WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior today announced a proposal to strengthen Alaska Tribal representation on the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB), which manages subsistence use on federal lands and waters in Alaska. For thousands of years, subsistence practices have been immensely important for Alaska Native communities, and remain deeply intertwined with their lifeways, food security, and cu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the Investing in America tour, the Administration will highlight how funding will modernize airport terminals nationwide, equipping them with faster baggage systems and larger security checkpoints to meet growing air travel demand WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $970 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Investing in America agenda to 114 airports a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 15, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 212,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 218,000 to 220,000. The 4-week moving average was 218,500, an increase of 5,750 fr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Bilge alarms did not sound before capsizing * * * The National Transportation Safety Board determined flooding into the lazarette, a compartment below the main deck, or port void (empty) space likely caused the fishing vessel Hotspur to lose stability, capsize and sink near Nunez Rocks, Alaska. Hotspur was transiting through Dixon Entrance on Aug. 2, 2022, when   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2024: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's Investing in America tour, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Dr. Steve Feldgus and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Principal Deputy Director Sharon Buccino traveled to Illinois today, where they announced $75.8 million in fiscal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Secretary of State Antony Blinken chaired the 2024 meeting of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Federal agencies on the task force shared their progress on anti-trafficking initiatives and their commitments to advancing the goals of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/03/fact-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Meeting On February 13, 2024, the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF), a cabinet-level entity that coordinates the federal government's anti-trafficking efforts, met at the White House to reaffirm its commitment to combat human trafficking. Secretary of State An  more