WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2025-15) on Sept. 22, 2025, entitled "Understanding Disasters Through Federal Data:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Recovery FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) Applicants To this point, we have focused on the larger scope of Helene's path and all the areas that were a presidentially declared disaster area. Now, the analysis will begin to focus on the nearly 21 million people that lived i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * DIMPLES Unlocks New Levels of Success in Influence Maximization * The idea that a small number of select individuals can have a disproportionately large influence on a social network is known as "influence maximization." From viral marketing to tracking contagious viruses, or anything else that can spread through a network, influence maximization has a wide variety   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans, Ross Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Shortage of Clinical Lab Professionals * Washington, D.C. -- Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-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 Servic  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Nine new faces enshrined at U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy * FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Nine new faces will be enshrined on the walls of the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson after being inducted into the Drill Sergeant Hall of Fame in a ceremony Sept. 18, 2025.  "The most pivotal point of every DS career is their time served on the trail as a Drill Sergeant. The one person wh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Colleagues on Bill Supporting America's Small Businesses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Mike Rounds and their colleagues to introduce the Merchant Banking Modernization Act to expand access to capital opportunities for small businesses in rural areas by changing the holding period for merchant banking investments from 10 to 15 years. Cosponsors of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Delivers Largest Emergency Relief Funding Ever for North Carolina's Hurricane Recovery * North Carolina to receive $1.15 billion, largest allocation of ER funding ever delivered to a state WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will receive $  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Delivers Largest Emergency Relief Funding Ever for North Carolina's Hurricane Recovery U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will receive $1.15 billion in additional Emergency Relief funding for Hurricane Helene rep  more