this repurchase, surplus stock is defined as the amount of capital stock held by a member that exceeds 125 percent of its minimum investment requirement as of the re  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Sohi Sanjay Patel, a sophomore at The Woodlands College Park High School in The Woodlands, Texas, has won its Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award at the 2021 virtual Regeneron(R) International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Sohi's project proposes to provide a plant-derived, flame retardant polyurethane foam that could  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2873): IN RE: AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAMS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* We are presented with motions in three actions. First, plaintiffs in the District of Arizona Jeffries action move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our order that conditionally transferred Jeffries to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2873. The Jeffries defendants opp  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, June 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class David Phaff An Adrenalin infusing rush, like jumping head-first into icy cold water, that creates an overwhelming sense of nervousness in the pit of my stomach. This is what it felt like the first time I flew in a T-6 Texan II. I soon realized I might have one of the best jobs and office views in the Air Force. When I first joined, I didn't think  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary: The Summary of NLRB Decisions is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for the opinions of the NLRB. Inquiries should be directed to the Office of the Executive Secretary at 202 273 1940. Summarized Board Decisions National Nurses Organizing Committee-Texas/National Nurses United (Bay Area Healthcare Group, Ltd. d/b/a Corpus Christi Medical Center, an indirec  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 55295) involving Comanche Peak, Texas: AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON TURBINE TRIP DUE TO FAULT AND FIRE IN THE MAIN TRANSFORMER "At 1527 (Central Standard Time) Unit 2 Reactor tripped caused by a turbine trip due to a fault and fire on Unit 2 Main Transformer #1. All Aux Feedwater Pumps started due to steam generator Lo-Lo levels. "Unit 2 is being maintained in Hot Standby (Mode 3) in accordance w  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 55284) involving IRIS NDT, Houston: EN Revision Imported Date: 6/7/2021 EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - POTENTIAL OVEREXPOSURE TO RADIOGRAPHER The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services via email: "On May 30, 2021, at approximately [1500] CDT one of the licensee's radiographers reported to the radiation safety officer that on May 28, 2021, he had   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 55300) involving Paragon Energy Solutions, Texas: PART 21 INITIAL REPORT - DEVIATION IDENTIFIED IN BOLTING UTILIZED TO MAINTAIN SEISMIC QUALIFICATION: "Pursuant to 10 CFR 21.21 (d)(3)(i), Paragon Energy Solutions is providing initial notification of the identification of a deviation. "Condition that requires evaluation: "NLI 280-ton Custom Chillers, Serial Numbers XHX-0001A / XHX-0001B / XHX  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 55283) involving Raba-Kistner Consultants, San Antonio: EN Revision Imported Date: 6/7/2021 EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN GUAGE The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: "On May 30, 2021, the Agency was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that a Humboldt model 5001 EZ was stolen from a truck   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 55289) involving Tampco, Dallas: EN Revision Imported Date: 6/11/2021 EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MALFUNCTIONING GAUGE The following was received from the State of Texas, Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: "On April 21, 2021 a Licensee found that the count rate for one of their gauges was the same with shielding present and not present. The count rate   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Lindsay Merker as the new senior resident inspector at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Tonopah, Arizona. Merker joined the NRC in 2013 as a project engineer in the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas. She is a graduate of the NRC's Nuclear Safety Professional Development Program and became an engineering reactor inspector in the region's Divisi  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: At least three teen female carhops were subjected to sex harassment by SDI of Mineola, LLC, doing business as Sonic Drive-In, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. According to the EEOC's suit, a Sonic co-manager subjected several young female employees to a hostile work environment. The offending co-manager made daily   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36514) entitled "Canadian National Railway Company, Grand Trunk Corporation, and CN's Rail Operating Subsidiaries - Control - Kansas City Southern, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Gateway Eastern Railway Company, and the Texas Mexican Railway Company": Digest:/1 The Board directs Applicants to file specified documents and establishes a comment period   more