WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 15, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC,** as successor-in-interest to Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, New Jersey (SPE8E3-25-D-0008, $3,008,600,000); and Noble Supply & Logistics,* Boston, Massachusetts (SPE8E3-25-D-0009, $1,940,200,000), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Connie Braesch, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications Hundreds of thousands of people will descend on Washington, D.C., for the 47th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20. Keeping the crowds safe is a top priority for first responders and security personnel. "If something is released into the air, whether nefarious, industrial or an accident, first responders need to know where it'  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 15 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond announces victory after EPA filing OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 15, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today just a few months after filing a formal comment letter opposing the request. In September, Drummond and  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Jan. 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Funds Will Help With New Refuge Family and Respite Shelter * * * Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and First Security Bank awarded $30,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to the Conway Ministry Center to assist the nonprofit organization with its efforts to reduce homelessness. The   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * FY25 National Defense Authorization Act provides boost for junior enlisted COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Mississippi - Starting in April 2025 all Department of Defense junior enlisted service members will receive a significant pay boost after the U.S. Senate approved a $895 billion dollar defense policy on Dec. 18, 2024. President Joe Biden signed  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Vicksburg man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to 32 years in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and health care fraud; money laundering; aggravated identity theft; mail fraud; and contempt of court. He was also ordered to pay $1,917,231.26 in restitution to the victims in the case. According to court docum  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Jan. 15, 2025: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced new comprehensive proposed requirements for carbon dioxide (CO2) and hazardous liquid pipelines. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) will strengthen existing standards for hazardous liquid and CO2 pipe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * USGS invests $3.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical minerals across the... The data collection will be conducted through the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a partnership between the USGS and State geological surveys that is revolutionizing our understanding of the nation's geology, in particular its critical mineral r  more