WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47316) on Nov. 28, 2022, entitled "Federal Hiring of Persons with Disabilities" by government organization and management analyst Taylor N. Riccard and senior research librarian Kathleen E. Marchsteiner. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress and various presidential Administrations have recognized a need to increase and improve federal agencies' efforts to recruit, hire, and retain person more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41330) on Nov. 28, 2022, entitled "National Monuments and the Antiquities Act" by natural resources policy specialist Carol Hardy Vincent. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.320301-320303) authorizes the President to proclaim national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, or other objects o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS21405) on Nov. 29, 2022, entitled "U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts" by senior research librarian Barbara Salazar Torreon and research librarian Carly A. Miller: * * * Summary Many wars or conflicts in U.S. history have federally designated "periods of war," dates marking their beginning and ending. These dates are important for qualification for certain veterans' pension or d more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following feature: By Katie Lange When one of the most vicious battles of the Korean War broke out, Marine Corps Pvt. Hector A. Cafferata Jr. almost singlehandedly kept enemy forces from pushing through a line that, if broken, would have left thousands of U.S. troops stranded. For his never-ending courage through that ordeal, he earned the Medal of Honor. Cafferata was born on Nov. 4, 1929, in New York City. His father, Hector S more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 1 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Governor Pritzker, representatives from the Obama Foundation and the Old State Capitol Foundation, state lawmakers, and community members dedicated a historical marker on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Springfield to commemorate President Barack Obama's momentous 2007 and 2008 presidential campaign announcements from the building's lawn. "On February 10th, 2007, a bright- more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following faculty news: During a ceremony steeped in tradition and academic pageantry, Dr. Jonathan Woodson was inaugurated as the seventh president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) on Nov. 30. Woodson was officially sworn in as the university's newest president in June, succeeding Dr. Richard W. Thomas, who served as president from 2016 until July of 2021, and Dr. William Rober more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) issued the following statement in response to EPA Region 10's recommendation that the Pebble Mine site in Alaska not be allowed to proceed without major changes, effectively recommending that the plans for the mine not move forward. Communities and environmental experts have warned that the Pebble Mine site would produce run-off and wastewater that would be detrimental to s more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 29 (TNSper) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: University of Virginia professor Elizabeth K. Meyer has been appointed the inaugural faculty director of Morven Programs' new Sustainability Lab. In a June announcement, the University and the UVA Foundation shared that the Morven Farm property, gifted to the foundation in 2001 by philanthropist John Kluge, would serve as UVA's Sustainability Lab. Research and academic programs at the  more PR