JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is fielding the Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control platform at five more bases after three years of successful initial testing here. AFIMSC awarded a $20 million contract to Simplesense, Inc., Nov. 18 to provide the low-rate initial production and install. The installations sla  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders presented her balanced budget to the Joint Budget Committee of the Arkansas Legislature. The full letter the Governor sent to the Committee can be found here (https://governor.arkansas.gov/governor-sanders-delivers-her-balanced-budget/) and below. Dear Co-Chairs Rice and Wardlaw: Arkansas' fiscal discipline is strong. While California   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring November 20, 2024, as "Transgender Day of Remembrance." The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below. PROCLAMATION California joins people across the country and around the world honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance today. As we commemorate the lives tragically lost to bigotry and violence a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Projects in Georgia, California, and Arizona aim to strengthen America's leadership in cutting-edge substrate technology for critical industries like AI Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) is entering negotiations to invest up to $300 million in advanced packaging research projects in Georgia, California, and Arizona to accelerate the development of   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Lincoln Retirement Villa violated federal overtime requirements * * * Employer: Lincoln Retirement Villa LLC 41040 Lincoln Street Fremont, CA 94538 Investigation findings: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found the assisted living facility for seniors failed to properly account and pay for all overtime hours worked by 20 employ  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Esdras Joel Garcia De La Rosa (28, Los Angeles, CA) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. De La Rosa faces up to life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agre  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. At Fort Hunter Liggett, Army Community Service (ACS) and the American Red Cross collaborate to support military personnel and their families, providing essential resources during times of need. This partnership highlights both organizations' dedication to resilience and readiness, offering a robust network of support for service members, veterans, and the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Two Honduran men were convicted on Monday by a federal jury for their roles in a scheme to illegally smuggle Honduran nationals into the United States. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Hennessy Devon Cooper Zelaya, 30, and Rudy Jackson Hernandez, 37, conspired with at least six others to bring Honduran nationals from Honduras to the United States. In February 2  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Secretary issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Larry Dulay Itliong, Philip Vera Cruz, Peter Gines Velasco honored for courage, perseverance * * * Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and the U.S. Department of Labor today paid tribute to Larry Dulay Itliong, Philip Vera Cruz and Peter Gines Velasco, who led farmworkers to organize and stand up against powerful grape industry growers while fighting for higher wa  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: The Department of Energy's (DOE) High-Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) program recently announced the funding of $4 million for 10 new projects, including three collaborations involving Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) aimed at improving carbon capture, energy savings and CO2 reduction. In a partnership of LLNL, First Light Solutions  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: In 2019, the High Energy Density Science (HEDS) Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) launched its postdoctoral fellowship program, welcoming one new scientist annually to come and conduct research for a two-year term. HEDS fellows are encouraged to pursue their own research agenda as it relates to the study of matter and energy under extr  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 22 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he along with a bipartisan coalition of his fellow state attorneys general, and the United States Department of Justice are proposing a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers. "This proposal marks an important step toward restoring fai  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the arrest of HENRY YAU for charges in connection with a scheme to commit identity theft, convert government records, and dis  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawfully maintained search engine monopoly and revive competition for the benefit of consumers. In December 2020, the Nebraska Department of Justice joined a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Six national laboratories and eight universities will seek to increase the supply diversity of electric vehicle batteries and relieve supply chain concerns * * * A $50 million consortium will develop sodium-ion batteries that will be a more sustainable and lower-cost alternative to lithium-ion technology and begin to foster an industrial ecosystem for sodium-ion   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Oregon State University professor David Mellinger and Doug Batson from the Oregon Coast Aquarium prepare the Seagliders for deployment off the coast of Oregon in mid-September. They were aboard the Oregon Coast Aquarium's vessel, the R/V Gracie Lynn. Photo courtesy Genece Grisby, Oregon Coast Aquarium. Three small autonomous underwater gliders called Seagliders crisscrossed the ocean off the O  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries has been deploying observers onto U.S. fishing vessels for the past three decades as part of the Pacific Islands Region Observer Program. Observers collect data on fishermen's effort and catch, as well as incidental, or unintentional, interactions with protected species like sea turtles and marine mammals. But the program wouldn't be where it is today without the pioneering obser  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Edgar Nava, Space Systems Command Public Affairs EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFNS) -- In 2022, Space Systems Command formally partnered with the University of Southern California as part of the USSF's University Partnership Program via a Memorandum of Understanding. "Partnering to win is a key component of ensuring space superiority. It is an indispensable pre-requisite to the success of the Joint Force," said Col. Matthew Spen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: DENVER The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 36 projects to receive a total of $3.3 million in federal funding to enhance water efficiency across the Western United States. The funding, provided through the Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects program, will support initiatives such as the installation of flow measurement or automation systems, canal lining to reduce seepage, a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: On October 30, 2024, and again on November 8, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) expanded the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata; Medfly) quarantine area in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, designated the Fremont quarantine. On October 31, APHIS and CDFA established an   more