WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Materiel Command held an AcqDemo Ask-Me-Anything, Nov. 20, providing greater insight to the upcoming Acquisition Demonstration Project expansion slated for June 2025. Senior leader panelists from across the command answered questions related to the upcoming change, which will impact 25,000 civilian employees comma  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Administrative Fines The Commission made public five closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Administrative Fine Search System. AF 4696 Committee to Elect Marcus Jones and Marcus Jones, in official capacity as treasurer. The Commission made a final deter  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from ChargePoint and 20 collaborators: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: Regulation 118269-23 * * * We urge the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to finalize guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refuelin  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- In a bracing speech to Air Force Academy cadets who are the service's future leaders, Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Nov. 12, did not mince words about the qualities necessary for strong leadership and why capable, insightful, moral leaders are more essential than ever in defense of the nation. "I have been working for the last three a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02) and John Larson (D-Conn.-01) on Friday led 18 Members of Congress in pushing for new legislation to improve the health and safety of military housing. In 2023, the Army found mold in more than 2,000 of its facilities after a service-wide inspection. That same year, the U.S. Governmen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected Sierra Lobo, Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, to provide for test operations, test support, and technical system maintenance activities at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The NASA Stennis Test Operations Contract is fixed-price, level-of-effort contract that has a value of approximately $47 million. The performance period begins July 1, 2025, and extends three years, with a one-year base period   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 1, 2024, from the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry. Here are excerpts: * * * Docket Number: NTIA-2024-0002 To: U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20230 Re: NTIA Re  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 37 of his colleagues and the U.S. Department of Justice have recommended a plan to resolve Google's anticompetitive conduct and promote fair competition in the internet search and advertising markets. The proposed final judgment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, marks the most recent development in a lawsuit dating to 2020  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- The Ohio Society of CPAs issued the following commentary on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Agility in Fraud Risk Management Amid Evolving Threats By James H. Rumph "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." This quote, which some attribute to Charles Darwin, points to the importance of agility for survival. In today's rapidly evolving landscape, fraud risk management agility has never been more impo  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- The Ohio Society of CPAs issued the following news: By Jessica Salerno-Shumaker For professionals navigating a changing business environment, one CPA said accountants shouldn't be afraid to embrace change while feeling confident about their expertise. "Accountants don't like change historically, but I think we have to come to the realization that we've got to change," said Dave Krebs, CPA, chief visionary officer at CPA Advisory Group. "Because the tax return is be  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: As first reported in POLITICO Morning Money, U.S. Representatives Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Young Kim (CA-40) introduced the Strengthening Exports Against China Act (H.R. 10196), a bipartisan bill to promote U.S. competitiveness in emerging technologies and counter export subsidies provided by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Currently, the China and Transformational Exports Program (CTEP), which aims to coun  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) joined Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, in sending a bipartisan letter(link is external) to the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) urging the Pentagon to establish an OnRamp Hub in North Carolina to bolster the state's defense innovation ecosystem. Representatives Deborah Ross, Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: AKRON, OH U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) issued the following statement on the recent death of Ohio Sen. Kirk Schuring: "Kirk Schuring was a dedicated legislator, public servant, family man, and champion for Stark County. Serving with Kirk was a pleasure and he was known as a reliable leader who found a way to work across the aisle, and in support of his constituents everyday. "His principled  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on Nov. 15, 2024, by Sanjay Wadhwa, acting director of the division of enforcement: * * * Remarks at PLI's 56th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation * * * As is customary, my remarks are in my official capacity as Acting Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, the Commissioners, or other members of the staff. I'd like to take the op  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Seven scientists affiliated with ORNL have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors in recognition of being granted 14 or more United States patents. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Seven scientists affiliated with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors in recognition of being granted 14 or mor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ohio Ecological Services Field Office issued a 30-page report in January 2024 entitled "Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Duck and Otter Creeks Natural Resource Damage Assessment in Oregon, OH." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et seq.) and the CERCLA Natural Resource Damage   more