WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest from Advanced Computer Learning Co. LLC, a small business located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The protest challenged the U.S. Navy's decision to award a contract for support services and data link training to Linchpin Solutions Inc., a small business based in Tampa, Florida. Advanced Computer Learning, the incumbent contractor for the services, argued that the Navy unfairly evaluated Linchpin Solutions' p  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army updates standards for appearance, grooming, uniform wear in new directive * The U.S. Army announced an update to its appearance, grooming, and uniform wear standards policy in a new directive resulting from a force-wide review of military standards. The updated policy clarifies existing standards and establishes new standards, emphasizing military appearance as a reflection of discipli  more

BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- Gardner-Webb University issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Award-Winning Appalachian Author David Joy to Visit Gardner-Webb University on Oct. 2 Critically-Acclaimed Novelist to Speak and Read From his Latest Work in 7 p.m. Program Open to the Community * The Gardner-Webb Department of English Language and Literature is hosting author David Joy on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in Stewart Hall, Tucker Student Center. The event is part of the Da  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * BofA Increases Military Hiring by 10,000, Expands Community College Hiring, Adds Jobs in New Financial Centers * Bank of America today announced an increase to its military hiring, committing to add 10,000 more individuals with military backgrounds over the next five years as the bank strengthens its focus on skills-based hiring and its c  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * BofA Raises U.S. Minimum Hourly Wage to $25, Increasing Starting Salary to More Than $50K * Today, Bank of America announced it has raised its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25 per hour. With the increase, the minimum annualized salary for full-time employees in the U.S. will rise to more than $50,000. The increase, which goes into effect i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Introduces the Freedom from Automated Speed Enforcement Act * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) introduced the Freedom from Automated Speed Enforcement Act of 2025 (link is external), legislation to cut off federal highway funds from states that rely on automated speed cameras as a source of revenue. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Marks One Year Since Hurricane Helene * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene: "One year ago, Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina with historic force--claiming more than 100 lives, displacing thousands of families,   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy offers grants up to $20,000 for South Carolina programs that make homes ready for energy efficiency upgrades * Many homes across the state are unable to benefit from weatherization programs because of pre-existing health and safety issues * Qualified nonprofit organizations with existing programs can apply through Oct. 30 * Qualified South Carolina nonprofits can now apply for Duke Energ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Deliers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Five Judicial Nominations, Nominee To Be The 'Drug Czar' * September 17, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the judicial nominations of Rebecca Taibleson, nom  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA marks one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene with visit to Lake Lure, North Carolina, and commitment to remaining a partner in western North Carolina's recovery * Lake Lure, North Carolina (Sept. 17, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials marked the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene with a tour of Lake Lure, a mountain town struck with more than 22 in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Cornyn, Budd and Blackburn Introduce Bill to Eliminate D.C.'s Soft-On-Crime Laws * Legislation Would Ensure Adults Who Commit Crimes Before the Age of 25 Are Not Prematurely Released WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) today introduced the Just Incarceration of Criminal  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Groups appeal to D.C. Circuit in class-action case challenging EPA grant cancellation * September 16, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Appalachian Voices, joined by other nonprofit groups, tribes and local governments, appealed a judge's decision to dismiss a class-action lawsuit challenging the  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 16, 2025, to The Atlantic: * * * How to Prevent Random Violence By Charles Fain Lehman and Rafael A. Mangual A murder on Charlotte's light-rail was the culmination of years of failure. The sort of violence that took the life of a Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, on a light-rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month is impossible to make sense of. But that doesn't mean that murders  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * 'Teen' Pachycephalosaur Butts Into Fossil Record A "teenaged" pachycephalosaur from Mongolia's Gobi Desert may provide answers to lingering questions around the dinosaur group, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. The fossil represents a new species of pachycephalosaur and is both the oldest and most complete skeleton of this dinosaur group found t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Kiggans Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Shortage of Clinical Lab Professionals * Today, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act of 2025, legislation designed to address the nationwide shortage of clinical laboratory professionals. The bill would expand eligibility for the National Health Serv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) advocating for the inclusion of Food is Medicine (FIM) interventions in the upcoming payment policies for Medicare and Medicaid programs. The organization expressed its commitment to tackling food insecurity and emphasized the importance of integrating nutrition services into healt  more

CARY, North Carolina, Sept. 18 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals Agentic AI divide: some marketers are scaling--and others are stalling * Agentic AI is reshaping marketing--and not everyone is keeping up says a new study from SAS and Coleman Parkes Marketers and AI: Navigating New Depths. While just over half (51%) of marketing decision-makers say their organizations  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Durbin Lead Resolution Calling for the Release of Azerbaijani Anti-Corruption Activist Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Co-Chair of the Senate Human Rights Caucus, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced a resolution commending recent diplomatic progress in peace accords between Armenia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Top Takeaways from Subcommittee Hearing on Maintaining Election Operations in the Face of Natural Disasters The Committee on House Administration held a Subcommittee on Elections Hearing titled, "Maintaining Election Operations in the Face of Natural Disasters." Witnesses: * The Honorable Cord Byrd - Florida Secretary of State * Mr. Stacy "Four" Eg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * UNITAS 2025 Strengthens Southcom Alliances * UNITAS 2025 began with an opening ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Sept. 15. UNITAS, Latin for unity, is the longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise in the world. This year, UNITAS is featuring approximately 8,000 personnel from 25 allied and partner nations, including multiple ships, submarines and aircraft. Forces will conduct operatio  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest University will be tuition-free for admitted students from North Carolina families earning less than $200,000 * Wake Forest University announced today that undergraduates from North Carolina with annual family incomes less than $200,000 per year will attend tuition-free, beginning for students admitted for the 2026 fall semester. For North Carolina students with an annual family i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * WATCHDOG: Trump Judicial Nominee David Bragdon Defended Partisan Gerrymandering, Indicated Support for Gutting Key Provision Of The Voting Rights Act * Washington, D.C. - A new Accountable.US investigation into President Donald Trump's nominee for the Middle District of North Carolina  more