JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Col. Angelina Maguinness, the 17th Training Wing commander ad Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, reviewed a Basic Military Training graduation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Sept. 5, and invited honorary commanders to experience trainees becoming Airmen and Guardians. The 17th Training Wing is composed of the 17th Training Group, 517th Trainin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: TUCSON, Ariz. Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis today announced $236 million in funding allocations from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to support wildland fire management into fiscal year 2025 across the nation. The funding will help reduce risk from wildfires, support improved wildland firefighter training, expand efforts to rehabilitate burned areas in collab  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 11 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Arizona State Senator John Kavanagh is calling on Attorney General Kris Mayes to launch an investigation into the public comment policy implemented by the City of Surprise after an activist was arrested during heated testimony at a city council meeting last month. According to local media reports and video of a Surprise City Council meeting on August 20, a citizen criti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Tucson, Ariz. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), will hold a moment of silence on Wednesday, September 11th honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks. Arizona ports of entry will pause all inbound and outbound vehicle and pedestrian traffic at 5:46 a.m. on Wednesday for a moment of silence. Expect minor delays and pla  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Centers of Excellence (COE) have now been at the forefront of innovation for two decades. In this guest blog, Rebecca Medina, Director of the Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) Office of University Programs, and others reflect on how our institutions of higher learning have impacted the nation. View Original "Mapping 20  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * Event commemorating this remarkable conservation success story was held today at Bass Pro Shops in Mesa * * * Governor Katie Hobbs and officials from the Arizona Game and Fish Departmentjoined Kasey Velasquez, chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe and other conservation partners today at a special event at which Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced removal of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 28-RC-342877) by Region 28 Director Cornele A. Overstreet: * * * AZTECH PLASTERING, LLC Employer and OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' & CEMENT MASONS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 797, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION I. SUMMARY On May 23, 2024, Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons' International Association, Local 797 (the Petitioner) filed a petition to represent certain employees, inc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Funding for the Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Supports the Next Generation of America's Scientific Workforce * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 91 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $138 million in funding for research covering a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, fusion energy, and quantum. These a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Sept. 9, 2024, the nominations of 10 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Ben Cardin, of Maryland, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-ninth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Jeffrey R. Moreland, term expired. Elizabeth C. Coombe, of New York, t  more