WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (TNSawa) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin H. Liu and Chief Judge Roger Gregory of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals are among four honorees announced today as recipients of the 2023 Spirit of Excellence Award from the American Bar Association's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. The Spirit of Excellence Award celebrates the efforts and accomplishments of l more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44692) on Sept. 29, 2022, entitled "Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief" by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Leasing Program Status ... 1 Selected Issues for Congress ... 3 Timing Considerations for the Five-Year Program ... 3 Potential for Zero-Lease Program ... 4 Regional Leasing Decisions ... more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43908) on Sept. 26, 2022, entitled "The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Appropriations Overview" by John F. Sargent Jr., science and technology policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a laboratory of the Department of Commerce, is mandated to provide technical services to facilitate the competitiveness of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43908) on Sept. 26, 2022, entitled "The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Appropriations Overview:" * * * NIST Appropriations Overview of NIST Appropriations Accounts Discretionary funding for NIST is generally provided through three appropriations accounts: * The Scientific and Technical Research and Services (STRS) account supports NIST in-house laboratory research. The ac more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The FBI Dallas Field office issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2022, by Special Agent in Charge Matthew J. DeSarno: * * * As written for the Dallas Morning News, publication date October 5, 2022; additional hyperlinks to DOJ press releases added. Often, bad news is the kind of news that makes headlines--crime and lawlessness that makes law-abiding citizens shake their heads. But sometimes, good news is just as newsworthy--the crimes that were prevented, the rep more PR