BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle, 307th Bomb Wing Public Afairs Representatives from Boeing, SEMPRE, Northrop Grumman, Skydio, and Near Earth Autonomy demonstrated multiple technologies on the B-52 Stratofortress here, July 16. Leadership and B-52 maintainers from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Mobility Command, and the 8th Air Force were on hand as the various companies demonst  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * AmeriCorps CEO and board members meet with grantees, members and volunteers in New Orleans, La. * * * NEW ORLEANS, La.-- AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announced more than $10 million in federal funding to Volunteer Louisiana, the state's service commission, during a delegation trip with AmeriCorps board members and CEO Michael D. Smith. The grant award will support the service o  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 26 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Storm-Resistant Roofing in Hurricane-Prone Locations Gains Interior Foothold * * * BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, July 25, 2024 -- A homeowner in Batesville, Arkansas, is the proud owner of a storm-resistant roof thanks to a $14,750 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), awarded through its member Simmons Bank. The roof  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Arkansas, with its abundance of quality ingredients and unique culinary traditions, has produced some of the best chefs around' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that he has nominated Executive Chef Payne Harding, owner of Cache restaurant in Little Rock, to represent Arkansas in the 20th Annual Great America  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole-source, hybrid (fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee) contract for $1,944,082,765 to perform the manufacture and assembly of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U.S. government and Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case requirements. The work will be performed in Tucson  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: A ruptured hydraulic hose spraying fuel on a hot engine led to a fire aboard a towing vessel in Louisiana's Lake Salvador, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The fire broke out in the engine room as the towing vessel Desperado was transiting near Bayou Perot, Louisiana, on Feb. 17, 2023. The three crewmembers aboard could not extinguish the fire with  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education's Foundations curriculum achieved full operational capability July 19, 2024, after nine months of course testing and training. The last Barnes Center mobile training team departed Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans after graduating 50 Louisiana Air National Guard Airmen from Airmanship 300, 500 and 700 courses. Since N  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history - delivered by President Biden's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, July 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $325 million in funding for 21 selected applications to help disadvantaged communit  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Louisiana leaders are working with Idaho National Laboratory's (INL) Frontiers Initiative to help the state -- known for its hydrocarbon and chemical industries -- become a national leader in advanced nuclear energy. INL experts will help the state develop a strategic plan to use nuclear energy to power its manufacturing sector and support growing grid-scale electrical dem  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 26 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: A year after legislative Republicans blocked the implementation of more resilient building codes, the financial consequences across North Carolina are becoming clear. Communities across the state missed out on an estimated $70 million in federal FEMA funds this year due to the Republican veto override of HB 488 in 2023. Access to affordable homeowners insurance will become   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is announcing $50 million in Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) awards to 15 collaborative research projects nationwide to expand participation and access to materials science-focused facilities, education, training and careers. NSF is investing over $50 million in total, which includes awards of over $4 million each to 11 partnering i  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) -- Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, for Bomber Task Force 24-4, July 21. While flying in international airspace and in accordance with international law, the U.S. B-52 aircraft were intercepted by two Russian aircraft over th  more