BUCKLEY AFB, Colorado, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Buckley Air Force Base (460th Space Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Jordan Thompson, Space Base Delta 2 Buckley Space Force Base leadership participated in a Vietnam veterans pinning ceremony at the local Chapter 3 of the Retired Enlisted Association in Aurora, Colorado, on September 4, 2024. This ceremony, a significant part of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, a program authorized by Congress, establi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R48174) on Sept. 10, 2024, by librarian Susan G. Groux: * * * Constitution and Citizenship Day Speech Resources: Fact Sheet Contents Introduction ... 1 Legislative History ... 2 Selected Speeches/Remarks ... 2 Selected Presidential Proclamations and Remarks ... 3 Related CRS Products ... 3 Educational Resources ... 4 Statistics ... 4 Contacts Author Information ... 4 * * * Introd  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, released an interim staff report detailing the Committee's 14-month investigation into the Global Engagement Center (GEC) for federally funded censorship of small domestic businesses. In Case You Missed It: "Embattled State Department office skirted mandate in f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: * Ben Cardin, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-ninth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations * Dan Sullivan, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-ninth Session of the General Assembly of t  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 6, 2024, to Project Syndicate: * * * How to Make the Most of the Kursk Gambit By Samuel Charap and Charles A. Kupchan Ukraine's bold incursion (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukraines-gamble) into Russia's Kursk region gives the country a much-needed breakthrough on the battlefield, and represents yet another setback for the Kremlin. Yet the operation is not a military game-chang  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Dialogue Vanderbilt is partnering with the Aspen Institute's Weave Project to bring Robert Putnam to campus to explore "How to Heal a Divided America." Putnam warned about social isolation and its destructive impact on society in his 2020 book Bowling Alone. Almost 25 years later, he will visit Vanderbilt to scrutinize what he believes to be a "deepening and intensifying of that trend" during a conversation with  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 [Category: National Defense] -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: Editor's note: This article by Patricia Kime originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and veteran community. The U.S. military spends $1.24 billion each year to address obesity in the ranks, but Defense Department policies have been slow to adopt weight management treatments, including therapies and medications such as Wegovy or Zepbo  more