EIELSON AFB, Alaska, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The 354th Fighter Wing redesignated the 18th Aggressor Squadron as the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as the 18th Fighter Generation Squadron, Feb. 2, 2024, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Eielson service members, families and community members attended a ceremony commemorating the event. A guest speaker at the ceremony was   more

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

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire and Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas announced an agreement on $17 billion in early actions to significantly reduce the existing shortfall and best position California to responsibly address the budget in June. The package includes solutions that would enable final budget negotiations to focus on closing the gap and protecti  more

MERCED COUNTY, California, April 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: California's Central Valley is not just home to the breadbasket of the world, it's now home to the big ideas that could tackle our biggest challenges: using innovation to generate clean electricity while conserving water. Governor Gavin Newsom invested $20 million in a solar over canals pilot project in Turlock, and today the Governor joined the Biden Administration to cel  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 (TNSrep) -- The California State Auditor issued the following report (No. 2023-124) on April 4, 2024, entitled "Local Streets and Roads Program: State Agencies and Cities Are Generally Following Requirements as They Attempt to Improve Conditions." Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Governor of California, President pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, State Capitol, Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Governor and Legislative Leaders: As directed b  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

HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following commentary: By Airman 1st Class Michelle Ferrari, 49th Wing Public Affairs Trigger Warning: This article contains references to violence. This is my story of overcoming sexual assault, suicide, domestic violence and oppression. If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, family or domestic violence, call 1-800-RESPECT or 1800-737-7328. I work in public affairs as a mother of four and am 40 years old. I   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Department of the Air Force Child and Youth Programs is set to launch myriad 2024 summer youth camps on April 8 for kids across the enterprise to boost morale, skills, teamwork and resiliency. The specialized camps, centrally funded and managed by the Air Force Services Center, complement camps programmed by local Air Force and Space Force installat  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

AUSTIN, Texas, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Cavco Industries Inc. faces $272K in fines, program focused on high injury rate employers * * * An Austin subsidiary of one of the nation's largest producers of modular and manufactured homes faces $272,479 in penalties after federal investigators found the company exposing employees to more than two dozen serious violations during an October 2023 insp  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: In the sixth part of the Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2024, the Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers about groups masquerading as charitable organizations to attract donations from unsuspecting contributors. In natural disasters and other tragic events, it's common for compassionate individuals to donate money to help the victims. Unfortunately, scammers o  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. Marc J. Miguez will be assigned as chief of legislative affairs, Washington, D.C. Miguez is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia. Rear Adm. Ralph R. Smith III will be assigned as director, J2, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 5 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter on April 4, 2024: * * * Fairfax County Economic Development Authority and Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) Co-sign Letter of Support, Strengthen Cooperation Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) and Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) co-signed a letter of support and cooperation between the two agencies at the FCEDA headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, on February  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

HAGATNA, Guam, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands issued the following news release: SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that Jose Pablo Ananich, age 52, from Yigo, Guam was sentenced to 240 months imprisonment. He was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Fifty or More Grams Methamphetamine, Attempted Possession of Fifty or More Grams of Methamphetamine with  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 4, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 210,000 to 212,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,250, an increase of 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on April 4, 2024: * * * Researchers have used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to make the largest 3D map of our universe and world-leading measurements of dark energy, the mysterious cause of its accelerating expansion * * * By Lauren Biron With 5,000 tiny robots in a mountaintop telescope, researchers can look 11 billion years into the past. The light   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase redefining defense technologies at the Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition in booth 301, held at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Apr. 8-10. NRL Senior Scientist for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Glen Henshaw, Ph.D., will speak on the "F  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news: By Destiny Sibert, CNIC Public Affairs The Secretary of the Navy recently announced the 2024 Navy Environmental Award Winners, bestowing accolades to four installations and programs across Navy Region Southwest. "Conservation and environmental stewardship are top priorities for Navy Region Southwest," said Rear Adm. Brad Rosen, Commander, Navy Region Southwest. "I'm proud but not surprised that the outstanding ef  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 4 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * What: First-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Ansel Adams Forever stamps featuring 16 photographs made by the esteemed artist and environmentalist. The first-day-of-issue event for the Ansel Adams Forever stamps is free and open to all visitors of Yosemite National Park. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #AnselAdamsStamps. Who: The Hon. Daniel Tangherlini, a member of the U.S. Pos  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

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP CASEY, South Korea - A deployed U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) company has assumed the rotational U.S. Army forces mission near the world's most heavily guarded border. American Soldiers from the Joint Base Lewis-McChord, based 45th CBRN Company (Hazardous Response) are contributing to the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance during a  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 4, 2024: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Cut Medicare and Social Security While Slashing Taxes for Big Corporations and the Wealthy During his State of the Union Address, President Biden made clear that he will always stand up for America's seniors and stand in the way of any Congressional Republicans who try to cut Social Security and Medicare. He laid out his vision for a future where we make   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 3, 2024: * * * House Republicans Propose Severely Undermining Fight Against Opioid Crisis in Latest Extreme Budget Proposal The Republican Study Committee, which represents 100% of House Republican leadership and about 80% of their members, released a budget that would severely cut critical funding for states to respond to the overdose epidemic. More Americans between the ages of 18 and 49 die from opio  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael Regan will announce selections for $20 billion in awards to stand up a national financing network that will fund tens of thousands of climate and clean energy projects across the country, especially in low-income and disadvantaged communities, as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. This investment is part of the Environme  more