WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division recently concluded another successful Summer Faculty Research Program, hosting three distinguished professors who conducted navy-relevant research alongside the command's scientists and engineers. This year's program welcomed Dr. Sarah Wolff, an assistance professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Department from The Ohio State University, Dr. Themistoklis Sapsis, a p  more

MONTEREY, California, Nov. 25 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: After more than a decade working patrol for the Idaho State Police, Center for Homeland Defense and Security alum Kevin Haight was ready for a new challenge. In 2013, he requested a transfer to the State Police's Regional Emergency Communications division. That move would lead Haight to become a leading advocate for 9-1-1 operations professionalization, re-classi  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jennifer Parks, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Digital acceleration, innovation, Cloud One, artificial intelligence and a program overview were among the topics discussed during a recent digital roadshow held here. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Digital Enterprise Launch Team for Acquisition and the Air Force Materiel Command Digi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 19, 2024, from Environmental Defense Fund, New York: * * * To: UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Nonrulemaking Docket: Reducing Emissions from New and Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Stationary Combustion Turbines Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135 * * * SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND REGARDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROTECTIVE NOX EMISSION STANDAR  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 26, 2024, from the Local Government Coalition for Renewable Energy and two collaborators. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Mr. Joseph Goffman Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20460 Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0183-- The EPA's proposal for New Source Performance St  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Independence, Ohio: * * * To: Mr. John Karl Alexy Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: Petition for Waiver of Compliance Docket No. FRA-2018-0049 * * * Dear Mr. Alexy: These com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 14, 2024, from SMART Transportation Division, Independence, Ohio: * * * BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION & THE RAILROAD SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE DOCKET NO. FRA-2000-7257 * * * These comments are on behalf of the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 217,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 21  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: About 10,000 Sailors served aboard 130 landing craft support (LCS) ships during World War II. The last two surviving LCS Sailors, J. William Middendorf II and Eddy Desmond, visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport to share their stories on Nov. 18. Middendorf and Desmond were the most prominent members of a panel, which also included Dr. Christopher Lehman, national security and naval warfa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 8 signed by Shana Helton, Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards. American Centrifuge Operating, LLC; Lead Cascade Facility; Termination of License; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice; issuance. SUMMARY: By letter dated November 2, 2023, American Centrifuge  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: The Ohio Attorney General's Office today accepted the untitled petition summary of a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to add an Article I, Section 23 to the Ohio Constitution eliminating qualified immunity for peace officers. The office previously rejected the petition summary, which was submitted on July 15, citing the absence of a title. But a Nov. 8 ruling by the Ohio S  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Basheer Jones, 40, of Cleveland, Ohio, has been charged in a two-count information with conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud for using his role as a public official for personal financial gain by seeking to defraud multiple community stakeholders out of more than $200,000. He previously served as an elected Cleveland city council member representi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Toledo, OH - Today, as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and the Area Office on Aging (AOoA) are reminding older adults 60+ across Northwest Ohio about the importance of using their Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) benefits before they expire at the end of November. This program provides a wonderful opportunity to fill your Thanksgiving tabl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The White House issued the following news release: On Monday, November 25, 2024, the President signed into law: H.R. 599, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los Angeles, California, as the Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office; Thank you to Representative Gomez and the entire California delegation for their leadership. * * * H.R. 807, the "Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act," which requires the Secr  more