ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements Chief's Report during a special event in Washington, D.C. This signing progresses the proposed project to Congress for authorization. Located about 763 miles southwest of Ancho  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: * * * New projects will strengthen resilience for coastal and Great Lakes communities, including tribes and underserved communities. * * * Today, the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is recommending nearly $220 million in funding, and an additional $66 million in future year funding, to support 32 transforma  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded more than $20.5 million to Michigan to implement their Digital Equity Plan. Michigan is the second state to receive funding through the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, one of three Digital Equity A  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- The Bureau of Land Management today announced proposed changes to existing BLM resource management plans to promote conservation of wildlife corridors and priority big game habitat on public lands in Colorado, including through management of oil and gas activities and other efforts to incorporate the best available science. The BLM coordina  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Ultimate Ammunition LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada; Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada; Blane International Group Inc., Cumming, Georgia; and Olin Winchester LLC, Oxford, Mississippi, is being awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H9240323R00020001) with a maximum total ceiling of $750,000,000 and a separate $2,500 minimum ordering guaran  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Over 500 personnel from the U.S., German, French, Spanish, and Canadian Air Forces as well as the U.S. Marine Corps participated in Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8-18, 2024. AD24 is a German Air Force-led field training exercise and part of the months-long deployment known as   more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Keira Rossman, 47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs Service and dedication run deep in the Air Force, often passed down through generations. Many join the military following the advice of those they personally know-their parents who met in service, relatives who highlight the benefits, or friends who recommend joining together. Yet, what about  more