FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SAN DIEGO, Calif. Army dominated against Air Force to secure gold for the Armed Services Women's Rugby Championship here July 13 with a score of 27-5. During the only Armed Forces women's competition where all five service branches have their own teams, they met in 10 matches that lasted 14 minutes each over two days. Air Force took silver, with Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guar  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- 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 Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $1,456,019,386 modification (P00086) to a previously awarded fixed-priced-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost contract (N0001918C1037). This modification procures nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (four for the Navy and five for Japan), to include over and above support. Work will be performed in Saint Augustine,  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Carpenter Contractors of America faces $161K in proposed penalties * * * FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - For the second time in five years, the U.S. Department of Labor has found a Winter Haven contractor allowed employees to do roof work without adequate protection exposing workers to falls, one of the construction industry's deadliest hazards. The department's Oc  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 20 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The state's seasonally adjusted June 2024 unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from May's revised rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.1 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed decreased 924 over the month to 5,079,026 and increased 18,096 over the year  more