MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Air University conferred associate degrees recently to 34 civilian graduates of its Civilian Associate Degree Program. The program is administered by the Civilian Leadership Development School at the Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development. The graduates earned an associate of applied science degree in Department of the Air Force Leadership and Management Studies. The degre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: COCHISE, ARIZONA -- As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to a $1.3 billion commitment in three transmission lines crossing six states. This historic commitment, made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will advance transformative projects aimed at adding 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of additional grid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: PRICE, Utah -- The Bureau of Land Management today announced a 45-day public comment period for a proposed sale of 80 acres of federal land in Emery County, known as Parcel 15. The comment period closes Dec. 11, 2023. The BLM is able to make some limited lands available for sale when doing so is in the national interest and after appropriate public consideration. Parcel 15 is  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 31 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 21 Wyoming counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, Montana and Utah of the Nov. 29 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offse  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: PANAMA CITY, Fla. - The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) annually recognizes its SHPE Technical Achievement and Recognition (STAR) Award recipients during their national convention. This year, Ivan Pereira, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) chief engineer (CHENG), will be among the recipients highlighted and his initial winning notification came as a su  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 30, 2023: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment to Bolster Nation's Electric Grid Infrastructure, Cut Energy Costs for Families, and Create Good-paying Jobs Across the country, the electric grid connects 145 million households and businesses. But many parts of the nation's grid are over a century old and in dire need of upgrades. Last year, the United States experienced 18 separa  more