REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Ben Gonzales Army Contracting Command leaders gathered to provide an acquisition update to the Army Materiel Command deputy commanding general and acting AMC commanding general on May 10. Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler, the ACC commanding general, Command Sgt. Maj. Julie Saorrono, the ACC command sergeant major, Dan Gallagher, the ACC deputy to the commander, along with Maj. Gen. Douglas Lowrey,   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following advisory opinion document on May 14, 2024: * * * New Jersey has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 10th Congressional District held by the late Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. The Special Primary Election will be held on July 16, 2024, and the Special General Election will be held on September 18, 2024. Participating candidates must file additional reports in connection with these electi  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending May 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 222,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 231,000 to 232,000. The 4-week moving average was 217,750,   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Sikh-American Army Reserve officer, who in 2009 was one of the first Soldiers the Army allowed to serve in uniform with his turban and beard, was a featured speaker at the May 11 "Turban Day" held at Times Square here with members of the Sikh community performing folk dances and songs and offering free turbans to passersby. "Today, we gather to ce  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette today announced a $14 million resolution of a natural resource damages (NRD) lawsuit against two companies for the contamination of groundwater with trichloroethylene (TCE) in Montvale, Bergen County. DEP will use the funds to restore natural resources  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued 19 Notices of Violation to Penn Properties, LLC, a Millstone-based property management company, for allegedly violating New Jersey's Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA) in connection with 19 different properties across the state. For each of the 19 rental prop  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 16 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The New Jersey Department of Education today announced awards for two grant opportunities to help schools implement, improve, and expand climate-change instruction in the classroom. The grants will approach climate-change instruction through two avenues: * An interdisciplinary learning and community projects grant will provide funds directly to school districts to help them  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 17 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: On Friday, May 10, Governor Phil Murphy and Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette announced the Administration's intent to modernize a suite of DEP regulations to better protect New Jersey communities from coastal flooding, sea-level rise, and other public health and safety risks that are increasing due to climate change. The forthcoming  more

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, May 17 -- The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety Division of Gaming Enforcement issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced the April 2024 total gaming revenue results. Casino Win: Based upon filings with the Division of Gaming Enforcement, Casino Win for the nine casino hotel properties was $216.8 million for April 2024, reflecting a decrease of 6.3% when compared to $231.5 million rep  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: A former New York-based branch manager of an international financial institution today admitted using his position to steal more than $208,000 from a customer, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. James Gomes, 43, of New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: A Camden County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 171 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Michael Venditti, 39, of Camden, previously pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler to an information charging him with conspiring to distribute 5  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: A Colombian citizen today admitted conspiring to import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Colombia, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Edgar Ruiz-Gomez, aka "Gono," 57, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court to count one of an indictment   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Providence man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for selling oxycodone pills on multiple occasions to an undercover officer. Brandon Jones, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In October 2023, Jones pleaded g  more

NEW YORK, May 17 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on May 15, 2024, with Tarsha Jones of 94.7 The Block's Jonesy in the Morning: * * * Tarsha Jones: Mayor Eazy-E, AKA Mayor Eric Adams. Mayor Eric Adams: What's happening? How's it going? Jones: Good. How're you doing? Mayor Adams: Good. Hats off to the Knicks, you know. Jones: Oh, yes. Wayne's over here grinning. I'm a Philly fan. Wayne Mayo: You from Queens. What are you talking about? Jone  more

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger spoke on the False Claims Act Panel at the New Jersey State Bar Association's Annual Meeting and Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. U.S. Attorney Sellinger described the District of New Jersey's leading role in rooting out fraud, kickbacks, and false claims in health care and other government enforcement across the countr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Long before our nation was founded, navies used warrant officers to handle technical operations aboard Navy warships, while the more aristocratic officers were "commissioned" to command them. The Army gave a similar in-between grade to headquarters clerks in the late 1890s, but it did not use the warrant officer title until 1918 when it created its ow  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: This week, President Biden took action to protect investments in America by increasing tariffs on $18 billion of imports from China. This action will combat China's unfair trade practices and support the President's historic investments in American steel and aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, solar, and other strategic sectors. President Biden's actions are pro-worker, pro-union, and pr  more