JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: WASHINGTON - To keep pace with a changing battlefield, Army leaders said the service must continually adapt while maintaining a robust exercise schedule and adjusting to a challenging recruiting landscape. In addition, the Army's new Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy A. George, said the service must continually change the force, throug  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In July 2023, there were a total of 5,841,000 unemployed people and 8,827,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.7 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 5.3 percent. Among the states, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Vermont each had 0.3 unemployed person per job opening. Job openings  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * Employer Refused to Provide Religious Accommodation for Muslim Employee, Federal Agency Charges * * * Blackwell Security Services, Inc., a hotel and condominium staffing company, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee's religious practice, forcing him to choose between his religion and his livelihood, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportun  more

FAIRCHILD AFB, Washington, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Fairchild Air Force Base (92nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news: Two Airmen assigned to the 509th Weapons Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, received awards for outstanding achievements during the 2023 Mobility Air Forces Weapons and Tactics Conference at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 31, 2023. Maj. Jonathan Weir, a KC-135 weapons officer and instructor pilot, and Tech. Sgt. James Shaffer, standards an  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 27 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on Sept. 26, 2023, involving the Department of Children and Family Services. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION Because of the significance and pervasiveness of the findings described within the report, we (the accountants) expressed an adverse opinion on the Department's compliance with the specified requirements which comprise a State compliance examination. The Codification of St  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 27 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on Sept. 26, 2023, involving the Department of Corrections. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Compliance Examination of the Department of Corrections (Department) for the two years ended June 30, 2022. The Department's Financial Statement Audit covering the year ended June 30, 2022 was previously released under separate cover on July 6, 2023. In total, this r  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 27 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Entering Year Five of Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced multiple projects in the DuPage County area are underway or planned, highlighting an ongoing commitment made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan capital program. Six major projects represent a total investment of more than $53 million, improving safety, mobility and quality of life while su  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell leads a coalition of 11 states in calling on Congress to protect the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) from harmful budget cuts. "The IRA presents an enormous and historic opportunity to make critical strides toward an equitable clean energy economy, advance environmental justice and resilience, and to stave off the worst effects of the clima  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: DAHLGREN, Va. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division is excited to announce the teams of Phase II and III of the Adaptable Interface - Innovation Challenge. Businesses and companies submitted white papers in Phase 1. Teams, ranging from small businesses to large corporations, were selected from Fredericksburg to across the country. They will compete for a prize purse of $250,000. Eigh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts across the country--including risking significant delays for travelers and forcing air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Officers to work without pay. During an Extreme Republican Shutdown,   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, Timothy M. O'Shea, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Reginald Jemison, 56, Chicago, Illinois was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 120 months in prison for attempting to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute. Jemison pleaded guilty to this charge on June 8,   more