WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: * * * DARPA's "Building an Adaptive and Competitive Workforce" competition awards $750,000 to teams whose educational solutions can help adults' learn complex subjects necessary for national security * * * Six teams received cash prizes from DARPA's "Building an Adaptive and Competitive Workforce" competition. The agency awarded $750,000 to kickstart and refin  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Attendees at AirVenture 2024 will get an up-close look how the Air Force researches, tests and develops major Air Force weapons systems. This year's military organization on center stage is the Air Force Materiel Command. AFMC is responsible for the development, delivery and sustainment of nearly every Air Force weapons system. Displays will highlight the development and transit  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. Sgt. Tyrone Sharp has made a career of focusing on others' well-being as a religious affairs NCO for the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division. When he competed in the division-level Best Squad Competition this past March in California, he was able to take some time to focus on his own personal and professional development. "I volunteer  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Albany - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.75 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bellingham - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.78 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bend-Redmond - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.94 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bremerton-Silverdale - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.66 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Corvallis - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.47 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Eugene - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.86 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Grants Pass - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.27 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Kennewick-Richland - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.19 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Longview - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.40 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Medford - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.34 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner C  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Mount Vernon-Anacortes - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.84 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Olympia-Tumwater - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.12 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.79 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Salem - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.08 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $41.60 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporte  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Spokane-Spokane Valley - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.93 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Walla Walla - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.13 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Wenatchee - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.53 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Yakima - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.34 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 26 -- The California State Auditor issued the following report (No. 2023-107) on July 25, 2024, entitled "Proposition 47 in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties." Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Governor of California, President pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, State Capitol, Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Governor and Legislative Leaders: As directed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, my office conducted an audit of the effects of  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Admera Health LLC has agreed to pay the United States $5,389,648 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying commissions to third party independent contractor marketers in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Admera will pay an additional $147,851 to individual states for claims paid to Admera by state Medicaid programs.  more

SAN DIEGO, California, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Nineteen alleged members of a human smuggling organization have been criminally charged for coordinating the smuggling of dozens of unauthorized migrants into the U.S. from Mexico, mostly aboard personal watercraft via the Pacific Ocean. Nine of the 19 are in custody. A grand jury returned an indictment against fourteen members of the organization, and a c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 26 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Working quickly to bring in additional funding and resources to help fight the rapidly burning Park Fire, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California last night secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the fire burning in Butte County. The fast  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: CALEXICO, Calif. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico West Port of Entry intercepted and seized purple colored fentanyl powder concealed within the spare tire of a truck and dashboard area of a vehicle in two separate smuggling attempts, just a day apart. CBP officers at the Calexico West Port of Entry seized purple fentanyl powder conc  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Cross-agency partnership supports Tribal self-determination, advances accessibility, flexibility and equity for Tribes The Departments of Commerce and the Interior today announced a $240 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to support fish hatcheries that produce Pacific salmon and steelhead, underscoring the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to empowering Tribal Na  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Owl International Inc., Global 1st Flagship,* Irvine, California, is awarded a $20,652,538 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-4204) for the accomplishment of the Inactive Ships Maintenance Pearl Harbor requirement. Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by August 2025. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $4  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole-source, hybrid (fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee) contract for $1,944,082,765 to perform the manufacture and assembly of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U.S. government and Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case requirements. The work will be performed in Tucson  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 25, 2024: * * * Nine Projects Across Seven States Will Support Solar-Powered Production of Hydrogen and Lower Emissions from the Aviation, Food and Beverage, and Other Sectors * * * In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $33 million for nine projects across seven states to advance concentrating solar-thermal (CST) sys  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Report (No. ERR-334) on July 25, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * The milk production segment of the U.S. dairy industry has experienced significant change over the past two decades. This study uses USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) dairy version data (and other USDA data) to examine changes in farm structure, production costs, and technology adoption and to compare dairy farms by size and  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Los Angeles officers apprehended 45 unlawfully present noncitizens who have been convicted for any felony, or misdemeanor crimes related to the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence for alcohol or drugs during a focused effort July 1 through July 12. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds on July 24 at 11:32 p.m. PDT / July 25 2:32 a.m. EDT to assist the state of California in combating the Park Fire burning in Butte County. On July 24, the state of California submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The Particle Data Group has launched an API with the 2024 'Review of Particle Physics,' now celebrating 100K citations over its 67 years in publication. * * * In their quest to understand what matter is made of and how its constituents behave, decay, and transform, particle physicists carry out vast numbers of experiments at increasingly powerful accelerators  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 26 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * What you need to know: Governor Newsom today issued an executive order directing state agencies to urgently address homeless encampments while respecting the dignity and safety of Californians experiencing homelessness. The Governor's order, which follows the Supreme Court's decision in Grants Pass, also urges local governments to use substantial funding provided by the  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Departments of the Interior and Commerce today announced a $240 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to support fish hatcheries that produce Pacific salmon and steelhead, underscoring the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to empowering Tribal Nations and fulfilling the federal government's trust and treaty responsibilities. Fish hatcheries in the Pacific Nort  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Defendants Furthered the Chinese Government's Transnational Repression Campaign Against the Falun Gong by Bribing a Purported IRS Official * * * John Chen, 71, of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Los Angeles, California, and Lin Feng, 44, a PRC citizen and resident of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty to acting as unregistered agents of the PRC and bribing an IRS agent in connection w  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez for the District of New Mexico, Acting Special Agent in Charge Jason T. Stevens of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso, and Chief Patrol Agent Anthony Scott Good of the U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector, announced the unsealing of an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on July 17, 202  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is announcing $50 million in Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) awards to 15 collaborative research projects nationwide to expand participation and access to materials science-focused facilities, education, training and careers. NSF is investing over $50 million in total, which includes awards of over $4 million each to 11 partnering i  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: PUBLIC NOTICE FRESNO, Calif. The Bureau of Reclamation and San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority concluded negotiations for a contract for the repayment of extraordinary maintenance work for the Jones Pumping Plant Excitation Cabinet and Control Panel Refurbishment Project. The $25 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment in the Jones Pumping Plant Excitation Cab  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK RYDER: Thank you, everyone, for being here today. It's my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown Jr. The secretary and the chairman will deliver opening remarks and then have time to take a few questions. Please note that I will moderate those questions and, due to time constraint  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK RYDER: Thank you, everyone, for being here today. It's my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown Jr. The secretary and the chairman will deliver opening remarks and then have time to take a few questions. Please note that I will moderate those questions and, due to time constraints would   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: FRESNO, Calif. Real Time Staffing Services, LLC, doing business as Select Staffing, will pay $500,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. The EEOC brought the lawsuit on behalf of a class of female agricultural workers, including many temporary workers directl  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Join us for our new podcast episode, our summer 2024 round-up, featuring news, updates, and stories from around the agency and the country. Stay informed with the most recent developments and initiatives including: A new oyster hatchery in New EnglandLiving shorelines along coastal South CarolinaA recent report from a salmon task force in Alaska New research into beluga whale feeding habitat  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On July 24, 2024, Meghan Pittman, 29, of Stevenson, Alabama, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment by the Honorable Curtis L. Collier, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Following her imprisonment, she will be on supervised release for five years. As part of the plea a  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * New methods at Sandia reduce time to perform environmental tests on weapons systems * * * Testing weapons and components in a lab-controlled environment has always been at the center of Sandia National Laboratories' mission. Since the U.S. stopped underground explosives tests on weapons in the early 1990s, Sandia has developed other methods to con  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Robert Nichols, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affair The 60th Maintenance Group began training on the U.S. Air Force's first drone aircraft inspection program, July 16-19. This program aims to improve aircraft inspections with the aid of Skydio X2D drones and create a training template to be used by Air Force maintenance units. "(Drone inspec  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Action Taken in Coordination with U.S., Mexican, and Guatemalan Partners Today, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Lopez Human Smuggling Organization (Lopez HSO), a transnational criminal organization (TCO) based in Guatemala. Human smuggling is a federal crime that includes bringing migrants into the United States illegally, as well as unlawfully transporting and harbor  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following speech on July 25, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power at a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event entitled "Development is Digital: Harnessing Technology's Potential for a Better World": * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Thank you so much, Mr. President. So, I will say a word in a second about my time here at Carnegie. But let me just start by saying in my day, we were not called Junior Fel  more