BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced today that an Assistant U.S. Attorney will serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) and lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Department of Justice's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 5, 2024, general election. The DEO is responsible for overseeing the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * The University's AmeriCorps VISTA Project will receive $1.5 million to place members in positions to support sustainability and food security. * * * BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith on Wednesday, October 16 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to announce a $1.5 million award to fund the university's AmeriCorps VISTA project. This fed  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * Two States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2.5 Billion * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Alabama and Florida's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Alabama is Required to Stop Removals Between Now and Election Day and Must Return Unlawfully Deactivated Voters to Active Voter List * * * A federal court in the Northern District of Alabama has entered an order requiring the State of Alabama and the Alabama Secretary of State to cease a recently-implemented program to remove voters from Alabama's voting rolls between now and the Nov. 5 general ele  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Oct. 18 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: Story by Brooke Nevins, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command On the final day of the Association of the United States Army's Annual Meeting and Exposition, Lt. Gen. Sean. A. Gainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, laid out why USASMDC is the best place to work in the Army. Secretary of the Army Hon. Christine Wormuth recognized the top five comman  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) today issued two separate decisions approving, with conditions, CSX Transportation Inc.'s (CSXT) request for Board authority to acquire and operate the rail line of Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C. (MNBR) that runs approximately 93.7 miles between Burkeville and Myrtlewood, Alabama, and Canadian Pacific Kansas   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Rocket City USA proved to be the perfect location for launching new ideas and connections at the 2024 Trillion Pixel Challenge Workshop Sept. 4 to 5 in Huntsville, Alabama. The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, co-hosted the fourth iteration of this invitation-only event, which brings tog  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Kristen Pittman U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) Chief of Staff Col. Wheeler Manning hosted Mr. Allan McLeod, Director of Life Cycle Management for the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) at USASAC headquarters, Redstone Arsenal, Oct. 17, 2024. The meeting afforded McLeod and his colleagues the opportunity to provide an overview of NSPA's mission and capabilities,  more