FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: GERMANY The United States Army's Intermediate Level Education (ILE), part of the Command and General Staff Officers Course, is a challenging and necessary requirement for field grade officers' career progression. The workload can be daunting, but for a number of students, including U.S. Army Major Jeevan Bhatta, it is a time that provided opportunities for growth, reflection, and   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama issued the following news release: On September 12, 2024, a federal jury in Birmingham, Alabama convicted 32-year-old Michael Roman Black, a resident of Hueytown, Alabama, on charges of threatening to murder and soliciting the murder of a federal prosecutor, and for making false statements to a federal agent, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin P. Davidson for the Middle District of Ala  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Civilian Leadership Development School awarded 35 Associates of Science in Department of the Air Force Leadership and Management degrees to graduates of the Civilian Associate Degree Program at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Sept. 12, 2024. CADP is a program offered exclusively to Department of the Air Force civil servants and gives them the opportunity to earn an Associates   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Governor Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $42 million for "last-mile" high-speed internet projects in 23 Alabama counties. The latest Capital Projects Fund grants will cover 2,347 miles and provide broadband availability to more than 15,000 households, businesses and community anchor institutions in the state that currently do not have access to high-speed internet. "With these latest grants, Alabama take  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers spearheaded a 24-State coalition in filing a comment that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. The regulation attempts to impose an electric truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers--including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as o  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. That regulation illegally attempts to impose an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers -- including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as one day p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-125) on Sept. 9, 2024, entitled "Alabama-Mississippi District: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * During the week of July 8, 2024, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Birmingham Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and Mail Processing Annex (MPA) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC and MPA. The delivery units included the Center Point Branch, B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-125-1-R24) on Sept. 9, 2024, entitled "Center Point Branch, Center Point, Alabama: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-129-R24) on Sept. 9, 2024, entitled "Efficiency of Operations at the Birmingham Processing and Distribution Center and Mail Processing Annex, Birmingham, Alabama." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-125-2-R24) on Sept. 9, 2024, entitled "Northport Post Office, Northport, Alabama: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-125-3-R24) on Sept. 9, 2024, entitled "Tuscaloosa Post Office, Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspecto  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a comment letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The regulation, which stems from a 2020 executive order signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, attempts to force an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operato  more