ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Brittany Lauro, 349th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 349th Air Mobility Wing celebrates its 81st Birthday on Oct. 23, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The wing's predecessor unit the 349th Troop Carrier Group was established on Oct. 23, 1943, at Sedalia Army Airfield, Missouri. In 1969, the wing moved to its current location at Travis AFB. The Air Force   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 24, 2024, entitled "Oregon Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Oregon had 114,000 job openings in August 2024, compared to 106,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Oregon was   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 24, 2024, entitled "Washington Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Washington had 169,000 job openings in August 2024, compared to 161,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Was  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Sarah Soto-Taylor, of Sacramento, has been appointed Undersecretary of the Government Operations Agency, where she has been Deputy Secretary for Business Transformation and Strategic Development since 2019. Soto-Taylor was Senior Consultant at Covered California from 2014 to 2019, where she was Deputy Director   more

MONTEREY, California, Oct. 25 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: A pair of Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master's Program alums spent more than two years taking on a kind of modern-day equivalent of the Pirates of the Caribbean. U.S. Coast Guard officers Joshua Gilbert (Master's cohort 1801/1802) and Scott Troutman (Master's cohort 1103/1104) were chosen to work on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security joint task   more

DORAL, Florida, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Southern Command issued the following news release: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded approximately 9,690 pounds of cocaine and 5,490 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $115 million, in their homeport of St. Petersburg, Wednesday. In addition to the contraband, Resolute's crew previously transferred five suspected smugglers ashore to face federal prosecution by the U.S. Department of J  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By AJ Pulkkinen, MyCG writer The Commandant and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard just kicked off a series of in-person Service Readiness and Culture conversations with the workforce. "Culture happens in the small spaces. Culture isn't something you see," said Admiral Linda Fagan during the inaugural event with Sector Miami. "It's something you feel, like the wind. When you exper  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On September 30, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California sentenced Robert Pooley to 24 months of imprisonment, 36 months of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment. On May 24, 2024, a Federal jury in the same court found Pooley guilty of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to tandem skydivi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: STERLING, Va. A California woman, and Global Entry trusted traveler member, was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered a cache of dangerous drugs in her baggage. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police officers charged Taylor Alexandra Trautloff, 27, of Los Angeles, on fe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The "Can You See Me Now?" fall and winter safety campaign officially kicked off at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Oct. 17, with the giveaway of safety gear such as flashlights, reflective armbands and blinking marker lights for workers as they entered the shipyard. PSNS & IMF senior leaders, union leaders and safety advocates handed out safety items to workers coming in the gates for  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, Central District of California, granted, in relevant part, the CFTC's motion for default judgment and entered final judgment against , a Chinese citizen, for engaging in a fictitious sales scheme. The court's July 31 and Aug. 20 orders require Bao to pay a $260,140 civil monetary pena  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for various meat and poultry products that were illegally imported from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. FSIS is continuing to investigate how these products entered the country. The following products are subject to the public health alert, regardles  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In 2023, net firm migration, at 503 firms, was highest in Florida, as 1,000 firms moved into the state and 497 left the state. By contrast, net firm migration was lowest in California, which had 601 firms move into the state and 1,134 firms leave the state, resulting in a net loss of 533 firms. Over the last 30 years, Florida has generally been a   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "The Biden-Harris Administration continues to advance projects that are modernizing the transportation sector and improving access, efficiency, and safety for all travelers," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "With this latest round of funding, we're helping states across the country develop the innovative, multimodal solutions that will make travel on   more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has accepted Nightwatch, the first digital product developed and produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The acceptance of the digital product -- or software or firmware set to be integrated into the nuclear stockpile -- was celebrated with a recent ceremonial "stamping" event, marking its compl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * 24 Attorneys General Call on Ninth Circuit to Allow Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today that she has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho. The brief urges the United States Court of Appeals for   more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/dkt-220_amicus-brief-of-ca-ny-et-al-in-supp-us-govt_usa-v-idaho_9th-cir-en-banc.pdf?rev=d5170b7e6bbe484090f134e6fea2d50d&hash=9CAF23957D2440EF9760664DD0880F15) in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The predictive model results can help members of the public, water suppliers and regulators understand the potential for PFAS contamination, guide future studies and inform strategic planning for water resources. USGS scientists are the first to report national estimates of PFAS occurrence in untreated groundwater that supplies water to public and private wells. This research   more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 25 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapters of New York State's Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. In 1880, the first eight Game Protectors proudly began serving to protect the natural resources and people of New  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA science community, for the benefit of all. The agency's Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries awards provide support for the sustainable development of tools freely available to everyone and critical for the goals of the agency's Science Mission Directorate. "We received   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- NASA issued the following news release: In fiscal year 2023, NASA investments supported 66,208 jobs in the state of California, generated $18.5 billion in economic output and $1 billion in tax revenue to the state's economy. Overall, NASA generated an estimated $9.5 billion in federal, state, and local taxes throughout the United States. NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California is one of three NASA centers in the state that contributes to this econ  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: PORT HUENEME, California Among the flurry of fleet activities in the recent Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in Hawaii was a milestone that Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) spearheaded the first demonstration firing of a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from a U.S. Navy destroyer. Working under a compressed timeline, NSWC PHD and its par  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The White House issued the following news release: The President is announcing his intent to nominate two individuals to federal district courts--both of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President's promise to ensure that the nation's courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country--both in terms of personal and professional backgro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Stanley Kirk Burrell, which is Hammer's birth name, was also in the Navy. He served in Patrol Squadron 47 at Naval Air Station Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. He also deployed to Okinawa, Japan. His squadron flew the P-3A Orion aircraft. The Orion, first introduced in1962, is a four-engine, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft. Hammer attained the rank of petty officer 3rd cla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Oct. 24, 2024: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN Secretary Blinken is on travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Kingdom from October 21-25, 2024. 11:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) 12:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Oct. 25, 2024: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN Secretary Blinken is on travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Kingdom from October 21-25, 2024. 9:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Azmi Mikati in London, United Kingdom. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) 10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Lo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Since the first case of H5N1 was confirmed in cattle, USDA and HHS have led a whole-of-government approach to rapidly respond to the outbreak. In response to the recent spread of H5N1 in lactating dairy cows to California and the resulting human cases and the human cases in Washington resulting from an outbreak among poultry, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness issued the following news: Today, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is announcing the creation of the National Youth Homelessness Partnership to elevate the voice of youth with lived and learned expertise of homelessness in federal and national efforts to prevent and end homelessness and enhance collaboration toward a shared purpose. The partnership brings together federal agencies, national homelessness org  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces $110 Million in Awards from ARPA-H's Sprint for Women's Health to Accelerate New Discoveries and Innovation President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden created the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research to fundamentally change how our nation approaches and funds women's health research. Despite making up more than half the population, women ha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * President Biden Touts Historic Support for Indian Country and Transformation of the Nation-to-Nation Relationship with Tribal Nations Tomorrow, at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, President Biden will outline his record of transformative investment in Indian Country and relationships with Tribal Nations, advancing Tribal sovereignty and self-determination, respecting Native cult  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: On Monday, October 21st, President Biden held an East Room ceremony at the White House to present the 2022 and 2023 National Medals of Arts and the 2022 and 2023 National Humanities Medals. The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists, arts patrons, and groups by the United States Government and honors exemplary individuals and organizations that have advanced the arts in America and   more