NEWARK, New Jersey, July 4 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: * * * Schedules Modified For Better Connections Throughout The Northeast Corridor And Flights * * * Amtrak has increased Northeast Regional service at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) after a review of its schedules to better align with customer demand across the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and airline travel schedules. This includes 33 additional weekly stops at the station t  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, July 3 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Liz Glenn and Kristen Rounsaville Acquisition professionals from Army Contracting Command attended an opening ceremony for the Universal Artillery Projectile Lines facility, a new modular metal parts facility in Mesquite, Texas, May 29. This ceremony was the culmination of 1.5 years of rapid acquisition by ACC-Rock Island and sets the stage for ACC-New Jersey to issue a $39.4 million Undefinit  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 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-197) on July 1, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon New Jersey Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communication  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-064) on May 8, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety to Manavi Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety (New Je  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Sussex Country, New Jersey, man was indicted today for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Nikenson Jean Mathurin, aka "Nik Mathurin," aka "Jean Mathurin", 44, of Sparta, New Jersey, is charged with three counts of wire fraud and   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: Two people were arrested Tuesday morning for shipping an Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU) from New Jersey to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) without having obtained the required license and authorization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Fadi Nammas, 43, of Fairfax, Virginia, and Tara Jamhour, 24, of Rockaway, New Jersey, are charged by compla  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials have selected Patrick Finney as the new senior resident inspector at the Hope Creek Generating Station, in Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey. The plant is operated by PSEG Nuclear. "Pat has a wealth of experience and is a highly respected inspector," said NRC Region I Administrator Raymond Lorson. "His technical and leadership skills will ensure the plant  more