WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced a $19 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to install solar panels over irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, simultaneously decreasing evaporation of critical water supplies and advancing clean energy goals. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Mic  more

OAKLAND, California, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Three individuals were charged with the use of unauthorized access devices were filed this week, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and United States Secret Service ("USSS") - San Francisco Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Shawn Bradstreet. The three defendants--Petrica Mosneagu, 44; Ionut Sopirla, 38; and Virgil Tudoras  more

MONTEREY, California, April 5 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: White powder, threats to election workers, artificial intelligence, deep fakes, disinformation, and nation-state adversaries are among the most immediate threats that elections officials are most concerned about as they continue preparing for elections, including this year's monumental presidential election in November. That was among the top takeaways from the C  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 33 Arkansas counties and neighboring parishes and counties in Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee of the May 6, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in seven Idaho counties and neighboring counties in Montana and Washington of the May 6, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to off  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded New Mexico small nonfarm businesses in Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Quay and Roosevelt counties of the May 6, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 19 Texas counties and neighboring parishes in Louisiana of the May 6, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic los  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 (TNSres) -- The FBI issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: * * * California Received Highest Reported Monetary Losses and Complaints Nationwide * * * The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently released its annual Internet Crime Report. The report offers critical insights into the cyber threat landscape based on aggregated data from complaints reported during the last calendar year. The 2023 report revea  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was front and center recently at one of the world's largest optical networking conferences, the 2024 Optic Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition, or OFC. ORNL researchers had major roles at the OFC 2024, a three-day event held in San Diego, California from March 26-28 which featured thousands of the wor  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Yesterday evening, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and Chief Implementation Officer for the Inflation Reduction Act Laurel Blatchford held a virtual roundtable conversation with six taxpayers from California, New York, Texas, and Washington who have filed their taxes using the new, free IRS Direct File tool. Participants included a college student, military veterans, as well as nonp  more

PORT HUENEME, California, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Jonathan Cotto, 37th Training Wing Public Affairs Nestled in the heart of Naval Base Ventura County here is the newly activated 346th Training Squadron where a new initiative, the SCALE-UP classroom was recently unveiled. The reimagined and transformed space is among one of several modernization efforts within the 37th Training Wing where training is now competency-based and  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Randall Couch, 60th AMW, 349th Air Mobility Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, signs this year's Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 4, 2024. The 2024 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month theme will continue to b  more

VENTURA, California, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the availability of a final Habitat Conservation Plan and incidental take permit for the Monterey County Water Resources Agency's (MCWRA) periodic management of the Salinas River Lagoon and sandbar for purposes of flood control in Monterey County. The Service signed the 5-year incidental take permit on March 28, 2024  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period seeking input on a proposal to list the northwestern pond turtle, which occurs in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and northern and central California, and southwestern pond turtle, which occurs from Monterey County south to Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties into northern Baja California, M  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Secret Service issued the following news release: In coordination with our law enforcement partners, the United States Secret Service conducted "Operation April Fools" in San Diego and Oakland, Calif., targeting transnational organized crime organizations engaged in Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) fraud. The multi-day operation resulted in seven arrested and charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ca  more