WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release: Operation OD Justice is a DEA initiative born out of a critical need to investigate drug poisoning and overdose deaths across the U.S. The initiative, launched in 2021 by DEA's Los Angeles and San Diego Field Divisions, offers training, resources, and poisoning response coordinators to assist State and Local law enforcement as they investigate drug poisonings and overdose d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-700) on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Tennessee (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In recent weeks, a number of drones have been sighted over New Jersey, prompting concern and thousands of telephone calls to report them. Some of those drones have even been sighted over Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle, both in New Jersey. During an on-background telephone call on Dec. 14, officials from the Federal Bureau of Inves  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2024: After reports of suspicious activity involving Unmanned Aircraft Systems ("UAS") also known as drones across the country and in Oklahoma, Governor Kevin Stitt has taken action to safeguard Oklahomans and our state's critical infrastructure. Governor Stitt has directed Tim Tipton, Commissioner of Public Safety and Homeland Security Advisor, to immediately procure mobile counter-UAS dete  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: Just a few things and then we'll get right to your questions. As many of you saw, Secretary Austin traveled to Landover, Maryland on Saturday to attend the Army-Navy game. This was his fourth year attending as the Secretary of Defense. He had the chance to spend some time with midshipmen and cadets from both of the service academies and thank them for their service  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4547) on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * In the Matter of BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission" or "SE  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: NEWPORT, R.I. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class Guided Missile Frigate, FFG 69, will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, Dec. 16. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement at the 11th Women, Peace and Security Symposium, hosted by the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. The future USS Joy Bright Hancock honors her namesake's trailblazing service beginning as a Yeoman in Wor  more