MONTEREY, California, April 13 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story on April 12, 2024: More than two dozen homeland security professionals graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master's Program, earning Master's of Arts Degrees in Security Studies during a ceremony at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, on Friday, March 29. Master's Program cohort 2205/2206 included a range of federal, regional,   more

TRAVIS AFB, California, April 12 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news on April 11, 2024: By Staff Sgt. Alexander Merchak, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, brought 21 AMC civic leaders to Travis Air Force Base, California, April 1 - 3, 2024, to engage with the Airmen that support the mobility mission. Representing their local communities surrounding AMC installations, these ci  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: The final two members of a massive conspiracy to bilk TRICARE, the military's healthcare program, out of more than $65 million have been sentenced in federal court. Former U.S. Marine Joshua Morgan and former U.S. Navy Sailor Kyle Adams were sentenced to 21 months and 15 months, respectively, and ordered to pay millions in restitution and forfeit the fru  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 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 21 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Illinois and Wisconsin of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offs  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Deadline Approaching in Kansas for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to DroughtFrancisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 11 Kansas counties of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 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 10 Montana counties of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Francisco Sanchez, Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Montana private nonprofit organizations of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by flooding that occurred April 10 - 26, 2023. Private nonprofits that provide essent  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 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 10 New Mexico counties and neighboring counties in Arizona and Texas of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans are to off  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 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 Texas counties, a neighboring parish in Louisiana and neighboring counties in New Mexico of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-in  more

WEST COVINA, California, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: Employees of five California poultry processing companies in La Puente and City of Industry may be owed a share of more than $3.8 million in back wages and damages recovered on their behalf by the U.S. Department of Labor. The department's Wage and Hour Division is seeking people employed by The Exclusive Poultry, Meza Poultry, Valtierra Poultry, Sullon Poultry or Nollus'  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The FBI issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Director Christopher Wray has named Siddhartha Patel as the special agent in charge of the Sacramento Field Office in California. Mr. Patel most recently served as the section chief in charge of the National Threat Operations Section in the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Mr. Patel joined the FBI as a special agent in 2003 and was assigned to the San Francisco Field Office, where he worke  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - The Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) Religious Support Office (RSO) is a beacon of hope for Soldiers, civilians, and their families in the remote Central California installation. FHL, covering approximately 165,000 acres, is renowned for its isolated setting and ideal military training environment. There are robust Family, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (F  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODR&R) at the Small Business Administration (SBA) extends its congratulations to the winner of the 2024 Phoenix Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery by a Volunteer, Leanne Lovell. Your achievements and dedication set an example for excellence within the community. We celebrate your well-deserved success.   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODR&R) at the Small Business Administration (SBA) extends its congratulations to the winner of the 2024 Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery by a Public Official, Dirk Guidry. Your achievements and dedication set an example for excellence within the community. W  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, announced today that SBA will close its National City Business Recovery Center at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 19. "SBA opened the center to provide personalized assistance to businesses that were affected by the   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: A California man was sentenced today to 21 years and ten months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents, from Sept. 21, 2022, to Feb. 13, 2023, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and task force agents used a confidential source to make multiple purchases of meth from Rodolfo Villanueva, 30. Each t  more