WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award up to 40 cooperative agreements for the conservation of water. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $1.5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, Indian tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority located in Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Cal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award up to 15 cooperative agreements for drought resiliency projects. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $750,000. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan will be traveling to Yuma, AZ to meet with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Arizona National Guard personnel, tour border facilities, and speak with federal, state, and local elected officials. The Acting Secretary will first meet with local elected officials to discuss the effects that the humanitarian and security cri  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from the Economics Daily: From June 2018 to June 2019, there were statistically significant increases in nonfarm employment in 31 of the 51 metropolitan areas with populations at least 1 million (in the 2010 Census), while employment was essentially unchanged in 20 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in Orlando-Ki  more

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force (56th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Brooke Moeder The Air Force relies heavily on computer and software systems, therefore it's crucial the systems stay secure. Various 56th Communications Squadron cyber security technicians work together to keep the network safe, which enables jets to fly and missions to be accomplished. Cyber security technicians work to prevent, detect and repel cyberattacks. They are split into three  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Casey E. Bell U.S. Air Force Joint Combat assets from around the country are scheduled to conduct Red Flag-Rescue 19-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 8, 2019. Red Flag-Rescue is the Department of Defense's premier combat search and rescue exercise. As a joint-force experience, it provides realistic combat search and rescue training in contested, degraded and operatio  more

TUSCON, Arizona, Aug. 6 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Alexandra Pirkle The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is expanding its on-the-go snacks, meals and sundries--including better-for-you options that support a BE FIT lifestyle--with a micro market at the Tucson Air National Guard Base. Micro markets are self-service convenience stores that provide Warfighters round-the-clock access to snacks and small meals, including fresh fruit, salads,   more

COVE, Arizona, Aug. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Clawson Excavating a $646,383 contract to control erosion in the vicinity of former uranium mines in the Cove Chapter on the Navajo Nation. There are approximately 32 abandoned uranium mine sites in the Cove area. "We're very pleased to be working with a Navajo-owned company that employs tribal members," said Pacific Southwest Regional Administr  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Gail S. Ennis, announced today that the New Jersey-based software company, Sawhney Systems, Inc., has agreed to pay a $10,000 penalty for its misleading use of the Social Security Administration's official emblem. Sawhney Systems, Inc. entered into a settlement agreement to resolve the Government's clai  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Health Care Company Rescinded Job Offer Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged * * * A nationwide health care company headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for pregnancy discrimination brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEO  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The 2019 Arizona average farmland real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, was $3,800 per acre. This is an increase of 0.5 percent from 2018 and 0.8 percent from 2017. The average value of cropland and irrigated cropland was $7,600, down 0.1 percent from 2018. Pasture values were n  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $833,669 cooperative agreement to the Nevada Department of Wildlife for aquatic invasive species operations at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona and Nevada. The agency description of the grant states: "The objective of this Agreement is to provide personnel, equipment, and supplies needed to continue and enhance containment operations for invasive quagga mussels  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $249,305 cooperative agreement to the Northern Arizona University for Gulf sturgeon spawning habitat characterization in Pearl River and Pascagoula River systems in Mississippi. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to award one single source cooperative agreement to Northern Arizona University (NAU) through t  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Prescott National Forest - issued the following news release: The Prescott National Forest is seeking comments for a proposed update to the Forest's Focal Species list. The Forest monitors these species or vegetative components to assess the effectiveness of our management actions. The Forest will incorporate the updated list as an administrative correction to the Land and Resource Management Plan for P  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Chrissy Cuttita An avionics technician recently returned to her place of inspiration, an event that helped her further set her sights on the skies right after she graduated high school in 2015. Senior Airman Lydia Kamps, of the 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, had the opportunity to return to the Experimental Aircraft Associati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $36,258 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for cultural and natural resources management interns at the Tumacacori National Historical Park in Arizona. The agency description of the grant states: "By working each day side-by-side with NPS staff, the SCA intern will further expand an understanding of real life application of wor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a contract Aug. 6 to TriWest Healthcare Alliance to serve as Third Party Administrator in managing Region 4 of VA's new Community Care Network (CCN). The Community Care Network is the department's direct link with community providers that will ensure VA provides the right care at the right time to Veterans. Region 4 includes VA medical centers i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The White House issued the following news release: On Friday, August 9, 2019, the President signed into law: H.R. 1569, which adds Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations where court must be held in the United States Judicial District of Arizona; and H.R. 2695, which renames the Success Dam in Tulare County, California, as the "Richard L. Schafer Dam."  more