ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, May 5 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Mark Struve, U.S. Army Sustainment Command The 946-acre island in the middle of the Mississippi River is home to many sights and scenes that tell the story of the Army's resilience, sustainability and manufacturing power. Perhaps one of the most notable of these is the gun display at Memorial Field here, but few guns on display capture as much awe as the M65 Atomic Cannon on display. On April 18, A  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11666) on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nuisance species efforts on May 3, 2023, by natural resources policy analyst Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nuisance Species Efforts Introduction Nuisance species are species that cause, or are likely to cause, economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. Nuisance species impact both terrestria  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, at an April 18, 2023, member day hearing on transportation and infrastructure priorities: * * * Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen: thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of Illinois' 15th District. On behalf of my constituents, I would like to highlight the importance of Mississippi levee drainage districts like Sny Island, based nea  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, at an April 18, 2023, member day hearing on transportation and infrastructure priorities: * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Good morning and thank you for providing the opportunity to share my priorities for the 118th Congress. Representing one of the most rural d  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 2 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news on May 1, 2023: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "The cooler and  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $20.8 million in grant awards to 27 small shipyards in 20 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funds will help shipyards modernize, increase productivity, and expand local job opportunities while competing in the global marketplace. "Small shipyards strengthen Ame  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 29 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on April 28, 2023, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Cities Summit of the Americas Closing Plenary: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Good afternoon. It is wonderful to be with all of you here in Denver. And Mike, let me just say to you first off, I can't thank you enough for your extraordinary leadership in bringing all of this together. The work you did to galvanize the   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: Adam Goldstein, a master's student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the 2023 Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Fellowship, which comes with a $5,000 stipend to support the reporting of a science, health or environmental story anywhere in the world. The news was announced on April 27 during the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture, which featured investi  more