WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Grand Forks, ND. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations would like to announce dates for an upcoming Global Entry enrollment event to be held at the CBP office in Grand Forks, North Dakota. During the enrollment event, CBP will conduct interviews for conditionally approved Global Entry applicants. Global Entry is a voluntary expedited  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Anthony Nunez-Pellicer, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation has has awarded Grand Sky a federal grant of $11 million through the Defense Community Infrastructure Program. The Defense Community Infrastructure Program addresses deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: DENVER On August 9, 2024, the Utah Enhanced State Hazard Mitigation Plan was approved by FEMA Region 8, marking a significant milestone for the state of Utah. Utah is the fourth state in Region 8 to become enhanced, joining Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota, and the sixteenth state in the nation to achieve the enhanced designation. The Utah Department of  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

FARGO, North Dakota, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota Mac Schneider today issued the following statement on the passing of Lynn Crooks, a former long-time federal prosecutor with the United States Attorney's Office: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota is mourning the loss of Lynn Crooks, a beloved colleague to ma  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Stoked by Canada's warmest and driest conditions in decades, extreme forest fires in 2023 released about 640 million metric tons of carbon, NASA scientists have found. That's comparable in magnitude to the annual fossil fuel emissions of a large industrialized nation. NASA funded the study as part of its ongoing mission to understand our changing planet.The research team used satellite observat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The National Security Agency Central Security Service issued the following news: Last month, National Security Agency (NSA) affiliates traveled to North Dakota's Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation to teach Native high school students about programming, cybersecurity, and robotics. Dr. Adam Tagert from Research and Dr. Nathan BrownEagle from Cybersecurity attended NSA Day, the final day of the Sandia National Laboratory-sponsored camp at Turtle Mountain Community College   more