WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 7, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * From December 2022 to December 2023, employment increased in 318 of the 360 largest U.S. counties. National employment increased to 154.8 million, a 1.5-percent increase over the year. Hays, Texas (part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area), had the largest percentage increase in employment for the year ended in December 2023,  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 8 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Chief Petty Officer MATTHEW JACKSON Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command, announced the 2023 USFF and Type Command (TYCOM) Fleet Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY), June 6 at the seaside Marriot Hotel in Norfolk. Adm. Daryl L. Caudle named Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF/SW/AW) Sara Freeman, assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, as the 2023 Sea SOY, and Hull Technician 1st C  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release: The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced the FY24 recipients of its Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC). Awardees will receive up to $500,000 each for projects that build the capacity of African American museums or support the growth and development of museum professionals at African American Museums. This year, 30 institutions have been awarded a tot  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: A dual U.S.-Russian citizen pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act by exporting firearm parts, components, and ammunition to Russia without the required authorization. According to court documents, from at least July 2020 to 2023, Dimitry Timashev, 58, coordinated with an associate in Russia to send weapon parts from the United States to Russia. In exchan  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected Amentum Services Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia, to provide program, science, engineering, operations, and project management support at the agency's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley. The Fully Integrated Lifecycle Mission Support Services 2 contract is a single award, hybrid contract, consisting of cost-plus-fixed-fee core requirements and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity task orders. With a  more

SHAW AFB, South Carolina, June 8 -- Shaw Air Force Base issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Kelsey Owen, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Hicok assumed command of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base on June 7. Hicok, who previously served as the 20th FW deputy commander, took command from Col. Kristoffer Smith, who will move on to his next assignment as the deputy director of plans, programs and requirements for Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) today announced the inaugural members of the Healthcare Workforce Task Force. The task force will address healthcare workforce shortages in Texas to meet the demands of our growing state and provide students with the skills they need to succeed. "Health professionals across Texas work tirelessly to meet the needs o  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: Two men from Virginia were sentenced to prison today after they pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Scott T. Price, Chief Historian, U.S. Coast Guard The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) Among the many historical items kept by the Coast Guard Historian's Office is a c  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on June 7, 2024: By Joseph Clark, DOD News U.S. forces are expected in the coming days to resume delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza via the Defense Department's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore pier, a senior military official said today. Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, said U.S. troops have successfully reattached the temporary causeway to the beach in Gaza with the assista  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 8 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced it has awarded a technical assistance grant to Brazilian private water utility, Concessionaria de Saneamento do Amapa (CSA), to develop a water loss reduction master plan for the State of Amapa in northern Brazil. The project will help increase water access by expanding and modernizing the state's water distribution networ  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: A dual U.S.-Russian citizen pled guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act by exporting firearm parts, components, and ammunition to Russia without the required authorization. According to court documents, from at least July 2020 to 2023, Dimitry Timashev, 58, coordinated with an associate in Russia to send weapon part  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: A Honduran national was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. According to court documents, early on the morning of June 20, 2023, officers with the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) responded to a report of an un  more