WASHINGTON, July 19 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * Federal and state agencies formalize a plan to extend their support for community needs, leveraging AmeriCorps NCCC teams for disaster relief and recovery efforts * * * On March 29, 2024, AmeriCorps NCCC and VolunteerNC, the State Service Commission for North Carolina, signed a disaster relief and recovery memorandum of understanding (MOU). This new Memorandum of Understanding builds North Carolina's ability to enga  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 19 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 18, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'The President is disregarding the separation of powers in the Constitution and the fundamentals so clearly articulated in Schoolhouse Rock' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals granting an emergency stay in the matter of Missouri v. Biden, again halting the Biden admi  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: * * * New projects will strengthen resilience for coastal and Great Lakes communities, including tribes and underserved communities. * * * Today, the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is recommending nearly $220 million in funding, and an additional $66 million in future year funding, to support 32 transforma  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 19 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on July 18, 2024: * * * Funding Will Support Innovative Marine Debris Prevention and Removal * * * Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $27 million in funding for projects to prevent and remove marine debris in coastal and Great Lakes communities as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This fund  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Ultimate Ammunition LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada; Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada; Blane International Group Inc., Cumming, Georgia; and Olin Winchester LLC, Oxford, Mississippi, is being awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H9240323R00020001) with a maximum total ceiling of $750,000,000 and a separate $2,500 minimum ordering guaran  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * American Management Group LLC of Atlantic Beach shaved hours from workers' timecards * * * ATLANTIC BEACH, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $288,979 in back wages and liquidated damages for 92 employees after its investigation found an Atlantic Beach property management group's improper pay practices denied them overtime wages they earned. The department's Wage   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Nygee Johnson, aka "Gito," 25, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024, to a superseding indictment that charged him with Racketeer Influenc  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: A North Carolina woman admitted conspiring to submit fraudulent applications leading to the issuance of 29 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling more than $3.5 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden feder  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Between June 4, 2024 and today, in federal court in Central Islip, four defendants, Edward Hernandez, Christopher Flagg, Daquan Lloyd and Corey Ortiz pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in connection with a scheme to steal millions of dollars from a global financial services company based in Menlo Park, California. The proceedings were  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand school-based health care in North Carolina. The grant will support NCDHHS' ongoing work to ensure school-aged children and their families have equitable access to health care and behavioral health services readil  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. Jason Vollmer has assumed the role of command chief for the 66th Air Base Group and installation here, bringing more than 20 years of experience to the position. Hailing from a small town in Nebraska, Vollmer called his journey to the Air Force "unconventional." "I never thought the Air Force was for me," he said. "M  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA is recommending nearly $220 million in funding for 32 transformational habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects this year, as well as an additional $66 million in funding in future years. The projects are funded under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. This is a historic investment in strengthening the climate resilience   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actions t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Willie Charles Sanders, also known as "Disco," 51, of Charleston, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Sanders admitted that he sold approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine t  more