JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is launching a shared corrections facilities concept aimed at improving operations and filling gaps in confinement operations across the Department of the Air Force. AFSFC, in partnership with installation leadership, t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's ongoing work to address academic recovery, including supporting student success in math and reading, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced $277 million in new grant awards to advance educational equity and innovation through the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant program. State-administered test scores from the 2021-2022   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: KEMMERER, Wyo. The BLM Kemmerer and Pinedale Field Offices will close BLM-administered public big game winter ranges to all motorized vehicle travel from Jan. 1 through Apr. 30, 2024. This annual closure is necessary to protect elk, moose, pronghorn and mule deer from disruptive human activities during the difficult winter months which can increase the mortality rate for these   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 7, December 5, 2023 0900CST: After days of intensive, 24/7 search and rescue operations for eight Airmen following the CV-22 mishap off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan, the U.S. military transitioned search and rescue operations to search and recovery operations. The transition from a rescue operation to a recovery operation occurs when the determination is made that sur  more