SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California posted the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of a warrant authorizing the seizure of 41 internet domains used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies to commit computer fraud and abuse in the United States. As an example of the Department's commitment to public-private operational collaboration to disrupt such adversarie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: CDC has confirmed two human cases of H5 bird flu from specimens submitted by California. The cases occurred in people with occupational exposure to infected dairy cows. An investigation led by California is ongoing. The identification of H5 in people with exposure to infected animals is not unexpected and does not change CDC's risk  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey California Water Science Center issued the following report (No. 2024-5042) on Sept. 26, 2024, entitled "Groundwater Quality Near the Placerita Oil Field, California, 2018". The report was written by Jennifer S. Stanton, Matthew K. Landon, David H. Shimabukuro, Justin T. Kulongoski, Andrew G. Hunt, Peter B. McMahon, Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Robert Anders and Theron A. Sowers. * * * Groundwater-quality data and   more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) recently joined representatives from higher education, including Columbia University, government officials from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Air Force Research Laboratory as well as tech industry guests and moderators from Google, Bloomberg, Fortune and venture capital at the Roadrunner Technology Forum in  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * After detailed evaluation of those studies, the agency expects to select one concept in 2026 to proceed with construction, for a launch in 2032. * * * Two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space were selected by NASA for additional review, the agency announced Thursday. Each proposal team will receive $5 million to conduct  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo has completed several key milestones, culminating in sending a signal to Mars' farthest distance from Earth. * * * NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration broke yet another record for laser communications this summer by sending a laser signal from Earth to NASA's Psyche spacecraft about 290 million miles (460 mill  more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2024: By Stephanie Turza Gathered in a Laboratory auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 25, a dozen Livermore postdocs used three minutes and a single slide to answer the question "Why is my research important?" Lab trivia, guest appearances from previous Research SLAM! winners and thematic walk-up music for each of the finalists added to the festive atmosphere   more

MENLO PARK, California, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news brief on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * This research advances our understanding of Earth's deep interior and exoplanets, opening new research avenues in Earth and planetary sciences. * * * By Ali Sundermier Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have revealed new details about Earth's core-mantle boundary and similar regions found in exoplanets. The t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Immigration and Customs Enforcement has provided notice of its intent to the GEO Group, Inc. for the Adelanto ICE Processing facility in Adelanto, California, to extend the current task order to December 19, 2024. The extension allows the agency to maintain readiness while planning future use of the facility. The ability for the agency to remove individuals to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration awarded $44,553,338 in grants for the expansion and/or improvement of state Veterans' cemeteries during fiscal year 2024. These grants help deliver timely and accessible burial and memorial services to Veterans. The cemeteries receiving grants include California, Georgia, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mon  more