WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * PHILADELPHIA (July 23, 2024) - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Charleston, West Virginia, returned an indictment today charging a West Virginia man with not paying employment taxes and not filing his personal tax returns. According to the indictment, since 1994, Dean Dawson, of Hurricane, owned and operated Real Property Consulting Group LLC, a real estate appraisal business. The indictment charges that from the third quarter of 2018 to 2023, D  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, July 24 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * The small but mighty gadget could help make massive research machines more efficient and enable future industrial applications. It has a pretty fascinating past, as well. * * * A pocket-size gizmo that puts the "pop" in microwave popcorn could soon fuel particle accelerators of the future. The small but mighty device is a magnetron - a  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 24 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Do you get prescriptions at a military pharmacy? If you need to request a refill or a renewal for your prescription, the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal makes it easy. The Defense Health Agency launched the refills feature in late February, and it's already popular with beneficiaries. "Since March, the Military Health System has processed an average of 136,000 refills requested through the MHS GENESIS Patient Porta  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, July 24 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency selects Orbital Insight, Inc., for up to $2 million in pilot funding for Project Aegir through NGA's first Commercial Solutions Opening. Project Aegir is NGA's response to increasing customer requirements for rapid commercial analytics and unclassified intelligence products supporting maritime domain awareness. The CSO solicited commercial techniq  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The White House sent to the Senate on July 23, 2024, the nominations of five individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Lisa T. Ballance, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2027, vice Frances M.D. Gulland, term expired. * Gabriel Escobar, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of Ameri  more