WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report entitled "The Veterans Community Care Program: Background and Early Effects": * * * The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), provides health care to eligible veterans using a combination of VHA and non-VHA providers and facilities. Until a few years ago, VHA generally allowed patients to seek community care (that is, it referred patients to outside provi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 27 -- The Georgia House of Representatives issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Lynn Smith, R-Newnan: State Representative Lynn Smith (R-Newnan), chair of the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee, recently participated in a water management policy forum hosted by the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) of The Council of State Governments (CSG). Rep. Smith previously served as chair of the SLC's Energy & Environment Committee and was inv  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation issued the following issue brief entitled "Department of Health and Human Services Overdose Prevention Strategy". The report was written by Rebecca L. Haffajee, Tisamarie B. Sherry, Joel M. Dubenitz, Jessica O. White, Daniel Schwartz, Bethany Stoller, Alicia J. Swenson-O'Brien, Teresa M. Manocchio, Timothy B. Creedon, and Erin Bagalman. * * * KEY POINT  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2021: The Department of the Interior today released draft guidelines to implement the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) Program and announced that it would hold Nation-to-Nation consultations with Tribes, Alaska Native corporations, and the Native Hawaiian community on implementation of the Program. The IYSC Program will provide meaningful education, employment, and training opportunities to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2021: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced three major milestones to advance commercial offshore wind energy development. The Department will propose a lease sale for wind energy development in the Carolina Long Bay area offshore the Carolinas; initiate an environmental  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 30 (TNSRes) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: As Mississippi hunters wonder where all the bucks have gone, Mississippi State University Deer Lab scientists are looking for answers. White-tailed deer hunting is big business in the Magnolia State, annually contributing almost $1 billion to the Mississippi economy. This time-honored tradition is why hunters and researchers keep a watchful eye out for the elusive, antlered mammal. In recent ye  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Naval History and Heritage Command issued the following news on Oct. 26, 2021: By Brent Hunt Naval History and Heritage Command's Communication and Outreach Division USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, was recently towed from her home at the Submarine Force Museum upriver to a pier at Naval Submarine Base New London, where she will undergo an estimated $36 million preservation project. The work is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2022  more