FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador Robert F. Pleczkowski of Pennsylvania received the Patriotic Public Service Award June 13 during an annual training workshop held here at 99th Readiness Division headquarters. The award, which stated that Pleczkowski's "remarkable voluntary efforts exemplify outstanding public service and enhanced the awareness and  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, is awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D0022) with a ceiling of $460,000,000. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Strategic Capabilities Office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense intends to utilize Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laborato  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Major milestone since site added to the National Priorities List in 2019 * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) that addresses a source of contaminated soil at the former Shaffer Equipment Company (SEC) property in Minden, West Virginia. Today's ROD, which applies to the polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs") locat  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Deal includes historic firsts for the agency and its largest union * * * Today, July 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a new collective bargaining agreement (https://www.epa.gov/careers/summary-epas-employment-benefits#union) with its largest union, the American Federation of Government Employees, Council 238. The new agreement was unanimo  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Agreement ensures proper management of harmful well pad emissions * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mid-Atlantic Region (EPA) has reached a settlement with Cunningham Energy, LLC (Cunningham) and its parent, Houston Natural Resources Corp (HNRC), resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the West Virginia State Implementation Plan associated with   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 9 -- President Biden issued the following remarks with Pa. Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Madeleine Dean, and Felicia Spriggs-Wilkerson, president of AFSCME's Local 3130, at a campaign event: * * * MS. SPRIGGS-WILKERSON: My name is Felicia Spriggs-Wilkerson. I am the president of AFSCME's Local 3130, as well as the District Council 90 Advisory Board for AFSCME. (Applause.) It is my honor and my privilege to ask you all to help me welcome the p  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 7 -- President Biden issued the following remarks with Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Madeleine Dean and organizing manager Noelle Daniels at a campaign event at Roxborough Field Office: * * * MS. DANIELS: All right. Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much for coming today. My name is Noelle, and I'm the organizing manager. I know we told you that this was a very exciting canvas launch. So, thank you so much for coming. I am really, really excited to be her  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The White House sent to the Senate the nominations of four individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Byron B. Conway, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, vice William C. Griesbach, retired. Jonathan E. Hawley, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice James E. Shadid, retiring. Ryan Young Park, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the  more