VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) are conducting field studies along the lower James River in Virginia to assess the environmental impacts of dredging and if they continue to justify the existing time-of-year restrictions (TOYR) for dredging in the area. One primary mission of the U.S. Army Corps of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: FLOWOOD, Miss.-- The Bureau of Land Management is scheduled to host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangelands, from Thursday Feb. 22 through Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Barn 11, next to the Coliseum. "The BLM has placed more than 294,000 wild horses and burros into p  more

COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Maj. Wesley Batot, 14th Contracting Squadron What is contracting and how does it relate to the Air Force mission? The military's use of contracting can be traced back to the American Revolution. During the conflict, the Continental Army lacked the experience and resources to win the war. Our forefathers turned to defense contractors to provide food, horses,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW ORLEANS -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in New Orleans arrested 123 fugitives during a monthlong enforcement operation. Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, ERO New Orleans conducted targeted operations with assistance from law enforcement partners in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) announces the appointment of Christoph Englert, Ph.D., as the next Associate Director of Research for Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology. The directorate serves as the research lead for the Navy in ocean and atmospheric sciences with special strengths in physical oceanography,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the 200,000th graduate of the Boots to Business (B2B) program. This milestone re-emphasizes the long-standing importance of military-connected entrepreneurs to the nation's economy and celebrates 11 years of B2B instructor achievements nationwide and overseas. "SBA's Boots to Business program   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Moody v. NetChoice. The filing, which was led by the States of Missouri and Ohio, supports laws passed in Florida and Texas that help prevent censorship by social media platforms. Both Texas and Florida passed laws in 2021 prohibiting corporate censorship on social media platforms. Texas' H.B. 20 regul  more