SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Building upon a concept tested in last summer's Mobility Guardian 2023 and the first iteration of Bamboo Eagle earlier this year, AMC further tested and advanced its Maneuver Battle Management capabilities during Exercise Bamboo Eagle (24-3), which executed over the Easten Pacific Ocean and across the Western United States, Aug. 5-9, 2024. "The Maneuver Battle Management system serves as a relay   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) Finds Historic High Unionization in Clean Energy Sector, Growth in Clean Energy Jobs in Every State * * * Spurred by the Biden-Harris Administration's record investments in climate, clean energy, and manufacturing, clean energy employment increased by 142,000 jobs in 2023, accounting for more than half of new energy sector jobs and g  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following agency statement on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * We are excited to announce new Mortgage Partnership Finance(R) (MPF(R)) Traditional conventional pricing to help support low and very low-income households. The enhanced pricing is designed to reach more borrowers in your communities. * Improved pricing for loans with borrower income at or below 80% of Area Med  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: In support of its mission to provide liquidity to members and support affordable housing and community development, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) is proud to announce an increase of $1.5 million for its Community First(R) Housing Counseling Resource Program (HCRP) for the current program year. In 2024, a total of $3.5 mil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-18-22-09009) on Aug. 15, 2024, entitled "Illinois MMIS and E&E System Had Adequate Security Controls in Place, but Some Improvements Are Needed" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit HHS OIG is conducted a series of audits of State Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMISs) and Eligibility a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * TBJ Drywall & Taping Inc. Agrees to Repay $718,000 in Unpaid Wages * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today reached a settlement with TBJ Drywall & Taping Inc. (TBJ), a construction company based in Elgin, Illinois. The settlement resolves allegations TBJ misclassified employees and failed to pay $718,000 in overtime wages to hundreds of current and former employees. "My office is pr  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the higher education non-profit VentureWell have selected 11 winners and five honorable mentions in the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge, who are set to receive prizes totaling $160,000. The awards will be presented to the winning teams on Oct. 25, 2024, during the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has made five awards totaling $75 million to support the creation of five biofoundries that will spur innovation, provide tools and technologies to researchers nationwide, and help advance biology, biotechnology, and the broader science, technology, engineering and mathematics enterprise. NSF BioFoundries are integrated facilities that enable researchers to r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Two foreign nationals are charged by indictment, unsealed today, with being part of a years-long conspiracy to perpetrate "swatting" attacks and bomb threats against U.S. victims that included senior government officials. Thomasz Szabo, 26, of Romania, and Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia, are each charged with one count of conspiracy, 29 counts of threats an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is investing $15 million to connect underserved and small-acreage forest landowners with emerging climate markets. This funding is thanks to forest landowner support provisions in President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. In total, nine proposals across 14 states were selected to receive funding. The announcement comes in addition to  more