MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Civil Air Patrol's Aerospace Connections in Education (ACE) program for kindergarten-through-sixth-grade youth and educators marked its 16th year by exceeding 100,000 students for then 2023-2024 school year. The milestone figure raised to more than 638,000 the number of youth involved since the program's beginnings. ACE's origins date to 2006 during a lull in teacher membership and partici  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Debbie Aragon, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force is launching new and improved Force Support Contingency Training at Silver Flag locations to better prepare services Airmen for their missions in deployed environments. While still conducting deployment training at other venues, Silver Flag training was paused for a short time to better align training requirements  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, will begin dredging of the Saint Lucie Inlet, Martin County, Florida, on July 2, 2024. The project was awarded May 3 in the amount of $9,295,100 to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC. It calls for the dredging the St. Lucie Inlet entrance channel and impoundment basin to a depth of 7 feet with an allowable  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is beginning a feasibility study and preparation of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment for the North Fork St. Lucie River Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) Section 1135 project. The project will focus on oxbow and floodplain restoration on the North Fork St. Lucie River and its associated   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 1, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Hurricane season affects county employment and wages in the 19 Gulf and Atlantic Coast states. Every third quarter, during peak hurricane season, we update maps and data for hurricane flood zones in these coastal states. In third quarter of 2023, Louisiana, once again, had the largest share of employment located in hurricane flood z  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT Solicitations and Funding The Advancing Women Officers in State and Local Law Enforcement: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program The Advancing Women Officers in State and Local Law Enforcement: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program supports the collaborative administrat  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Yelovich, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud federal health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid. The charges   more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Lucelia Ball, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs Air Commandos, family, and friends gathered here to honor Brig. Gen. Michael Conley, director of operations for Air Force Special Operations Command, as he was promoted to lieutenant general by Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, AFSOC commander, July 1, in preparation to his assumption of command July 2. Bauernfeind offered t  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today the 2024 recipients of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence. The Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence recognizes the outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations. The six recipients of this highly competitive presidential awar  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By Samuel King Jr. The MH-139A Grey Wolf's back left tire was the last to leave the ground as Maj. Jonathan Palka's synchronized stick and pedal movements propelled the aircraft up, forward and away from Duke Field's runway. The lift-off June 27 marked the last aircraft out and official end of the new helicopter's time at Eglin and its flight forward to a future as an Air Force Global Strike Com  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing a seventh round of Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) totaling $289 million to 129 airports across 40 states, improving the safety and efficiency of air travel. The projects are funded under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's AIG program, part of t  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following public funding document on July 1, 2024: * * * On June 26, 2024, the Commission certified that Jill Stein is eligible to receive federal matching funds in connection with seeking the Green Party nomination for president for 2024. To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must submit Candidate and Committee Agreements and Certifications as well as raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in 20 d  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the electric industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240057-EI DATE FILED: 07/01/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0223-PAA-EI PAA Order PSC-2024-0223-PAA-EI approving FPL's AFUDC rate, effective 1/1/24; if no protest filed within 21 days of issuance of order, docket to be closed on issuance of a CO; protest due 7/22/24. DOCKET TITLE: Request for approval of ch  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the telecommunications division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240049-TX DATE FILED: 07/01/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0221-PAA-TX PAA Order PSC-2024-0221-PAA-TX granting Certificate of Authority No. 8994 to Flying Bull; if no protest, order to become final and effective on issuance of a CO; if order becomes final, docket to be closed; protest due 7/22/24. DOCKET   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the water and wastewater industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240089-WS DATE FILED: 07/01/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0222-FOF-WS Final Order PSC-2024-0222-FOF-WS acknowledging resolution; docket to remain open to process letters to WAW operators and their subsequent responses; upon staff's verification that final response from WAW system operator affir  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces criminal charges against nine individuals in connection with alleged schemes to defraud programs entrusted for the care of the elderly and disabled, and to obtain controlled substances through fraud. The charges filed in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) are part of the Department of Justice's 2024 National Health   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Remote Sensing Division intern, Amaris McCarver, along with a team of astronomers, discovered the first millisecond pulsar in the stellar cluster Glimpse-CO1 and recently published findings in the Astrophysical Journal. Pulsars are natural laboratories for studying the behavior of matter und  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- The White House issued the following remarks at a campaign reception at the Manhattan Center: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Whoa! Thank you. (Applause.) What a crowd. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Folks -- (applause) -- I think I should leave now. (Laughter.) Please have a seat. Thank you. Thank you for that introduction, Elton. But more importantly, thank you for your friendship. Like so many members of the American fa  more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base (325th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Betty Chevalier and 2nd Lt. Lyca Steelman, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 325th Fighter Wing held a change of command ceremony to officially mark the transfer of leadership to Col. Chris Bergtholdt from Col. George Watkins at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 1, 2024. Maj. Gen. David B. Lyons, Fifteenth Air Force commander, presided over the cerem  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged 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 presidential election. Michael Jerrett Amos, Nap  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), along with federal, state, and local agencies in seven federal judicial districts and geographical locations across the U.S., led a six-week national operation that resulted in finding 200 critically missing children, which includes endangered runaways and those abducted by noncustodial persons. Operation We Will Find You 2 (OWWFY2), the second-of-it  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), along with federal, state, and local agencies in seven federal judicial districts and geographical locations across the United States, led a six-week national operation that resulted in finding 200 critically missing children, which includes endangered runaways and those abducted by noncustodial persons. Operation We Will Find You 2 (OWWFY2), the second-of-its-kind nationwi  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, July 2 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news: Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for upcoming public meetings and events in the next three weeks. For a list of all upcoming meetings, check out our Meeting Calendar (https://www.sfwmd.gov/event). Meeting agendas are available at least seven days in advance. Meeting format varies for each meeting, and some meetings may be in-person only, virtual only, or a hybrid o  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 29 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign reception at a private residence: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Can we hear it for Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner? (Applause.) Good afternoon, good afternoon. (Inaudible.) Everybody have a seat. I'm going to be talking for a while. (Laughter.) Let me start by just, again, thanking Rob and Michele. You -- you guys really are extraordinary individuals -- as individu  more