EL SEGUNDO, California, Sept. 1 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Steven Polliard and Dave Kelley, SSC TAP Lab Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC) cadets taking part in Space System Command's Tools, Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab's inaugural internship program had the opportunity to demonstrate their software development skills when the Tap Lab hosted U.S. Space Force (USSF) Col. Corey Ramsby, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFR  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * To: State, Territory, and Tribal Agricultural Regulatory Officials On August 15, 2023, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) expanded the Zeugodacus tau fruit fly quarantine in the Stevenson Ranch area of Los Angeles County, California. This action is in response to the c  more

CAMARILLO, California, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued the following news release: As part of its mission to protect the environment and ensure offshore oil and gas operators are prepared to respond rapidly and effectively to oil spills, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) conducted a Government Initiated Unannounced Exercise (GIUE) on Aug. 29-30 to assess DCOR, LLC's ability to activate its incident ma  more

CALEXICO, California, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Calexico East Cargo Facility discovered 100 methamphetamine-filled packages Monday. The drugs were concealed in duffle bags in a shipment that entered the port from Mexico. On Aug. 28, at approximately 5:09 p.m., CBP officers at the Calexico East Cargo Facility encountered a 45-year-old male driv  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: A federal grand jury returned a 13-count superseding indictment today against Michael Motley, 36, of Sacramento, charging him with conspiracy to unlawfully deal in firearms without a license, unlawfully dealing in firearms without a license, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. J  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment today against three defendants, charging them with drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Jiovanni Eleazar Paco, 25, of Modesto; Carlos Daniel Gastelum Bustamante, 25, a Mexican national residing in Pasadena; and Brayan Missael Nunez Mendoza, 22,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Sergeant Irving R. Newman, 22, of Los Angeles, California, missing in action during World War II, was accounted for June 20, 2023. In May 1943, Newman was assigned to the 343d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force, in the European   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Grocery Outlet Inc. resolving claims that the company violated federal law for the sale and distribution in California of four kinds of wet wipes and a cleaning product that were not registered with EPA. The agency will not register a disinfectant or sterilizer until it is determined to be e  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers and collaborators from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) demonstrates that crystal structure prediction is a useful tool for studying the various ways the molecules can pack together, also known as ubiquitous polymorphism, in energetic materials. The research also shows promise of be  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Hongyou Fan's resume displays 20 years of annual awards * * * Sandia National Laboratories researcher and manager Hongyou Fan has been named a fellow of the American Chemical Society. Founded in 1876 and chartered by the U.S. Congress, the society has more than 173,000 members in 140 countries and supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Low-interest federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) are now available to small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in Hawaii, Honolulu and Kauai counties as a result of wildfires that began August 8 in Maui County, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. "This amended declaration allows the SBA to swi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: Lompoc Valley Medical Center (LVMC), a California Health Care District that operates multiple health care providers, including a hospital and several clinics, has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act by causing the submission of false claims to Medi-Cal related to Med  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Sept. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Two men who orchestrated the transportation and distribution of over 500 pounds of ice methamphetamine to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were sentenced on August 16 and 30, 2023, to a total of 63 years in federal prison. Derek Michael Mims, age 32, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a February 7, 2023 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: By Petty Officer 2nd Class Vance Hand, Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE Canberra departed its homeport of Naval Base San Diego to conduct the first U.S. Navy ceremonial commissioning in Australia on June 13, visiting American Samoa and the Pacific Island Nation of Fiji prior to its arrival in Sydney for commissioning. Canberra commissioned at the Royal Australian Navy's Fleet Base East in Syd  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following directive: The future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) will join the active fleet on October 7, with a commissioning ceremony in Tampa, Florida. DDG 125 will be the Navy's first Flight III destroyer with notable technological upgrades. The Flight III upgrades are centered on the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar and incorporates upgrades to the electrical power and cooling capacity. Guided-mis  more