SANTIAGO, Chile, April 10 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news on April 9, 2024: An Alabama delegation including five companies is in Chile's capital city for this week's International Air and Space Fair, or FIDAE, seeking to develop business connections at South America's foremost aerospace exposition. The Alabama Department of Commerce is heading the trade mission delegation to Santiago and hosting a "Made in Alabama" exhibition booth for the state businesses to sh  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, April 9 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Rebecca Williams ACC HQ recently introduced a new tool called the Strategic Sources Dashboard, which enables users to locate and leverage contracts across DoD and the Federal Government already supporting Army customers. Whether you are searching for an existing contract to leverage, recompeting a contract, or have an urgent requirement for a specific product or service, the Strategic Sources   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Department of Education releases new state-by-state numbers showing the effect of four major discharge program proposals for the 4 million borrowers who have already been approved for relief The Biden-Harris Administration today released initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country. The plans would bring the total   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

MACON, Georgia, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A Columbus resident with prior felony convictions was sentenced to serve more than 11 years in prison today for injuring a federal officer as he attempted to flee arrest during an investigation into armed drug trafficking in the community. Christopher Upshaw aka "Trouble," 24, was sentenced to serve 136 months in prison to be followed by three years  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: These trips come as DOT announces a new resource to help communities understand the tools available to support their reconnecting projects As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's ongoing Investing in America Tour, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg traveled last week to Birmingham, AL, Montgomery, AL, Dallas, TX, and Columbus, OH, to celebrate awards  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke's trip to Eastern Shore, Maryland, on April 8, 2024: * * * Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division traveled to the Eastern Shore of Maryland on April 8 to continue the division's tour to engage with stakeholders in underserved communities and reaffirm the department's commitment to protecting the civil rights of all  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL experts and representatives of the Department of Energy (DOE) visited North Carolina to review final preparations to ship and test a lower-cost transformational technology developed by CORMETECH Inc. that is designed to capture at least 95% of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the flue gas of natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plants. The technology will soon  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, April 10 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: By Shelia Fourman As the Army continues to prioritize readiness and modernization, two prestigious awards highlight the commitment to excellence within the Army Materiel Command. The Command Sergeant Major (R) Troy Welch Army Commitment To Improving Overall Nutrition (ACTION) Award and the Command Sergeant Major (R) James K. Sims Excellent Performance in Commodities  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Chiaverini v Napoleon over a Fourth Amendment question. The brief, which was led by the State of Iowa, argues that the length-of-detention rule supersedes a charge-specific rule when determining Fourth Amendment violations by the government. Jason Chiaverini, a jewelry store owner, purchased items illegally   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy State-by-state analysis shows how the Republican Study Committee budget would gut job training and workforce development programs that strengthen our economy and create pathways to good jobs President Biden is building our economy from the middle out and bottom up--an economy where we in  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2024: * * * Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Call to Action to Bring the Benefits of Space to Communities Across America - Federal agencies and private sector companies announce additional commitments to build awareness of the benefits of space - including the use of space-based data to address the climate crisis - and increase economic opportunities from space activity Under Vice President Kamal  more