WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Signed by President John F. Kennedy on Oct. 31, 1963, the law established community mental health centers and research facilities across the United States Note to editors and reporters: Explainer video "What is a CCBHC?" is available for download and use in reporting, courtesy of SAMHSA. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Men  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Today, on the 63rd anniversary of when President John F. Kennedy signed the Peace Corps Act into law, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) reintroduced a package of five bills to supercharge national service and encourage more Americans to engage in service. September also marks the 30th anniversary of AmeriCorps' founding. "I am inspired by the service I see every day in our local New Jersey comm  more

STANFORD, California, Sept. 23 -- The Hoover Institution at Stanford University issued the following news release: The Hoover Institution Library & Archives has acquired a photo album presented to Norman Buckle Obbard, who was a United States businessman and participant in the Time news tour of Europe in November 1963. In November 1963, the weekly news magazine Time invited 20 corporate executives and one college president from the United States to go on a news tour to Washington, DC, and thro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Office of Personnel Management has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 18, 2023, entitled "Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles." The proposed rule was issued by Kayyonne Marston, Federal Register Liaison. COMMENT DEADLINE: November 17, 2023 Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to reinforce and clarify longstanding civil service protections and mer  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- PBS issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: PBS continues to showcase the enduring influence of artistic changemakers with its second season of NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER, a performing arts series and multi-year collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Launching in October with two new installments - "Robert Glasper's Black Radio" on Friday, Oct. 13 at 9-10 p.m. ET and"Embracing Duality: Modern Indigenous Cultures" on F  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Peace Corps and CorpsAfrica today announced a groundbreaking strategic partnership to strengthen community ties, reinforce local ownership of community projects, and explore innovative approaches to address pressing development challenges in Africa through volunteerism. Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Peace Corps and CorpsAfrica Volunteers will collaborate to serve across   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced a resolution on Sept. 7, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 19. S. Res. 333. A resolution designating 2024 as the Year of Democracy as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of Government of the United States to a more free and stable world; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. * * * Designating 2024 as the Year of Democracy as a tim  more