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

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: The City of Atlanta's former Chief Financial Officer, Jimmie "Jim" A. Beard, has been sentenced to federal prison for a multi-year scheme involving theft of funds, purchase and possession of two machine guns, and obstructing federal tax laws using altered documents and a fake business. "Jim Beard abused the trust and confidence placed in him by the people of the   more

PEORIA, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Peoria, Illinois, man, Paul Jordan Klawer, 34, was sentenced on August 21, 2024, to 42 months in federal prison for threatening a federal judge. Klawer was also order to serve a three-year term of supervised release upon completion of his term of confinement. At the sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins, the government established th  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: The 375th Air Mobility Wing hosted Manpower, Personnel and Services along with Air Force Personnel Center leadership for a tour of Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 26, 2024. Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, Headquarters Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services; Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Temple, HAF Manpower, Personnel and Services senior enlisted leader; Maj. Gen. Jefferso  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

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command He's the man behind the scenes, but without him and others like him, Army Sustainment Command buildings worldwide wouldn't be as well thought out. "You will know if you're in a building that I built, because the bathroom doors open out," said ASC G4 (Logistics) Facilities Management engineer William Ellis. "Why do they open out? Because you don't hav  more