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. 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: SEATTLE A building supply company doing business as Builders FirstSource north of the Seattle area violated federal law when it terminated a qualified worker's assignment because of his age and the assumption that he had a physical impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Monday. Assigned by a third-party staffing company, the 67-year-old wo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: SEATTLE Logic Staffing, a based staffing and recruiting agency, violated federal law when it rejected a qualified job applicant who asked for a religious accommodation to attend Friday prayer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed on September 30, 2024. According to the EEOC's suit, Logic Staffing invited the applicant to interview at its Kent, headq  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. After nearly five decades as a training hub for F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots, the 56th Fighter Wing is shifting to exclusively F-35A Lightning II training for the U.S. pilots at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This change will involve updating programs, remodeling infrastructure, and dismantling F-16 equipment to prepare for F-35 operations. The final U.S. F-  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 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: GETTYSBURG, PA - Superintendent Kristina Heister announced today that Zachary Bolitho has been selected as the Deputy Superintendent for Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) and Eisenhower National Historic Site (NHS). Bolitho has worked at Gettysburg NMP and Eisenhower NHS as Division Lead of Resource Stewardship and Planning since 2011. He started his new ass  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Sept. 23-27, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions JMC Electrical Contractor, LLC (07-CA-328088; 373 NLRB No. 113) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583e39eab) Detroit, MI, September 25, 2024. The Board granted the General Counsel's Motion for Default Judgment based on the Respondent's failure to serve its answer on the Charging Party in accordance with the Board's Rules and   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