WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to 11 discretionary grants for Head Start services in Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Oklahoma, Nevada, Texas and New Mexico. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $64,910,486. The agency said the grant was associated with income security and social services. The funding is open to state, county, city, township governments;   more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: Nine Sheppard Airmen received non-judicial punishment for their actions as well as an Article 15 under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. An airman from the 363rd Training Squadron received non-judicial punishment for two violations of the UCMJ. The first violation is of Article 92, failure to obey Air Force Instruction 90-507, wrongfully using an intoxicating substance, a syntheti  more

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force (97th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: The 97th Logistic Readiness Squadron presented a historical rock in front of LRS headquarters to honor fallen and warrior Airmen alumni of the Basic Combat Convoy Course (BC3), October 4, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. The creation of the BC3 program was requested by the Army for Air Force personnel to augment convoy duties in Iraq. This later led to the creation of BC3 at U.S  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein discussed the Air Force's transition from Year of the Defender to Year of Integrated Base Defense, focusing on how elite Defenders fit into a layered defensive network, in a speech at the 33rd National Meeting of the Air Force Security Forces Association in San Antonio Sept. 28. Goldfein began by speaking about the be  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: In March 2019, Air Force leaders decided to create a new information warfare numbered air force with enhanced missions and capabilities. Sixteenth Air Force activated at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Oct. 11, integrating Twenty-Fourth Air Force, to include Air Forces Cyber, and Twenty-Fifth Air Force into a single headquarters that will provide global intelligence, s  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Trainees entering into basic military training at the 37th Training Wing the first week of October were the first group to be issued the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniforms. When Air Force officials announced last year they were adopting the Army OCP as the official utility uniform, they developed a three-year rollout timeline across the force for the entire changeover. Last week put them on  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force (50th Space Wing) issued the following news: Trainees entering into basic military training at the 37th Training Wing the first week of October were the first group to be issued the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniforms. When Air Force officials announced last year they were adopting the Army OCP as the official utility uniform, they developed a three-year rollout timeline across the force for the entire changeover. Las  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Air Force Recruiting Service had a successful performance in fiscal year 2019 as each of its components made their recruitment goals for the year. The regular Air Force accessed 32,421 enlisted Airmen, 1,442 line officers, 763 health professionals and 34 chaplains. The Air Force Reserve assessed 7,323 enlisted airmen, 982 line officers, 361 health professionals and 50 chaplains. The Air National Gu  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 7 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: An Air Force Research Laboratory team recently delivered version 2.0 of the Survival Health Awareness Responders Kit (SHARK) to U.S. Air Force instructors at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)-Lackland Camp Bullis, a 28,000-acre site in Texas, used to train Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialists. With SHARK, sensors embedded in   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: An Air Force Research Laboratory team recently delivered version 2.0 of the Survival Health Awareness Responders Kit to instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, a 28,000-acre site used to train survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists. With SHARK, sensors are embedded into shirts to transmit key metrics including heart rate and estimated core temperature from smartphones   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/air-sea)(AMO) delivered an OH-6A helicopter to the National Border Patrol Museum in El Paso, Texas, Sept. 18. U.S. Border Patrol and AMO used the OH-6A, single engine, light helicopter to protect our nation's borders from 1979 until 2011. "This helicopter means a grea  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following news release: * * * - Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past two months, up 2.2 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent for the two months ending in September 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Company Fired Diver Because He Had Been Treated for Cancer, Federal Agency Charges * * * T&T Subsea, LLC, a Galveston marine services company, violated federal law when it fired an employee after he recovered from cancer surgery, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed on September 30, 2019. According to the EEOC's suit, a diver/tender   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a grant to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to support land restoration projects through the state's brownfields program. The $445,000 award will fund several aspects of the program, which works to restore abandoned properties to benefit communities. "EPA Brownfields grants can transform abandoned properties in  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $909,697 to the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico to replace 14 diesel-powered trucks with new trucks that meet 2019 EPA emissions standards. Throughout Children's Health Month, EPA is highlighting many programs and resources that state and local partners can use to protect our nation's children. This grant was made available under a comp  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: First Lt. Russell Driggers had just finished his fourth or fifth night of combat operations as an F-15C Eagle pilot in 1999 as part of Operation Allied Force, a NATO-led effort to end the ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians in Serbia. He was watching a CNN report before he reported to work the next morning, he said, when images of an elderly Kosovar Albanian woman fleeing persecution  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Airman Heritage Museum team were honored Oct. 2, 2019 as winners of the 2019 Air Force Heritage Award. The team members recognized by Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Gary Boyd, AETC command historian, during the presentation of the award at AETC headquarters were Senior Master   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * - A former golf course is now an innovative park designed to hold 500 million gallons of stormwater * * * Hurricane Harvey flooded thousands of Texas homes in August 2017, but about 150 in Clear Lake City stayed dry because of an innovative collaboration between the local water authority and the community. In 2005 the owner of a golf course on the  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - HR Solutions Company Fired Employee Because of Mental Disabilities, Federal Agency Charges * * * G&A OutSourcing, Inc. doing business as G&A Partners, a Houston-based professional employer organization that provides human resources services, violated federal law by firing a new employee the day after she disclosed that she had mental health impairments, the U.S. Equal Employment   more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: It takes a dedicated team to execute a military aircraft sortie. Of course, there is a pilot flying the aircraft through the skies, but for many flying machines in the Air Force arsenal, there are others who play a prominent role in mission success. The maintainer. The engineer. The fireman. The medic. The messenger. The defender. No matter the role or responsibility, the Air Force's   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Halliburton Supervisors and Co-Workers Harassed Two Muslim Employees, Federal Agency Charged * * * Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $275,000 and furnish significant relief to settle a national origin and religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that H  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release: Victims of Tropical Storm Imelda in parts of Texas, including the Houston area, have until Jan. 31, 2020, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. The IRS is offering this relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as qualifying for individual assistance. Curre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * - Caused a Tax Loss of More Than $10 Million * * * A Texas tax return preparer was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud the United States and for 27 months (consecutive) for filing a false federal tax return, for a total of 87 months, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department's Tax Division. Accord  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: A morning sun broke the North Texas horizon Oct. 3, 2019, ushering in a new day at Sheppard AFB, the Air Force's largest and most diverse training installation. The base has grown accustomed to leading the way when it comes to training the future of the Air Force, as its maxim suggests - "Combat Capability Starts Here!" Half of the service's fighter pilots are trained her  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: A morning sun broke the North Texas horizon Oct. 3, 2019, ushering in a new day at Sheppard AFB, the Air Force's largest and most diverse training installation. The base has grown accustomed to leading the way when it comes to training the future of the Air Force, as its maxim suggests - "Combat Capability Starts Here!" Half of the service's fighter pilots are trained here. Almost half  more

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: Airman Leadership School is a five-week course that teaches junior enlisted Airmen leadership, management, and duties of the Air Force's non-commissioned officer tier. Earlier this year, the opportunity arose for civilians to take the course, the 47th Maintenance Directorate at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, wasted no time sending five civil service maintainers. Five maintainers  more

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Airman Leadership School is a five-week course that teaches junior enlisted Airmen leadership, management, and duties of the Air Force's non-commissioned officer tier. Earlier this year, the opportunity arose for civilians to take the course, the 47th Maintenance Directorate at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, wasted no time sending five civil service maintainers. Five main  more

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: Daniel Soto, a 47th Maintenance Directorate aircraft maintenance supervisor, was chosen by wing leadership to be the "XLer of the Week" of Sept. 30, 2019 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Soto, an 18-year maintenance veteran with the T-38C Talon division pushed his team to accomplish an extraordinary feat by raising sortie scheduling effectiveness by more than 90 percent -- onl  more

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Daniel Soto, a 47th Maintenance Directorate aircraft maintenance supervisor, was chosen by wing leadership to be the "XLer of the Week" of Sept. 30, 2019 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Soto, an 18-year maintenance veteran with the T-38C Talon division pushed his team to accomplish an extraordinary feat by raising sortie scheduling effectiveness by more than 90 percent  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The top athletes in the world must train every day to keep their title of the best. Just as they learn new skills and talents, so must the Air Force continue to innovate and train for us to keep the title of the best Air Force. A specific asset that helps the Air Force control the wild blue yonder is the F-22 Raptor, one of the newest additions to the Air Force arsenal and  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: The top athletes in the world must train every day to keep their title of the best. Just as they learn new skills and talents, so must the Air Force continue to innovate and train for us to keep the title of the best Air Force. A specific asset that helps the Air Force control the wild blue yonder is the F-22 Raptor, one of the newest additions to the Air Force arsenal and a technologic  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 10 -- NASA's Johnson Space Center issued the following news release: Media are invited to witness the final test for a motor on the launch abort system of NASA's Orion (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/index.html) spacecraft prior to the first crewed Artemis (http://www.nasa.gov/artemis) missions to the Moon. The test will take place Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Redstone Test Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA, with the help of contractors Lockheed Martin and   more

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany, Oct. 4 -- U.S. Army Europe issued the following news release: Tanks, trucks and other equipment are scheduled to arrive at the port of Vlissingen, Netherlands, beginning Oct. 10, as the next U.S. Army armored brigade rotation takes over the Atlantic Resolve mission. Troops and equipment from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, will replace 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kansas. The 1st Brigade Combat T  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Two of the researchers who share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday--John B. Goodenough of the University of Texas at Austin and M. Stanley Whittingham of Binghamton University in New York--have research ties to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where scientists use neutrons to seek new insights into materials and chemical proces  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54311) involving Nuclear Logistics, Fort Worth, Texas: PART 21 - F10 SERIES MCC CUBICLE CONNECTION STAB ALIGNMENT The following is a summary from a part 21 report received via facsimile: "Susquehanna identified a deviation with a phase to phase to ground short that was caused by misalignment of the cubicle stabs when racking in the cubicle. The cubicle was racked into the cell and 2 of the 3 p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54305) involving Texas Department of State Health Services, Odessa, Texas: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA The following was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: "On October 2, 2019, a licensee reported to the Agency that they could not locate one of their Industrial Nuclear Co. IR-100 radiography cameras (S/N: 4414) containing a  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The process to create occupational competency models for the Air Forced is the focus of episode 17 of Air Education and Training Command's "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" professional development podcast series, released Oct. 10. On the pod, the AETC public affairs team sits down with Lt. Col. Jamie Wiley and Vincent Villanueava, the director and deputy respectively,   more

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jason Lyle Mooneyham, age 48, of Paris, Texas, was sentenced to 5 years of probation and ordered to pay $14,000 in restitution for one count of Theft from Indian Gaming Establishments in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1167(b). The charges arose from an inv  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command issued the following news: Thirty-three students attending the Army Medical Department Noncommissioned Officer Academy, or NCOA, Senior Leader Course 201-20 volunteered their time to speak to, and spend time with, several soldiers at the Brooke Army Medical Center Warrior Transition Battalion, or WTB, and their families. Three Senior Leader Course, or SLC Squad Leaders, including Staff Sgt. Ric  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Brian D. Montgomery of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Brian Montgomery serves as Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Nominated by President Donald J. Trump in September 2017, his co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following financial institution letter (No. FIL-56-2019): Summary: The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Texas affected by Tropical Storm Imelda. Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions affec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: Secretary Ben Carson applauds the nomination of Brian D. Montgomery to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As the second most senior official at HUD, Mr. Montgomery will manage the day-to-day operations of the agency and will advise and assist the Secretary in leading the Department's nearly 8,000 employees. A Texas native, Mr. Montg  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: The Air Forces believes it is vital to have a positive human relations climate to physically and psychologically protect its most valuable asset - its Airmen. As part of October's National Bullying Prevention Month, the Equal Opportunity Office wanted to highlight a policy change that occurred this year to educate Team Sheppard and continue to build on the climate of dignity, respect an  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: The rich oil fields in Texas is where U.S. Army Spc. Zach Lerma found work as a crew-member on an oil-rig, but after a few short years, Lerma says he desired something bigger. "I wanted to do something more meaningful and I felt joining the Army was the next best thing," Lerma said. Lerma enlisted in the Army in 2015 to be part of something bigger. However, after serving two years as a firefighter, an injury sid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following environmental review (Docket No. AB 1272) entitled "Central Texas and Colorado River Railway, LLC Abandonment Exemption in McCulloch, San Saba, Mills and Lampasas Counties, Texas": In this proceeding, Central Texas & Colorado River Railway, LLC (CTXR) filed a petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10903 for CTXR to aban  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Housing inspectors and Disaster Survivor Assistance teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have hit the streets in six Texas counties to help survivors of Tropical Storm Imelda get connected with potential assistance. If you live in an affected area, you may encounter Disaster Survivor Assistance teams as they go door to door to answer   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, issued the following news release: A Dallas charter school CEO was convicted for her role in a corruption scandal Friday evening, following an investigation by the FBI Dallas Field Office, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. After five days of trial, a federal jury in Dallas found Nova Academy CEO Donna H. Woods, 65, guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit m  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: In March 2019, Air Force leaders decided to create a new information warfare numbered air force with enhanced missions and capabilities. Sixteenth Air Force activated at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Oct. 11, integrating Twenty-Fourth Air Force, to include Air Forces Cyber, and Twenty-Fifth Air Force into a single headquarters that will provide global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber,  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: The damage unleashed when Hurricane Michael struck Tyndall AFB in October 2018 hasn't deterred the Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection and Repair Team from delivering the installation support the Air Force expects. In fact, despite damaged homes, displaced families and disrupted lives, the CEMIRT team is exceeding expectations. "Despite our facility damage and reduced space,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Ryan K. Patrick, issued the following news release: A jury has returned a guilty verdict against a 57-year-old Nigerian man for committing passport fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. The jury deliberated for one hour before convicting Ademola Okulaja, Kingwood, following a two-day trial. On June 6, 2016, Okulaja opened a checking account at a Houston branch of the International Bank of Commerce (IBC).   more

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany, Oct. 9 -- U.S. Army Europe issued the following news release: Troops and equipment from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, are scheduled to stop at Convoy Support Centers in Ayrshire (BAOR - Moenchengladbach/Rheindahlen) on Oct. 15, Magdeburg Oct. 16 and Oberlausitz Oct. 17. Media will have the opportunity to meet and interact with identified members of the incoming Atlantic Resolve armored rotation. Media interested in attending sh  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: After an 18-year break in service, Staff Sgt. Nino Rosado, a Virginia native, started his new Air Force career off by earning a 100% average in the 363rd Training Squadron F-22 aircraft armament apprentice course, earning the ace award. During the 12-block, 37 academic-day course, Rosado and other students in the course learn how to load, unload and position munitions on a  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: After an 18-year break in service, Staff Sgt. Nino Rosado, a Virginia native, started his new Air Force career off by earning a 100% average in the 363rd Training Squadron F-22 aircraft armament apprentice course, earning the ace award. During the 12-block, 37 academic-day course, Rosado and other students in the course learn how to load, unload and position munitions on an aircraft; ch  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The White House issued the following press briefing by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Matthew Albence ACTING DIRECTOR ALBENCE: I want to take a moment before I begin to recognize and thank the sheriffs joining me today: Sheriff Robert Nolan from Cape May County, New Jersey; Sheriff Bill Waybourn from Tarrant County, Texas; Sheriff Butch Conway from Gwinnett County, Georgia; Sheriff Mike Lewis from Wicomico County, Maryland; and Sheriff Chuck Jenkins f  more