WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to four discretionary grants for all-hazards emergency preparedness in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $19,862,548. The funding is open to state or territorial governments; state administrative agencies; or the state emergency management agencies. The agency description of the grant states:   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Portland District in Oregon announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for land stewardship and restoration services in Lane County, Oregon. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $450,000. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and governments; independent school districts; non-profits; and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: Residents and visitors near the reservoirs at Hills Creek and Lookout Point dams may notice slightly lower reservoir levels beginning spring 2020. The maximum target reservoir elevations will be reduced by 10 feet at Hills Creek and 5 feet at Lookout Point. Users may notice slightly lower lake levels in the months of May and June. The reductions will not impact the available flood  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: The Fisheries Behavioral Ecology Program conducts research aimed at understanding the influence of physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the environment on the distribution, growth, and survival of economically important fish species in Alaska. The program is based at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon. NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce the a  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Portland Field Office issued the following news release: Welcome to the Oregon FBI's Tech Tuesday segment. This week: building a digital defense with passwords, or rather passphrases. We all use passwords. We use them for our phones, our computers, our e-mail, and just about every other kind of personal account. Unfortunately, many of us use simple passwords, such as "Password1" or "1234," because the  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Feb. 14 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, issued the following news: 41 scientists from PMEL, including scientists from NOAA's cooperative institutes at the University of Washington's Joint Institute for the Study of the Ocean and Atmosphere (JISAO) and Oregon State University's Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies (CIMRS), the National Research Council, graduate and undergraduate students are hea  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: On a rainy December afternoon, pilots are suiting up for their afternoon sorties. Among them is Col. Todd Hofford, a 27-year Air National Guard member and F-15 Eagle fighter pilot with more than 2,500 hours of flying under his belt. Although there have been many such days for Hofford, this one is significant. Three years of unyielding patience and perseverance have led up to this day: Hofford's first official flight sinc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $6.2 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to three airports in Oregon. This investment in Oregon's airports is part of a $520.5 million national investment in America's airports that was announced by Secretary Chao. "This $520.5 million in f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a new crop insurance pilot program, Nursery Value Select (NVS), for crop year 2021. NVS is another crop insurance option for nursery crop producers, including those growing hemp, in addition to the Nursery crop insurance program. NVS is available in select counties in Alabama, Colorado, Flor  more