WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued the following news: * * * "Dare Mighty Things": DCSA Director David Cattler retires after more than 35 years of federal service * Annapolis, Md. - On Sept. 24, the U.S. Naval Academy's Fluegel Alumni Center was filled with friends, family, and national security leaders gathered to honor a man whose career shaped the future of American security--and whose humility often kept him out of the spotlight. David M.  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Department of Air Force transferred more than 178,000 biological samples from Vietnam and Korean War veterans to the Department of Veterans Affairs in August, concluding an 18-year effort to safeguard them for future studies. The samples,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Albertsons Companies Voluntarily Recalls Select Store-Made Deli Items Containing Bowtie Pasta Supplied by Fresh Creative Foods Due to an Ingredient Recall for Possible Listeria monocytogenes Contamination Summary Company Announcement Date: September 29, 2025 FDA Publish Date: September 30, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reaso  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 19 Counties * HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 36 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Berks, Butler, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Indiana, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Venango, Warren, Washing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Division Files the First Department of Justice Affirmative Lawsuit in Support of Gun Owners * The Civil Rights Division today filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department due to their pattern or practice of infringing the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens seeking concealed carry weapons (CCW) permits. This lawsuit is the first affirmative lawsuit i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard offloads nearly $94.5 million in illegal narcotics in Fort Lauderdale from Operation Pacific Viper * Editor's note: See related U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca interdicts suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Pacific Ocean MIAMI - Coast Guard Cutter Seneca's crew offloaded more than 12,750 pounds of cocaine and marijuana with an approximate street value of $94.5  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Energy Department Selects Four Companies for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Line Pilot Projects The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced another step forward in the Trump administration's efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. DOE selected Oklo Inc., Terrestrial Energy Inc., TRISO-X LLC, and Valar Atomics Inc. for its new pilot program to build advanced nucl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Rings the Alarm on California's Latest Questionable Attempt to Impose EV Mandates * WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted official comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on its proposed "emergency" amendment and adoption of vehicle emissions regulations, which simply is California's latest feeble attempt to revive its electric vehicle mandates th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its 'Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook: September 2025' report (Report No. FTS-383) on September 25, 2025, written by Catharine Weber, Skyler Simnitt, Helen Wakefield, and Seth Wechsler. The report, which includes fall production forecasts for 2025, indicates that production forecasts are up for pears, walnuts, apples, and wine grapes but are down for peaches, cranberries, and table   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Alleges Sendit App and its CEO Unlawfully Collected Personal Data from Children, Deceived Users About Messages, Subscription Memberships * The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against the operator of the Sendit anonymous messaging app for unlawfully collecting personal data from children, misleading users by sending messages from fake "people," and tricking consumers into purchasing pai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Complaint Against Social Media Company Iconic Hearts Holdings Inc. and Its CEO Hunter Rice Alleging Targeting of Children with Deceptive Practices in Violation of Federal Law * The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announces the filing of a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Iconic   more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * HEDS fellow Patricia Cho probes cosmic mysteries The High Energy Density Science (HEDS) Center fellowship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) encourages postdoctoral scientists to expand their horizons and pursue new research possibilities related to the study of matter and energy under extreme conditions. For HEDS Center fellow and experimental   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Medical professionals detail acetaminophen and autism misinformation * Policy hearing details dangers, political action of medical misinformation HARRISBURG, Sept. 30 - At a House Majority Policy Committee hearing in the Capitol Complex today, medical professionals detailed the danger and fallout of misinformation created when the White House announced the supposed link between a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Reclamation continues Sites Reservoir Project public negotiation sessions SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announces the continuation of public negotiation sessions with the Sites Project Authority for a Partnership Agreement for the proposed Sites Reservoir Project. Reclamation and the Sites Project Authority are partnering on capac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Religious Liberty Commission Hosts Third Hearing on Religious Liberty in Public Education * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the Religious Liberty Commission held its third hearing to discuss religious liberty issues in education from the perspectives of teachers and coaches, as well as religious liberty issues in school funding and educational choice, including testimony from school leaders, families, and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Smuggling Scheme Deflated: San Diego Sector Border Patrol finds 52 pounds of meth in spare tire * BOULEVARD, Calif. -- San Diego Sector agents thwarted a drug smuggling attempt, seizing over 52 pounds of methamphetamine concealed within the spare tire of a side-by-side utility terrain vehicle. At 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, agents observed an individual climbing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Stipulated Court Order Resolves Allegations that Chinese Toy Maker Apitor Technology Co. Violated Children's Privacy Law * The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced today that a federal court has entered a stipulated order resolving a case alleging that China-based toy maker Apitor Technology Co., Ltd. (Apitor) violated the Children's Online Privacy Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Celebrates Restoration of Historic "Christ on the Water" Painting at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy * Painting was returned to Wiley Hall--where it first hung--with midshipmen and Academy leadership in attendance KINGS POINT, N.Y. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the newly restored "Christ on the Water" painting has  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Unveils New Quantum Materials Research System * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have a powerful new tool to accelerate discovery in quantum materials for advanced electronics. The laboratory recently completed installation of a state-of-the-art "cluster system" that allows researchers to grow and analyze materials at the atomic l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- A comprehensive report from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey finds that concentrations of several pesticides in the nation's groundwater, when measured relative to human health benchmarks, decreased over a multi-decade period. The document, titled 'Multidecadal Change in Pesticide Concentrations Relative to Human Health Benchmarks in the Nation's Groundwater,' was authored by Sarah M. Stackpoole, Bruce D. Lindsey, and Cee S. Nell under t  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 30 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Who gets unemployment benefits for shared work? Authors: Shelby Cook, Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency; Leonidas Murembya, Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, Ayushi Narayan Economist, Community Development and Engagement; Ryan Nunn, Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement Shared work, also known as short-time compensation, is a provision of the u  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news: * * * WWII Nurse Donates Cherished Bullet to Pearl Harbor National Memorial * For most people, a bullet in the heart means certain death. But for a World War II Sailor and his nurse, the precariously located bullet marked the start of an enduring love story symbolizing the resilience of the greatest generation. During the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Fire Controlman Dean Darrow was serving aboard t  more