WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY EA-Baker Partners JV, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect-engineer services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 25, 2029. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-24-D-0019). Massma  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Gauss Management Research and Engineering Inc., Ogden, Utah (FA8003-24-D-0015); Luna Labs USA LLC, Charlottesville, Virginia (FA8003-24-D-0016); TransTecs Corp., Wichita, Kansas (FA8003-24-D-0017); Frontier Technology Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0018); SelectTech Services Corp., Dayton, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0019); Boston Engineering Corp., Waltham, Massachusetts (FA8003-24-D-0020); SynapseM  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 31 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release: * * * Wisconsin's Registered Apprenticeship and Certified Pre-Apprenticeship Programs Get Boost from Funding * * * The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has been awarded $1,013,753 to expand Wisconsin Apprenticeship. Wisconsin was one of 46 states to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Labor's $39 million investment in apprenticeship programs. "Thank you to U.S  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- President Biden issued the following statement on July 29, 2024, on protecting 600,000 Teamster pensions: * * * As of today, over 600,000 Teamster workers and retirees have pensions protected from devastating cuts. They earned those pensions after working for decades. And now they can retire with dignity. This didn't happen by accident. It's because my Administration is keeping our commitment to America's workers. Today's action protects the pensions of 70,000 workers   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 31 (TNSres) -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: BERWYN, ILL. - State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, was among 39 lawmakers chosen to participate in a prestigious leadership training program that annually identifies and assists promising state leaders in the Midwest. Rashid will meet with fellow lawmakers from Illinois and 10 other Midwestern states and four Canadian provinces on August 23-27 in Madison, Wisconsin for the Council of Sta  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: MARINETTE Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Nantucket (LCS 27), was delivered to the U.S. Navy, July 29. Nantucket was accepted from Lockheed Martin at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. Delivery follows the successful completion of Acceptance Trials in December 2023. Nantucket will commission later this year, and will be homeported in Mayport, Florida. The LCS-class c  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 30, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Keep Children and Families Safely Together and Supported - The White House hosts a convening on transforming child welfare and announces new policy to prevent family separation due to poverty The President and Vice President believe every child should have the opportunity to reach their full potential and grow up in a safe and loving home with their  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Christopher S. Wilson, 28, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 4 years of s  more