JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force will release the latest iteration of the "Where Airmen and Guardians Get Information" (WAGGI) survey to thousands of Airmen and Guardians in the coming week. The survey, paired with focus groups later this year, gives Airmen, Guardians, and Department civilians a chance to tell senior leaders what kinds of informatio more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 26 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: The City of Albuquerque has filled two critical leadership roles that work to ensure consistent delivery of services and citywide operations. Mariela Ruiz-Angel, previously the director of the Albuquerque Community Safety Department, is now the Associate Chief Administrative Officer (ACAO), and Nathan Martinez is the director of the General Services Department (GSD). Both individuals have extensive experienc more PR

DALLAS, Texas, March 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Texas factory activity weakened in March after stabilizing in February, according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. "Texas' manufacturing sector faltered this month, with output and demand indicators returning to negative territory after pushing positive in February," said Emily Kerr, senior busine more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Sean Worrell, 12th Flying Training Wing In an initiative aimed at enhancing pilot safety, the 12th Flying Training Wing has implemented a method to mitigate bird strikes. Utilizing a massive 25x25 foot net, personnel at 12th FTW Safety office in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are capturing birds that pose a threat to aircraft oper more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service announced today that almost 940,000 people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020 but face a May 17 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates more than $1 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven't filed their 2020 tax returns yet. The average median refund is $932 for 2020, and more PR

LIVERMORE, California, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researcher and a colleague who helped him and his team commercialize their biomedical technology have garnered a national technology transfer award. The award, from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC), represents the 42nd technology transfer award that LLNL has won from the FLC since 1985. LLNL biologist Nichol more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 26 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Lower Colorado River Authority has completed and installed the first of 10 new floodgates on Wirtz Dam, which forms Lake LBJ. The new floodgate is the first to be installed as part of a $76 million, three-year project to remove and replace each of the dam's original floodgates with new, custom-built floodgates made to today's engineering standards. The dam was completed in 1951 with nine floodg more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Calling all modeling and simulation professionals to join in exploring the latest modeling and simulation initiatives and techniques at the 2024 Department of the Air Force M&S Summit May 7-9 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk. Richard Tempalski, DAF chief modeling and simulation officer, along with Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air E more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 26 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded seven competitive financial assistance grant awards to the minority serving institutions (MSI) shown below, as a result of its Office of Environmental Management (EM) Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002820. The awards will focus on enhancing MSI programs to h more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Army is moving toward a future where soldier formations will be more efficient and lethal thanks to the integration of advanced technology both on the ground and in the air, according to the service's chief of staff. Army Gen. Randy George discussed some of the advancements on March 22 when talking with the Defense One digital media platform more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Joint Base San Antonio officials found a service member dead on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on March 25. The service member's name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. The incident is under investigation. *** Original text here: http://www.jbsa.mil/News/News/Article/3717569/service-member-found-dead-on-jbsa-lackland/ more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: As the Army moves into the second half of fiscal year 2024, the service continues its effort to improve the quality of life for Soldiers and their families with numerous projects and initiatives. These initiatives are to provide Soldiers with the support they need to deter, fight and win against capable adversaries around the globe, said Sgt. Maj. o more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced Eastman will add an additional manufacturing facility at its existing site in Longview, Texas. Eastman produces specialty materials found in items people use every day globally, like eyewear, cosmetics packaging, medical equipment, textiles, films, coatings, and more. The project will create more than 200 new jobs and approximately $1.2 billion in capit more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today posthumously presented the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Sergeant Major Jerry Lynn Bell and U.S. Army Master Sergeant Mike Pena during a ceremony at the Texas Capitol. The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration conferred to a service member of the Texas military forces. "Today, we honor two men who raised their hand a more PR

WACO, Texas, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: Shrieve Chemical Company, LLC, a Drug Enforcement Administration-registered importer and distributor of listed chemicals, has agreed to pay $300,000 in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 801 et seq. In December 2022, DEA diversion investigators conducted an on-site inspection of a Shrie more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Five individuals were arrested in Laredo, Hebbronville and Falls City Wednesday for allegedly trafficking military grade firearms to a drug cartel in Mexico. According to court documents, Gerardo Rafael Perez Jr. aka "Jerry," 23, of Laredo, allegedly coordinated the acquisition of more than 100 firearms throughout Texas to be smuggled across the more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Are you the parent or legal sponsor of a minor child? If so, there are things you should know about what access you have to your child's healthcare records and choices. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Final Rule protects minors' privacy concerning their health care choices and treatment. To protect your child's healt more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: On the beaches, oceans, air and deserts of the U.S. West Coast, more than 4,000 members of the joint force, civilians, contractors, and militaries from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France and Japan experimented with more than 200 technologies in the Army's largest experiment in the dirt, Project Convergence Capstone 4. Two pha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: The U.S. and UK take action against actors affiliated with the Chinese state-sponsored APT 31 hacking group. Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited (Wuhan XRZ), a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has served as cover for multiple malicious cyber operations more PR