JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Debbie Aragon, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force Security Forces Center 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, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Installation Support Direct  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 6, 2023: * * * Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot #2 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 7.3 million Americans have signed up for 2024 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollme  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 9, December 6, 2023 0357CST: The remaining three Airmen who were located on Dec. 4, 2023, amongst the wreckage from the CV-22 mishap have been recovered by dive teams. Their identities have been determined but are being withheld at this time until next of kin have been notified. Of the total eight Airmen, the remains of six have now been recovered, with two Airmen still unaccou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News Following last week's CV-22A Osprey mishap off the Shore of Yakushima Island, Japan, a search and rescue operation had been ongoing for any possible survivors. That operation has now transitioned to a search and recovery operation. At the same time, Air Force Special Operations Command has released the names of the eight deceased service members. A news release explained that a change in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management celebrated its 20th anniversary on Wednesday, showing appreciation of the past and an eye toward the future. The celebration occurred at DOE Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and included addresses from LM Director Carmelo Melendez, LM Technical Director for Long-Term Stewardship Tania Smith Taylor, and Office of Envir  more

MOAB, Utah, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is pleased to announce Annie Dalton as the 2024 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP). Annie Dalton was born in Moab but lived all around the southwest as a child. She studied Fine Art and Biochemistry in college, graduating with a BA from Arizona State. Raised by an artist and miner/driller, her art and a love of this landscape and   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has joined 16 Republican governors in calling on President Joe Biden, the U.S. Congress, and other federal leaders to take necessary action protecting states from being targeted in land grabs by foreign, adversarial nations. While some states have passed legislation to restrict foreign land ownership, the governors say more needs to happen at the national level. "These governments a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 7 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: Small nonfarm businesses in 16 Colorado counties and neighboring counties in Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a public comment letter, led by the State of Kansas and co-signed by a coalition of attorneys general, to the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division. The States wrote in opposition to the Department's recently proposed rule, "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the Un  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions and Historic Progress Supporting Tribal Nations and Native Communities Ahead of Third Annual White House Tribal Nations Summit This week, President Biden will host the third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit of the Biden-Harris Administration. The Summit represents the President's commitment to strengthening the Nation-to-Nation relationships the Unite  more