WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Proposed CHIPS Investment Would Enable End-to-End Chip Production to Occur in the United States While Creating 2,000 Jobs in Arizona Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Amkor Technology, Inc. have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $400 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses Brunswick, Maine, July 26, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced from the Brunswick Farmers Market today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for Americ  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: TECATE, Calif. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Tecate Port of Entry conducting K-9 operations discovered 133.11 pounds of methamphetamine concealed within a toolbox and canopy bag in a truck. CBP officers seized methamphetamine they found hidden in the canopy bag of a truck. On July 17 at approximately 5:58 p.m., CBP officers conducting pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- 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 Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $325,000,000 ceiling increase modification (P00010) to previously awarded contract FA8672-19-D-0001 for the StormBreaker(r) Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II, GBU-53/B). The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract from $275,000,000 to $600,000,000. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Defense Innovation Unit, which stood up in 2015, has proven that it can help solve military problems with commercial technology and make a difference on the battlefield, said, Doug Beck, director of DIU and senior advisor to the defense secretary. The focus now at DIU is to deliver to the warfighter those most critical solutions at speed and scale to achieve true strategic effect, said Beck, who spoke at the A  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Brazilian fugitive wanted by Brazilian authorities to face criminal charges for raping a vulnerable minor in his home country. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 23-year-old noncitizen July 23 near his residence in Framingham. U.S. Border Patrol arrested the Braz  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Senior Judge David C. Guaderrama of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas entered an order on July 9, assessing monetary relief totaling over $31 million against and his company . The order requires Tinoco and Kikit & Mess, both formerly of El Paso, Texas, to pay, jointly and severally, $6,203,792.18 in res  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - In June, Cmdr. Charles R. Lux, 43, earned the Meritorious Service Medal for coordination of all aspects of foreign ship visits to the Hawaiian Islands, Wake Island, and American Samoa from May 2022 to June 2024 as the Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) foreign ship liaison officer (FSLO). The medal is the highest non-combat related medal or award a military member can rece  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves, 355th Wing Public Affairs Special Warfare Team-3, from the 48th Rescue Squadron executed a Full Mission Profile at the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Gila Bend Ariz., July 18-19, 2024. "Training missions like this one at Gila Bend sharpen our warriors and desensitize them to the stressors of combat," said the 48th Rescue Squadron command  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure webs  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The White House issued the following readout of a briefing on July 25, 2024, with southwest business leaders: * * * On Thursday, July 25, the White House welcomed small business owners and leaders of local business organizations from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah for a discussion with senior officials on the Biden-Harris Administration's actions to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up. More than 40 individuals representing small businesses  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that a Madison woman has been sentenced to federal prison in connection with fentanyl trafficking. Alexis K. Davis, 28, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 4 1/2 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute an  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Yoshi R. Walker, 26, New Brighton, Minnesota, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 6 years in federal prison for attempting to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised rele  more