WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * This Settlement is Part of the FCC's Ongoing Effort to Ensure That the Public Has Reliable 911 Service * * * The Federal Communications Commission today announced a $950,000 settlement with AT&T to resolve an Enforcement Bureau investigation into whether the company violated FCC rules by failing to deliver 911 calls to, and failing to timely notify, 911 call centers in conne  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Investing in America Agenda Will Help Raise the Bar for Energy Efficiency in Buildings Across the Country that will Lower Energy Costs for Americans and Combat Climate Change * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nineteen State and local governments will receiv  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 27, 2024) - National retailer Walmart Inc. and pet product manufacturer The Hartz Mountain Corporation will each pay a civil penalty to settle alleged violations of federal pesticide law at Walmart's Colby, Kansas, location. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Walmart and Hartz Mountain distributed and offered for sale Hartz Ultra-Guard Plus cat flea and tic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) coordinated with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard to select 16 domestic installations that will begin awarding shipments under the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) in September. These installations are located across nine states - Arizona, Califo  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: An Independence, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms. Demarkus Q. Shelton, 44, was charged in a 16-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. Today's indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $14.5 million in the inaugural set of awards through its Innovation in Two-Year College in STEM Education (ITYC) program. The program aims to support potentially transformative projects that will advance innovative, evidence-based practices at two-year colleges nationwide in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. "Community c  more