WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: * * * In January 2025, NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby posted the following as a letter in Science, in response to the June 2024 article titled "The weapons potential of high-assay low-enriched uranium." * * * On Jan. 2, 2025, NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby posted the following as an e-letter in Science, in response to the June 2024 article titled "The weapons potential of hig  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Today, the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has recommended for award more than $250 million to 24 organizations to support digital skills and inclusion projects in communities across the country. These investments will empower individuals and communities across the nation wit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today applauded President Biden's designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California. The new national monument spans over 624,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management-managed public lands where the Colorado and Mojave Deserts come together, offering stunning mountains and canyons, important cultural and historic resources,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * ESA protections have secured a future for this terrestrial orchid found in the western United States and Canada * * * DENVER -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing the proposed removal of the Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis) from the list of threatened and endangered species due to advancements in recovery for this species under the En  more