WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on May 22, 2024: To: State, Territory, and Tribal Agricultural Regulatory Officials On May 16, 2024, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) removed the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis; OFF) quarantine in Santa Clara County, California, after three OFF life cycles elapse  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 21, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates decreased in 9 states and increased in 1 state on the last business day of March 2024. The number of job openings decreased in 12 states, increased in 1 state, and was little changed in 37 states and the District of Columbia in March. The largest decreases in job openings occurred in California (-119,000), Pennsyl  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 22 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded State private nonprofit organizations of the June 21, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred July 29 - Aug.   more

EDWARDS AFB, California, May 23 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: Following its formal unveiling, Dec. 2, 2022, the B-21 Raider began flight testing here where it continues to make progress toward becoming the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet. On May 8, 2024, during testimony at the Senate Armed Services committee, Andrew Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, highlighted B-21 flight testing is   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A federal grand jury in Santa Ana, California, returned a superseding indictment today charging a California man with wire fraud and money laundering for making fraudulent claims to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, two federal programs created to provide financial assistance to Americans suffering economic harm as a result of the COVI  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 22 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: * * * Disaster Assistance Now Available to Private Nonprofit Organizations in Five Additional Counties * * * Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Johnston, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Tillman and Washita counties following the amendment to President Biden's May 16, 2024, major disaster declaration for Public Assistance   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, May 23 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Summary: Six companies - NouSystems, ExoAnalytic Solutions, TMC Design, HII Mission Technologies Corp, Parsons Government Services Inc, and Lockheed Martin - have been awarded Advanced Space Technology for Range Operations - Electromagnetic Range study contracts. * * * The U.S. Space Force's Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) and Space Systems Command (SSC) have awarded Adva  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, May 23 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Kenneth Abbate, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs The 321st Air Mobility Operation Squadron hosted the second Flight Commander Leadership course at Travis AFB May 13-14, 2024. This course provided current and future flight commanders with the tools needed to lead with confidence and competence, understand how to best care for their Airmen and be empowered to  more

SANTA ANA, California, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment charging an Orange County man with wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly making fraudulent claims to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, two federal programs created to provide financial assistance to Americans suffering economic harm beca  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the availability of a draft Categorical Exclusion and draft habitat conservation plan (HCP) for the Azalea Hybrid Power Project in Kern County, California. The draft HCP, prepared by SF Azalea, LLC, covers activities associated with the site preparation, infrastructure development, construction, and dec  more