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. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense announced today the award of a $71,157,977 grant as the federal share of a larger $88,969,971 project to Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas, from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, that replaces the existing school at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The project will address facility capacity and condition deficiencies that placed Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas as the 51s  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

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson today announced awards totaling $16,231,466 in Department of Justice grants to support public safety efforts in the District of Nevada. The grants were awarded by the Department's Office on Violence Against Women. "These grant awards will be used to support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating viole  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs, 805th Combat Training Squadron NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis (ShOC-N), executed the Capstone 24A event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 24 - 28, 2024. The Department of the Air Force, major commands, and Air Force centers use t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. California's 2025 water year begins with relatively good conditions in major Central Valley Project reservoirs, with 7.43 million acre-feet of water in storage, about 120% of the 15-year average. Shasta, the anchor of the CVP and California's largest reservoir, is at a robust 2.78 million acre-feet of water, 113% of the 15-year average. The water year annually   more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: The 2024 Pacific Region Cadet Competition results look familiar. with the top two 2023 performers again leading the field. The Washington Wing cadet team, hailing from the Overlake Composite Squadron, took first place, followed by the Alaska Wing entry from the Kodiak Island Composite Squadron -- just like last year. In 2023 both teams also came in second and third -- though in reverse ord  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