WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following directive: The Navy announced Cmdr. David B. Burke, from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Cmdr. Jeffrey C. Fassbender, from U.S. Pacific Fleet, as the 2023 recipients of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for inspirational leadership, Oct. 2. The annual award recognizes commanding officers who demonstrate inspirational leadership both professionally and personally, while also contributing to the improve  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host a public groundbreaking ceremony October 4 to mark the start of construction for the Steamboat Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project near Princeton, Iowa. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the public access area on the south side of the Princeton Wildlife Management Area at 265  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following statement on Oct. 2, 2023, by Chairman Rostin Behnam at the Futures Industry Association Expo 2023 in Chicago, Illinois: * * * Introduction Good morning and thank you Walt, and to everyone at FIA for inviting me to join you this morning to help kick off this year's Expo. There is much going on at the CFTC, and our markets are more important than ever as a time-tested means for assessing, monitoring, and managi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued the following news release: * * * National Opinion Research Center will pay $95K to 107 Asian applicants * * * An independent research center affiliated with the University of Chicago will pay $95,000 in back wages and interest to 107 Asian applicants to resolve alleged hiring discrimination found in a U.S. Department of Labor investigation. The department's agreement with Nationa  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: ST. LOUIS - A former police officer from Venice, Ill. appeared in court Monday to answer a federal civil rights charge accusing him of assaulting a handcuffed man. Justin Gaither, 33, was indicted September 27 on one count of deprivation of rights under color of law, namely the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force. The indictment accuses Gaither   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56733) involving Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Archer Daniels Midland Company Region: 3 City: Decatur State: IL License #: IL-01506-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith Notification Date: 09/11/2023 Notification Time: 13:48 [ET] Event Date: 09/10/2023 Event Time: 19:00 [C  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that she is continuing her efforts to protect Pennsylvania student loan borrowers by joining a multistate letter pushing the Biden administration to offer additional safeguards to borrowers as payments resume in October. In the letter, the coalition of Attorneys General caution that current circumstances are likely to create serious and w  more