LOS ANGELES, California, April 27 [Category: BizEngineering] -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: * * * AECOM awarded USACE Baltimore District contract to deliver environmental services DALLAS - AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced it has been selected for a multiple-award environmental services contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District. This contract vehicle enables AECOM to deliver innovati  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 27 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: * * * GA-ASI Congratulates VMU-3 for Being Named USMC UAV Squadron of the Year VMU-3 Named Squadron of the Year as Part of MCAA's Annual Awards  * General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), supplier of the MQ-9A Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for the U.S. Marines Corps (USMC), congratulates VMU-3 for being named the USMC's UAV Squadron of the Y  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Klobuchar, Merkley Lead Colleagues to Raise Concerns about Forest Service Reorganization U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropria  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Barriers to Legal Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed rule that would modify filing and eligibility requirements for individuals seeking Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) based on a pen  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 27 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Multinational Forces Validate Defensive Readiness During Balikatan 2026 Counter-Landing Training * APORAWAN, Philippines -Over 500 service members from the United States, Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand successfully coordinated fires from the land and air to defeat a simulated adversary attack as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, April 27. During the counter-landing live-fire training, forc  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Army Lt. Gen. Robert D. Harter, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve, from an April 21, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Since the first shots were fired at Lexington Common, the Army Reserve has served a single purpose - to deliver combat-ready soldiers and formations in support of the Army and the Nation. While our mission remains unchanged, the way the Army Reserve d  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 28 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Seasonal resource sharing preserves vast ocean microbial diversity Oceanographers from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa discovered that microbial communities--from the sunlit surface to extreme depths--in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre exhibit robust seasonal cycles. The study provides new insight into how high levels of biodiversity are maintained in the open ocean. "A long-stand  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 28 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * Framing history: Windward CC's Kapulani Landgraf named Guggenheim Fellow Windward Community College Professor of Art and Gallery Iolani Director Kapulani Landgraf has been named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow. Landgraf is one of just 223 distinguished individuals selected from a highly competitive pool of nearly 5,000 applicants for this honor. The fellowship will support Landgraf's project, What Was Ta  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Kelly, Gillibrand, Blumenthal Investigate Hegseth's Failure to Protect Troops in Middle East After Fatal Attack Troops injured in strike on Kuwait post reportedly received no warning to evacuate, denied requests for additional protections * U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) launched a new  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bill to Block Trump's Attacks on Vote by Mail, Presses USPS on Unconstitutional Executive Order U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act (Absentee MVP) Act, legislation led by U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), to block President Trump's unlawful March 31, 2026, executive order (EO) that aims to  more