WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for juvenile delinquency prevention in American Samoa, Arkansas, Connecticut, Guam, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Northern Mariana Islands, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $10,651,382 with a ceiling of $7,523,237 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with law, justice and legal services.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it expects to award up to four discretionary grants for environmental education in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $300,000 with a ceiling of $100,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of the Environmental Education Local Grants Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 26 cooperative agreements for HIV surveillance. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $70.5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to California Department of Health Services; Chicago Department of Public Health; Delaware Department of Health and Social Services; Florida Depar  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 31 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: The only thing that could make the holidays merrier is having someone else pick up the tab. For the sixth year in a row, that's just what the Exchange Credit Program is doing. Five lucky grand-prize winners will have their entire MILITARY STAR(R) card balance paid in full as part of the Your Holiday Bill Is on Us sweepstakes. (Winners whose balances do not meet the minimum prize of $2,500 will   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: Leaders from the 16th Air Force, also known as Air Forces Cyber, recently launched an initiative to streamline its cyber weapon systems tools called "12N12." Launched on July 1, 12N12 aims to replace, reduce and consolidate the tools, systems and applications operators and analysts employ within the cyberspace security and defense mission area by July 1, 2020. "The goal is to reduce  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: As part of the process to scale force development across the enterprise, Air Education and Training Command's occupational competencies branch is working to forge a new training mindset by assisting career field managers with the development of occupational competency learning models for the Air Force's 266 career fields. The effort falls underneath the "Advance Force Development" priority area in t  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The topics have been selected and the chairpersons will be on board this month. What remains is determining who will fill the ranks of the four Mission Area Working Groups charged with tackling some of the Air Force's biggest Agile Combat Support challenges at the 4th Annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference in April 2020. "We're gatheri  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Ideas to transform space warfighting training and build a culture of innovation were named Air Education and Training Command Spark Tank 2020 Challenge winners. The 381st Training Group's idea to transform low-fidelity training into a student-centered, solid foundation for space warfighters and Air University's "give makerspace" idea that enables creative, innovative Airmen to devise solutions in a   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: As part of the effort to better develop the Airmen required to support the Air Force we need, Air Education and Training Command will hold the first-ever Force Development Summit here December 16-17, 2019. Hosted by the AETC/A3K division on behalf of Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of AETC, the goal of the summit is to provide a forum for representatives from around   more

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Thirty civic leaders from 20 states and Guam gained insight into Air Education and Training Command's mission and initiatives to recruit, train, and educate exceptional Airmen at Joint Base San Antonio Nov. 5-8, 2019. The goal of the visit was to enable a better understanding of the AETC and Air Force mission, after which the civic leaders from around the country knowledge  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: To open the aperture of possible Air Force pilot candidates, Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, is on a campaign to highlight height, or anthropometric waivers. The current height requirement to become an Air Force pilot is a standing height of 5'4" to 6'5". However, according to U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, 43.5% of U.S females, ages   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: The Air Force's Personnel Center implemented an automated process today that provides Airmen with an immediate determination of their retirement eligibility and prevents unnecessary application processing. The retirements branch currently receives about 1,300 eligibility reviews each month, each requiring an AFPC employee to manually process and validate through multiple data source  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: In honor of Veterans Day, military shoppers can enjoy special savings at Army & Air Force Exchange Service locations starting Nov. 8. From Nov. 8 through 14, deals can be found in stores and online at ShopMyExchange.com, including: * Up to 35% off selected 4K TVs. * Up to $300 off selected laptops. * Up to $500 off selected washer-dryer pairs. * Up to 50% off selected name-brand cookware. *  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander. "We have an incre  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander. "We have an incr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Academy issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander. "We have   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander.   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca issued the following news: U.S. Army North Civil Support Training Activity (CSTA) certified the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) training of Soldiers from the 3rd Platoon, 68th Engineer Company from Fort Hood, Texas during a two-night urban search and rescue exercise at a firefighter training facility here Oct. 22-23. CSTA oversees the certification program's training exercises which prepare units to detect chemic  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release: Please join the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, Operations Division and Southwest Division Regional Planning and Environmental Center for two public meetings in November, the first held on 20 November at 6 pm at the City of Jefferson Office of Tourism, 305 E. Austin St., Jefferson, TX 75657 and a second meeting held on 21 November at 6pm at the Maude Co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army 1st Lt. George S. Crisp, 24, of Alba, Texas, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Sept. 3, 2019. (This identification was initially published Sept. 9, 2019.) In late 1950, Crisp was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Ensuring warfighters across the world have nutritious meals each day is the primary role of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence supply chain. That role was expanded to include more variety for man's best friend after recent updates to the military working dog catalogs that provide 27 new options starting in 2020. Over the last several months, the Subsist  more

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: A group of aircraft maintainers found little shelter from the rain and cold wind beneath the wing of a B1-B Lancer on the Dyess Air Force Base flightline, Oct. 24. They were preparing the aircraft for a mission two -hours out. While this could be any typical work shift for them, the day's efforts were unique; they were playing a vital role in a global exercise. These maintainers, and hundreds o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * - Texas Had the Fastest Growth in the Second Quarter * * * Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2019, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The percent change in real GDP in the second quarter ranged from 4.7 percent in Texas to 0.5 percent in Hawaii.  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $300,000 to Framergy, Inc., College Station, Texas, to further develop and commercialize innovative technologies that protect the environment while growing the American economy. The company plans to reduce emissions of methane and volatile organic compounds by developing a combined capture technology that can be used at well sites, natur  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached an agreement with three potentially responsible parties (PRPs) to begin remedial investigation work at the San Mateo Creek Basin Legacy Uranium Mines site, comprised of former uranium mines in McKinney and Cibola Counties in western New Mexico. The agreement fulfills a goal of EPA's Superfund Task Force, which placed the site on the Administrator  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 30 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: The Army & Air Force Exchange Service, with vendor partners, is giving military shoppers the chance to win more than $25,000 in prizes this holiday season in three military-exclusive sweepstakes. Authorized Exchange shoppers, including honorably discharged Veterans, may enter any Exchange sweepstakes at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes, including: * Mars Wrigley Storybook Essay Contest (Oct. 31-  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * - Grants Will Result in the Creation or Rehabilitation of 2,057 Housing Units * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce that, in partnership with its member financial institutions, it has awarded $16.3 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 34 projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississi  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, Bobby L. Christine, issued the following news release: * * * - Southern District of Georgia continues to lead nationwide effort against fraudulent 'telehealth' scams * * * A man and his "marketing company" have been named in a five-count federal indictment for a scheme that paid workers to solicit elderly residents for information used to fraudulently bill government medical programs. Patrick Saido, of Texas  more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: The Army & Air Force Exchange Service awarded general contracting the contract to begin the renovation project on the Main Exchange here over the next 20 months. The project is projected to begin in mid-November and be completed by July of 2021. "The Base Exchange is planned to move out on 31 Oct. and will move into the Carswell Gym 1 Nov., but the renovation project will take approxi  more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: Goodfellow welcomed retirees and those retiring soon to an information fair at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense High Bay here Nov. 1. Retired Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Graham, who served 30 years in the Air Force as a signals intelligence analyst, spoke during the event. "Be there for those young men and women serving on active duty today," said Graham. "Military retirees ha  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force (30th Space Wing) issued the following news: Ideas to transform space warfighting training and how to best build a culture of innovation were named Air Education and Training Command Spark Tank 2020 Challenge winners here Oct. 31, 2019. The 381st Training Group's idea to transform low-fidelity training into a student-centered, solid foundation for space warfighters and Air University's "Give Makers Space" idea that enables cr  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: Too much bragging could be a bit of a pain for others in the vicinity ... but then again, someone who catches a big fish doesn't walk home through an alley. Giving oneself the credit they deserve is a healthy trait to keep morale high, but we must also remain vigilant and humble enough to not get too absorbed in ourselves and overshadow the mission of protecting the freedoms of the Ameri  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Brandon J. Fremin, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that Louisiana-based home health companies Health Care Options, Inc. and Health Care Options of Lafayette, Inc.; Texas-based Home Care Options Houston, Inc.; and Howard D. Austin, II, have agreed to settle a civil fraud complaint filed under the federal False Claims Act by paying $2.5 million to t  more

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: Have you ever asked yourself the most common question a person receives: why do you do what you do? I have asked this question many times before, and the standard cliche answers are often given: "because I signed up," or "because it is the right thing to do." Are these answers good enough? In my opinion, no! The "why" in life should provide purpose. This purpose should push you t  more

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: Connection is a basic human need that serves as a foundation for organizational success. This concept allows members to foster trust and security, which are essential for personal buy-in to the organization. In our recent resiliency tactical pause, some raised concerns over their inability to connect with students. This sentiment was echoed by a group of instructor pilots, who als  more

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: Valentin Figueroa, a 47th Mission Support Group contracting specialist, was chosen by wing leadership to be the "XLer of the week" of Oct. 28, 2019 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. He utilized a brand new, expanded use provision for Laughlin's government purchase card program to make several vital purchases for the wing's groups. Most notably, the 47th Maintenance Group was abl  more

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Mississippi, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Members of the 403rd Wing Development and Training Flight received a small dose of what is to come at Basic Military Training when Master Sgt. Robert Elliot, a military training instructor recruiter for the 433rd Training Squadron at Joint-Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas, visited trainees here during the Nov. 2-3 unit training assembly. In addition to stirring a litt  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed an investigational vaccine that protected cynomolgus macaques against four types of hemorrhagic fever viruses endemic to overlapping regions in Africa. The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and Profectus BioSciences of New York are developing and testing  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed an investigational vaccine that protected cynomolgus macaques against four types of hemorrhagic fever viruses endemic to overlapping regions in Africa. The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and Profectus BioSciences of New York are developing and testing the candidate quadrival  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54367) involving the Comanche Peak power reactor in Texas: PLANNED LOSS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT "At 0800 CST on November 3, 2019, Comanche Peak began a planned modification on the Unit 2 Plant Computer System. During this modification, the ability to perform emergency assessment in the Technical Support Center (TSC) and the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) will be impa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54257) involving the South Texas power reactor in Texas: EN Revision Imported Date : 11/8/2019 EN Revision Text: CONTAINMENT PENETRATION DISCOVERED NOT ISOLATED "At 2115 CDT on 9/5/2019, an inside containment test connection and inoperable outside containment isolation valve were discovered to be open for a containment air sample penetration. This resulted in the containment penetration not be  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has imposed a $1,600,000 civil money penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TX HHSC), for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules between 2013 and 2017. TX HHSC is part of the Texas HHS system, which ope  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Project NEXUS, a beta test program designed with the intent to fuel organic technology problem solving efforts for Airmen in their day-to-day workplaces, graduated its first class here Nov. 4, 2019. The graduation ceremony saw 18 students complete the 120-day course held at the Capital Factory, home to the Air Education and Training Command Integrated Technology Detachment and the AFWERX-A  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials from the Fort Worth District announced earlier today a public meeting to be held for the River Road Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study in San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday, December 3 at 6 p.m. Ecosystem restoration measures have been developed for the ER feasibility study to restore degraded ecological structure and function to a  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: Eighteen Sheppard Airmen received Articles 15 in October for violations of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. An Airman from the 359th Training Squadron received non-judicial punishment for one violation of the UCMJ. The Airman violated Article 92, failure to obey a no contact order. The punishment included reduction to grade of Airman (suspended for six months) and a reprimand. A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 33) entitled "Union Pacific Railroad Company Abandonment Exemption in Harris and Chambers Counties, Texas": Union Pacific Railway Company (UP) filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon a 2.23-mile portion of the U.S. Steel Industrial Lead between milepost 2.4 in Baytown and milepost 4.63 at the east  more

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: Over the last few years, sun shelters have been constructed to house many of the aircraft at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The new T-6 Texan II sun shelters, which shelters currently 33 aircraft, have been rolling out to improve training and the quality of life for individuals and Airmen working on the flightline. "The installation of the electrical utility and sunshades not o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, John F. Bash, issued the following news release: The Department of Justice announced today that Fagron Holding USA LLC (Fagron) has agreed to pay $22.05 million to resolve allegations concerning the establishment of false and inflated Average Wholesale Prices (AWPs) by its wholly owned subsidiary Freedom Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Freedom) for active pharmaceutical ingredients used in compound prescriptions. Freedom's pricing  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, John F. Bash, issued the following news release: In San Antonio today, a federal judge convicted 47-year-old Bradley Lane Croft, owner of Universal K-9, Inc., of scheming to defraud the federal government with respect to the use of GI Bill benefits to train service canines and their handlers, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; Internal Revenu  more

MCALLEN, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Ryan K. Patrick, issued the following news release: A federal jury found three men associated with a Texas health care company guilty today for their roles in a $150 million health care fraud scheme, one of which was a mayor in Texas at the time. After a three-week trial, the jury found Rodney Mesquias, 47, San Antonio, Henry McInnis, 47, Harlingen, and Francisco Pena, 82, Laredo, guilty of one count of conspiracy   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Ryan K. Patrick, issued the following news release: Tower Research Capital LLC, a New York, New York-based financial services firm has entered into a resolution with the Department of Justice to resolve criminal charges related to a scheme involving thousands of episodes of unlawful trading activity in U.S. commodities markets by three former traders. Tower entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in con  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Contrails in the sky are usually indicators of where an aircraft has come from and where it's heading. If Civil Air Patrol Maj. Robert F. Morris' life produced vapor lines, they would represent a lifetime of aviation achievement both in and out of uniform. The second and fourth Saturday of each month at the Texas Wing's Pegasus Composite Squadron, Morris busily moves around the building, teaching a c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Project NEXUS, a beta test program designed with the intent to fuel organic technology problem solving efforts for Airmen in their day-to-day workplaces, graduated its first class Nov. 4. The graduation ceremony saw 18 students complete the 120-day course held at the Capital Factory, home to the Air Education and Training Command Integrated Technology Detachment and the AFWERX-Austin hub. "Project NEXUS will drive internal  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Survivors who registered with FEMA for disaster assistance because they were affected by Tropical Storm Imelda will receive a determination letter explaining the eligibility decision and the reason for that decision. If approved, it will state the dollar amount of the grant and how the funds should be used and when ineligible, the letter explains why and how  more