WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: The U.S. Army announced today that it has exceeded fiscal year 2024 recruiting goals for the Active component. The Army will achieve at least 55,300 total accessions for FY24 and will place approximately 11,000 soldiers in the Delayed Entry Program for FY25. By comparison, the Army achieved 50,181 accessions in FY23 and added 4,661 in the Delayed Entry Program. "The U.S. Army's recruiting force achieved   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Today, HHS' Administration for Children and Families' (ACF), through its Office of Community Services, announced the fourth cohort of grant recipients of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot, also known as the Diaper Distribution Pilot. This fourth funding release comes during National Diaper Need Awareness Week and will support a new cohort of seven grant recipients   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 24-1011) on Sept. 27, 2024: * * * On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, causing serious damage to communications infrastructure./1 In recognition of these effects and those to come, President Biden issued an emergency declaration for the State of Florida./2 Pursuant to our authority to waive rules for good cause/3  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: President Biden approved South Carolina's request for an emergency declaration yesterday, enabling FEMA to provide federal resources to the state for emergency protective measures like reimbursement to keep people safe and aid initial response and recovery efforts. FEMA is coordinating a whole of community response to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene while pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of South Carolina to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Helene beginning Sept. 25 and continuing. The President's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the em  more