WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: ACL is pleased to announce new awards for multiple initiatives that support the implementation of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. The strategy was developed by the advisory councils established by the RAISE Family Caregiving Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act and 15 federal agencies, with extensive input from f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses Somerset, Pa., Oct. 3, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). "As   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service announced today that Direct File will be available for the 2025 tax filing season in double the number of states than last year's pilot, and it will cover a wider range of tax situations, greatly expanding the number of taxpayers eligible to use the free e-filing service. State and eligibility expansion For the 2025 tax filing sea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Sept. 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 225,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 218,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 2  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Oct. 2, 2024, by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri at the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section's Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in the Justice Department held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. I'm Nicole Argentieri, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Head of the Criminal Division. I'  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that more than 30 million taxpayers in 24 participating states will be eligible for Direct File in Filing Season 2025. The average American spends $270 and 13 hours filing their taxes. Through Direct File, made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act, eligible Americans are able file the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: This week, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Biden-Harris Administration secured over $26.7 billion in agricultural market access across the globe for America's farmers, ranchers, fishers, and food manufacturers since taking office. Under President Biden and Vice President Harris's  more