WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 18 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Air Force Institute of Technology's Graduate School of Engineering and Management presented awards to faculty and graduating students during a ceremony on March 25. The annual awards ceremony served as a celebration of accomplishments for the more than 200 students who received their diplomas in a separate ceremony later that evening. Dr. Todd Stewart, AFIT director and chancellor congratulat  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: To support the growing demand for new F-16 aircraft from partner nations, the U.S. Air Force has teamed with Lockheed Martin Co. to open a new production line to build the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter aircraft at the company's facility in Greenville, S.C. Launched on Veterans Day 2019, the line is the only production facility for F-16s in the world, opening three years after the company  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following 59-page white paper (No. 2021-033) in May 2021 entitled "The Emergence of Forward Guidance As a Monetary Policy Tool". The white paper was authored by Edward Nelson, senior adviser in the program direction section. * * * Here are excerpts: Abstract Forward guidance--the issuance by a central bank of public statements concerning the likely future settings of its policy instruments--is widely regarded as a new tool of monetary pol  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-New York, issued the following news release: H.R. 1448, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act was passed by the House of Representatives in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The bill is sponsored by Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH), and lead cosponsors include Representatives Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), John Rutherford (R-FL), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), and Neal Dunn (R-FL).  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 18 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Will Huntington Public Affairs Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will go into exercise mode again as it conducts a scheduled hazardous materials, or HAZMAT, release training event May 19. During the exercise, the Installation Command Center will employ a variety of communication modes across Areas A and B on base to alert the base populace of the simulated event. When the notification g  more