WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock in Puerto Rico. This is the first case of HPAI in domestic birds in Puerto Rico during this outbreak, which began in February 2022. Samples from the flock were tested   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * Company will provide $4M to assist individuals, communities impacted by child labor * * * CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with JBS USA Food Co. in which the nation's leading meat packing processor and slaughterhouse will provide $4 million to assist individuals and communities affected by unlawful child labor practices nationw  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Key Points * In February 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the Secretary's Postpartum Maternal Health Collaborative, a one-year quality improvement sprint to specifically address improving outcomes in postpartum health. Six states (Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and New Mexico) participated in the learning network. * State teams   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 14 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: The Housing and Community Investment Committee of the Federal Home Loan Bank Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) Board of Directors appointed one new individual and re-appointed four individuals to the FHLB Des Moines Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council). The members are selected for their knowledge and experience providing or promoti  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: The National Credit Union Administration named Julie Cayse as the new regional director, Western Region, effective January 12. In her new role, Ms. Cayse will oversee the examination and supervision of all federally insured credit unions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America's teachers and mentors play in sha  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 14 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) appointed Sharon Vogel, executive director of the Cheyenne River Housing Authority on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council). Serving as an at large member on the Advisory Council, Vogel began her three-year term on January 1, 2025  more