RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The cast and crew of the globally popular comedy and sports centric YouTube channel, Dude Perfect, stopped by Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 10-13, to film an episode of their show featuring Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing. "This was an amazing opportunity for our Airmen and wing to participate in," said U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Marshall, 97th AMW commander. "We train e  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Teams from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center will demonstrate their cutting-edge technology along with that of the other five Air Force Materiel Command centers July 22-28 at the world's largest fly-in airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. AFMC is the featured Air Force major command at AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, and its six centers will p  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed yesterday containing criminal charges against the alleged leader of a human smuggling organization responsible for unlawfully bringing thousands of migrants into the United States. Along with the organization, the defendant, who was arrested in Mexico at the request of the United States, has also been designated for financial sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treas  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin emphasized the importance of "Collective Agility" during a keynote address to global leaders, industry partners, and academics on the air and space defense industry at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference in London on July 18. Allvin's remarks directly reflected the GASCC 2024 focus deterrence  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

SAN DIEGO, California, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: An indictment was unsealed yesterday containing criminal charges against the alleged leader of a human smuggling organization responsible for unlawfully bringing thousands of migrants into the United States. Along with the organization, the defendant, who was arrested in Mexico at the request of the United States, has also been designated   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 19 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Keiana Holleman Once again, service members and honorably discharged Veterans worldwide will enjoy free access to NBCUniversal's full coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, courtesy of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal. Military members will be able to stream all the action from Paris using their personal devices and computers through ShopMyExchange.com. The   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Enlisted professional military education commandants from around the world gathered for the 2024 Summer Commandants Conference in Montgomery, Ala., July 8-12. The conference, which included 21 commandants from Air Force noncommissioned officer academies and above, was hosted by the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education and focused on the development of ideas and planning of   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 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: * * * New Agreement To Establish Domestic 3DHI Production Capability * * * The Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing program, known as NGMM, aims to unlock accessible prototyping for the chips of tomorrow with a new agreement to establish the first-ever national center for advancing U.S.-based microelectronics manufacturing. DARPA will work with the   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: * * * YouthBuild grants fund pre-apprenticeship programs to prepare young people for workforce * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $99 million in funding to support the delivery of pre-apprenticeships in high-demand industries including construction, clean energy, healthcare, infrastructure, information technology an  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average time an employee stays with the same company is 4.1 years, but a member of the 28th Maintenance Group's Additive Manufacturing Flight has far exceeded that statistic. Dr. Brian James, AMF director and chief engineer, recently celebrated his ruby a  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a previously removed Brazilian fugitive wanted by authorities in his home country to face a firearms charge. Deportation officers from ERO Boston's Hartford field office arrested the 39-year-old unlawfully present fugitive July 11 near his residence in Danbury. "This Brazilian fugitive atte  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations D.C. removed a 42-year-old Mexican fugitive wanted by authorities in his home country for rape. Deportation officers removed Alejandro Piedras-Padilla from the United States to Mexico July 17. "Alejandro Piedras-Padilla attempted to flee justice in Mexico by hiding out in Virginia," said ERO D.C. Field Office Director Liana   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 19 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on July 18, 2024, by Governor Michelle W. Bowman at a research conference entitled "Exploring Conventional Bank Funding Regimes in an Unconventional World", which was co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Atlanta: * * * Earlier this year, we passed the one-year anniversary of the failures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank. The failure of these banks, and the subsequent failure of First Rep  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: DENTON, Texas New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on Jan. 17, 2025, for Hays County, Texas. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to update each floodplain ordinance and adopt these new flood maps. Residents are encouraged to examine the maps to determine if they are in a low-to-moderate   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are encountered at the southern land border of the United States. The lawsuit alleges that Southwest Key, through its employees, has engaged in a pattern or practice of sexual abuse and harassment of unaccompanied children in Southwest Ke  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: An indictment was unsealed yesterday containing criminal charges against the alleged leader of a human smuggling organization responsible for unlawfully bringing thousands of migrants into the United States. Along with the organization, the defendant, who was arrested in Mexico at the request of the United States, has also been designated for financial sanctions by the U.S. Department of th  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: Gentiva, successor to Kindred at Home, has agreed to pay $19.428 million to resolve allegations that Kindred at Home and related entities (Kindred) knowingly submitted false claims and knowingly retained overpayments for hospice services provided to patients who were ineligible to receive hospice benefits under various federal health care programs. Gentiva's h  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending July 13, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 243,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 222,000 to 223,000. The 4-week moving average was 234,750, an increase of 1  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Col. Andrew Katz, now former 47th Flying Training Wing deputy commander and oldest T-1A Jayhawk First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP) at Laughlin, took his final flight with Team XL's youngest and finalT-1A FAIP, Capt. Cory Villarreal, 86th Flying Training Squadron, marking a historical end to a distinguished career. The final flight was onboard Laughlin's T-1A FAIP heritage tai  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Keira Rossman, 47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs Service and dedication run deep in the Air Force, often passed down through generations. Many join the military following the advice of those they personally know-their parents who met in service, relatives who highlight the benefits, or friends who recommend joining together. Yet, what about  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The NATO nations face challenges in defending all alliance territory from aggression, said Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, supreme allied commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command. Cavoli spoke at the Aspen Security Forum on July 18 and said the NATO alliance is in the midst of a major change in focus and readiness. "There is a lot of wor  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 19 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Christina Westover Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - U.S. Army Soldiers with the Veterinary Readiness Activity, Hawaii (VRA, HI) and Airmen from the 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron conduct food safety inspections at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam pier before the food items are uploaded to the USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) ship to be transferred to USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: DENTON, Texas Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Allen Parish, Louisiana. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. The updated maps were produced in coordination with l  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * Disaster Assistance Now Available to Private Nonprofit Organizations in Bailey County * * * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Bailey County following the amendment to President Biden's May 23 major disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. New flight chiefs and flight commanders learned more about their roles and responsibilities in the 49er Flight Leadership Course at Club Holloman on June 9-10, 2024. The two-day course focused on preparing the new flight leaders to be better equipped to handle the daily challenges of their subordinates, ranging from professional development to personal   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document on July 18, 2024, from Commissioner Mike Morath: * * * Subject: 2023-2024 School Year Data Submission Deadline for State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 7 and SPPI 13 in the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) SPP Application Category: SPPI 7 and SPPI 13 Data Collection Next Steps: Share with appropriate local educational agency (LEA) and education service center (ESC) staff The Texas Education Agency (TEA)  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document on July 18, 2024, from Commissioner Mike Morath: * * * Subject: Required Annual Notification of Nondiscrimination Category: Methods of Administration Regarding Access to CTE Programs Next Steps: Post notice prior to the start of school Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in Texas help provide students with the skills needed for in-demand, high wage and high-skill careers. The purpose of this letter   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document on July 18, 2024, from Commissioner Mike Morath: * * * Subject: Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Upgrade Project Category: TSDS PEIMS and Core State Reporting Next Steps: 1) Share with superintendents and TSDS staff 2) Ensure LEA Readiness The Texas Student Data System (TSDS) is a statewide system that modernizes and improves the quality of data collection, management and reporting in Texas education. This c  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The United States would like to see a ceasefire in Gaza, an easing of tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border and a cessation of Houthi aggression in the Red Sea area, said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, who spoke to the media on July 16. The U.S. is working hard to obtain a ceasefire in Gaza, he said, which would allow huma  more

PORTAGE, Michigan, July 19 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on July 17, 2024, in a moderated conversation with Amanda Stratton and Olivia Troye at a political event held at Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum: * * * MS. TROYE: All right. I get to kick this off. It's an honor. I'm here as a conservative, pro-choice woman. And I don't think 10, 5, or even maybe 2 years ago, we would have been talking about reproductive rights in elections, because it was seen as to  more