WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: La Administracion Biden-Harris, a traves de la Administracion de Desarrollo Economico (EDA) del Departamento de Comercio de los Estados Unidos, anuncio aproximadamente $504 millones en subvenciones de implementacion para 12 Tech Hubs designados a ampliar la produccion y entrega de tecnologias criticas, fortalecer la competitividad economica y la seguridad nacional de Es  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, the coalition urges the Supreme Court to reverse a mistaken decision by an appeals court overturning the ghost g  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * AmeriCorps NCCC teams serving across 24 states to address a wide scope of housing, food insecurity, conservation and community needs * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announces the deployment of 48 AmeriCorps NCCC teams to 24 states. The deployments began in April, with several more slated to run through August to improve infrastructure, preserve sensitive habitats, rebuild hom  more

NEW YORK, July 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. The coalition filed an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the court to reverse a decision by an appeals court overturning this commo  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 4 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that overtur  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 4 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: * * * 24 AGs Argue that Ghost Gun Rule Closes Dangerous Loophole & Protects Public Safety * * * Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, the coalition urges the Suprem  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * View Amicus Brief (https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-0703_23-852tsacTheDistrictOfColumbia.pdf) * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Garland v. VanDerStok, in support of a federal government rule that closes a loophole regulating ghost guns in the same way   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * 24 AGs Argue that Ghost Gun Rule Closes Dangerous Loophole & Protects Public Safety * * * District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, and New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin co-led a group of 24 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule regulating ghost guns--untraceabl  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a group of 24 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations. "Ghost guns are guns. They exist for one reason--to evade background checks and law enforcement. The ATF rule is fully lawful and necessary to protect public safety. But we need to be clear-eyed abou  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), announced another funding round of approximately $504 million in implementation grants to 12 Tech Hubs to scale up the production of critical technologies, create jobs in innovative industries, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and national security, and accelerate the growth of indus  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), announced another funding round of approximately $504 million in implementation grants to 12 Tech Hubs to scale up the production of critical technologies, create jobs in innovative industries, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and national securi  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Today the Bureau of Land Management is taking an important step to conserve the federally protected Gunnison sage-grouse by proposing amendments to 11 resource management plans in Colorado and Utah. "This next step in the planning process will help ensure that Gunnison sage-grouse remain viable," said BLM Colorado State Director Doug Vilsack. "We apprec  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: A human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") virus infection in the United States has been identified in the state of Colorado. This is the fourth case associated with an ongoing multistate outbreak of A(H5N1) in dairy cows and the first in Colorado. Previous cases were reported in Texas (1) and Michigan   more

DENVER, Colorado, July 4 -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the following news release: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Colorado Department of Agriculture, has identified a human case of avian influenza H5 infection associated with a multi-state outbreak of the virus in dairy cattle. The adult male had mild symptoms, reporting only conjunctivitis (pink eye). He repo  more

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Devon Cole and Tech. Sgt. Frank Casciotta, 310th Space Wing Public Affairs The 310th Space Wing's senior intelligence officer has been granted $2.5 million to develop an AI software prototype through the Air Force's Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Modernization, Automation and Development (IMAD) program to improve space domain awareness using predictive inte  more

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 4 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr. & Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Space Operations Command & Space Forces Space The current international order, which has provided decades of relative security and stability, is at risk from authoritarian regimes seeking to promote their own self-interests. An ambitious China and an overtly belligerent Russia are aggressively challenging established r  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $520,400,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) modification (P00008) to previously awarded contract FA8615-23-C-6050 for Foreign Military Sales Block 70/72 F-16 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite production. The contract modification expands the current long lead materials contract to allow the contractor to begi  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $520,400,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) modification (P00008) to previously awarded contract FA8615-23-C-6050 for Foreign Military Sales Block 70/72 F-16 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite production. The contract modification expands the current long lead materials contract to allow the contractor to begin produc  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded contracts to nine Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technology vendors. The primary and most recognizable PNT service supporting critical infrastructure is the Global Positioning System (GPS) utilized for all modes of transportation, including aviation, maritime, and rail. In addition to transportation applications, use of GPS i  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) appreciates the public's participation in the first round of civic engagement for Canyonlands National Park's comprehensive river management planning (CRMP) process, which occurred in spring 2024. A public comment summary report is now available online in the project's "document list" at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsList.cfm?proje  more

DELTA, Colorado, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests - issued the following news release: * * * Public Comment Period: July 3 through Aug. 3, 2024 * * * The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests' Ouray Ranger District is requesting public comments and input during the 30-day public comment period on the Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) report for the Auburn   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: PAGE, Ariz. - The Bureau of Reclamation today finalized its process to protect the humpback chub and other federally protected fish species with the signing of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the 2016 Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision. Reclamation initiated the environmental review process in re  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 4 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued the following news on July 2, 2024: Yesterday, the Pennsylvania State Senate confirmed Governor Josh Shapiro's nomination of Dr. Debra L. Bogen as Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH). Secretary Bogen was appointed to her post by Governor Shapiro following more than three decades as a primary care pediatrician and nearly three years at the helm of the Allegheny County Health Department. "Secretary Bogen ha  more

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 3 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Danielle Rose U.S. Space Force Col. Ramsey Horn took command of Space Delta 9 - Orbital Warfare during a change of command ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, July 2. Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., Space Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony. "Col. Bigley has led DEL 9 to where it is now, and I know Col. Horn will lead it to where it needs to be in the future," Mi  more

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 4 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Danielle Rose U.S. Space Force Col. Ramsey Horn took command of Space Delta 9 - Orbital Warfare during a change of command ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, July 2, 2024. Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., Space Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony. "Col. Bigley has led DEL 9 to where it is now, and I know Col. Horn will lead it to where it needs  more

BUCKLEY AFB, Colorado, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Buckley Air Force Base (460th Space Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Joshua Hollis, Space Base Delta 2 Public Affairs Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., commander of Space Operations Command, CMSgt Caleb Lloyd, SpOC Senior Enlisted Leader, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna visited Buckley Space Force Base on July 3, 2024, to engage with Space Delta 4 personnel and gain a comprehensive understanding of th  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Eric Little, U.S. Space Command deputy operations director, speaks with nearly 50 participants to kickoff the command's Joint Fires Exercise Rehearsal in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 25, 2024. The rehearsal refines the command's methodology to prioritize, plan, execute, and assess space-based and terrestrial targeting. Additionally, the rehearsal is also part of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSfact)-- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 2, 2024: * * * President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Workers and Communities From Extreme Weather - Despite the severe impacts of extreme weather events, Republicans in Congress continue to deny the very existence of climate change and expose their constituents to health and safety dangers Across the country, tens of millions of Americans are experiencing the effects of extreme weather events. F  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call via teleconference by senior administration officials to preview new actions on the impacts of extreme weather events: * * * MR. EDWARDS: All right. Thank you all for joining us. My name is Jeremy Edwards, and I am with the White House Press Office. Today we'll be discussing new actions the Biden-Harris administration is taking to deal with the impacts of extreme weather events and an operational   more