WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 22, 2025 ARMY Noble Supply & Logistics LLC,* Boston, Massachusetts, was awarded a $95,218,285 firm-fixed-price contract for the Forward Repair System M7A1 Tool Load program. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 21, 2030. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA enforcement actions at 10 California facilities address chemical safety deficiencies Actions under Clean Air Act further protect communities from chemical accidents SAN FRANCISCO (April 22, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing settlements with organicgirl, LLC and nine other entities with facilities across California for claims of chemical safety-rel  more

FORT IRWIN, California, April 23 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC robotics team advances future of combat engineering at PC-C5 By Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist A team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently played a key role in a major Army exercise called Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PC-C5). During this event, ERDC's Robotics for Engineer Operations (REO) put their roboti  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau has dismissed the application of Iglesia Ministerios Voz De Jubilo for a new Low Power FM (LPFM) station in Glendora, California, and granted a time-sharing arrangement to two other applicants. The decision, detailed in a letter released on April 22, 2025, resolves a dispute involving mutually exclusive applications for new LPFM stations. The case involves applications from Iglesia Ministerios Voz De Jubilo (Iglesi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom launches first-of-its-kind tool for education and career planning Sacramento, California - Today, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a first-of-its-kind informational tool to help students better understand their options for education and career planning. The Cradle-to-Career (C2C) Data System links datasets from K-12 and higher education, social service, and workforce ent  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom welcomes students, teachers and parents back as Palisades Charter High School is set to resume in person instruction LOS ANGELES - Today, Governor Gavin Newsom welcomed Palisades Charter High School students back to school as they returned to in-person learning at a new school site - a former Sears location in Santa Monica that has now been converted to house the entir  more

PASADENA, California, April 22 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Wins 6 Webby Awards, 6 Webby People's Voice Awards NASA was recognized today by the 29th Annual Webby Awards with six Webby Awards and six Webby People's Voice Awards, the latter of which are awarded by the voting public. The Webbys honors excellence in eight major media types: websites and mobile sites; video and film; advertising, media, and public relations; apps and software; so  more

PASADENA, California, April 22 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's EZIE Mission Captures 'First Light' Following its mid-March launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission has taken its first measurements, beginning a campaign to help scientists better understand Earth's connection to space and mitigate the negative impacts of space weather on society. These "first light" observ  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA's Stranding Team Responds to a Dozen Dead or Dying San Diego Dolphins The stranding team from NOAA Fisheries' Southwest Fisheries Science Center recovered 16 dead dolphins from San Diego beaches on Sunday, April 20. These deaths add to the likely toll of a domoic acid outbreak produced by a harmful algae bloom off Southern California. Most of the dolphins were already dead when re  more

CHANTILLY, Virginia, April 23 -- The National Reconnaissance Office issued the following news release: * * * NRO Launches Tenth Proliferated Architecture Mission with NROL-145 First Proliferated National Security Space Launch Mission The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's Assured Access to Space (SSC AATS), Space Launch Delta 30, and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-145 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space La  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Governor Newsom, First Partner Siebel Newsom celebrate Earth Day with next generation of agricultural stewards CHICO - Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom celebrated Earth Day today at California State University, Chico's Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems. The event showcased the role of higher education in preparing the nex  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an opportunity for NASA to improve its understanding of that planet's atmosphere and rings. Planetary scientists call it a stellar occultation and that's exactly what happened with Uranus on April 7. Observing the alignment allows NASA   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Reclamation Releases 2025 Klamath Project Annual Operations Plan KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Anticipated water demands for Klamath Project water contractors are likely to be met as the Klamath Basin hydrology pivots from consecutive years of drought. Described in the 2025 Klamath Project Annual Operations Plan today's initial water supply allocations from the Bureau of Reclam  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Sandia's unique role in nuclear deterrence What it means to be the lead systems integrator ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories serves a unique role in the nuclear security enterprise: lead systems integrator for the nuclear weapons program. The systems integrator ensures that the many complex parts of the weapon and its delivery vehicle work t  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Senior Pentagon Official Says Cyber Warfare Poses Significant Threat to Joint Force The dangers posed by cyber conflict are significant and require preparation by the joint force to counter such threats, according to a senior Defense Department expert on the topic during the Space Force's Space Systems Command Cyber Expo 2025. Director for Cyber Warfare John Garstka delivered keynote remarks at the event  more