WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: Barni, a 5-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, an explosives detection canine at San Francisco International Airport, is the winner of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) 2024 Cutest Canine Contest. Last week, TSA held its annual nationwide social media contest on Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook, where the public voted  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 26, 2024) - On Aug. 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 ordered three grocery distributors to stop the sale and distribution of certain Fabuloso household disinfectant products. EPA says that Estancia La Bodega Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri, Pan-Y-Mas of Kansas City, Kansas, and Promex Ltd. of Omaha, Nebraska, distributed cleaning products that were illega  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-07-23-03255) on Aug. 20, 2024, entitled "Kansas's Implemented Electronic Visit Verification System Could Be Improved" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * As required by the 21st Century Cures Act, Kansas uses an Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system to verify that a personal care servi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Kaitlyn Aleong as Instructional Systems Specialist for Mathematics 6-12. Mrs. Aleong earned her Master of Science in Educational Administration and her Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Emporia State University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education  more