WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Delivers Farewell Speech, Highlights Enduring Progress During Biden-Harris Administration Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON - Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today delivered remarks during a program at the Department of the Interior to celebrate the historic and enduring progress achieved during   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 16 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has officially assumed the chairmanship of the Attorney General Alliance (AGA). The Attorney General Alliance is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and bipartisan group with membership including 51 U.S. states and territories. "It is truly an honor to serve as Chairman of the Attorney General Alliance," said Attorney General Taylor. "I look forwa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * HUD Awards Nearly $137 Million in Grants to Increase Affordable Housing and Supportive Services for Seniors and Disabled Persons HUD Awards Nearly $137 Million in Grants to Increase Affordable Housing and Supportive Services for Seniors and Disabled Persons Funding supports the creation and repair of rental homes, provides rental assistance, and connects tenants with vital resour  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION RESERVATION, Ariz. - The Bureau of Indian Affairs broke ground this week on a crucial replacement dam at Menager's Lake, supported with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The BIA also announced an additional $42 million in funding to repair and revitalize irrigation and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: A grand jury in Seattle returned an indictment today charging a Washington man and his company with conspiracy and for violating the Lacey Act by transporting birds that had been hunted in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). The indictment alleges that, from August 2022 to January 2023, Branden Trager, 46, of Brush Prairie, Washington, and his guiding company, Mayhem Service  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSfact) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * The Biden Cancer Moonshot: Ending Cancer As We Know It In 2022, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot and set two bold but achievable goals--to cut the cancer death rate by at least half by 2047, preventing more than four million cancer deaths, and to improve the experience of people living with and surviving cancer.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Jan. 15, 2025, on establishing the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sattitla Highlands National Monument in California: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Rhian. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please. I'm going home now. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please -- please sit down. Rhian, thank you for that introduction. Your commitment to conservation gives me so much optimism for the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No  more

RESTON, Virginia, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: Geologists and innovators from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), and other partners came together Jan. 13-17 to collaborate, train, and transition artificial intelligence (AI) tools to streamline mineral resource assessment workflows. The Critical Miner  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Update on Continuing Process to Clarify Marine Mammal Harvest Eligibility January 15, 2025 Update The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) continue progress with the evaluation of legal standards for Alaska Native marine mammal harvest eligibility under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), but have not yet issued any implementing guidance  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The White House issued the following readout of a meeting on police accountability databases: * * * On Friday, January 10, the Biden-Harris Administration convened state leaders, along with representatives from law enforcement groups and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), to continue the work of making our communities safer through good policing. IADLEST operates the National Decertification Index (NDI), a regi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * Letter from President Biden Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter of possibilities. We were in the grip of the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War. But we came together as Americans, and we braved through it. We emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure. Today, we have the stronge  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Yama Sakura 87 FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - Recently, the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) supported the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) combined exercise known as Yama Sakura 87 (YS87), which was a trilateral exercise with two multinational allies tied to USARPAC's Operation Pathways. The MCTP's Chief Controller for the Warfighter Exercise (WFX), U.S. Army Col. Kristopher   more