WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Defense Health Agency announced 15 military hospitals got an "A" rating in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Fall 2024 assessment. This grade reflects the DHA's ongoing dedication to transparency and to providing high-quality, safe care to service members and their families. 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 673d Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Alexander T. Augu more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is fielding the Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control platform at five more bases after three years of successful initial testing here. AFIMSC awarded a $20 million contract to Simplesense, Inc., Nov. 18 to provide the low-rate initial production and install. The installations sla more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Emily Mifsud, AFIMSC Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLA - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is fielding the Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control platform at five more bases after three years of successful initial testing here. AFIMSC awarded a $20 million contract to Simplesense, Inc., Nov. 18 to provide the low-rate i more PR

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist Tongass National Forest, ALASKA -- Located in the wild expanses of southeastern Alaska, the Tongass National Forest (TNF) is one of the largest old-growth temperate rainforests in the world. It stretches across more than 20,000 islands and is renowned for its natural beauty and rich biodiversity. The forest also features thousa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services industry encompasses cartographic, topographic, ownership-related, and other surveying and mapping work. Why not recognize Geography Awareness Week with a map of employment concentrations for this industry? Alaska had the highest concentration of surveying and mapping (except geophysical) ser more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska One month since President Joseph R. Biden declared a major disaster in the State of Alaska for flooding on August 5-6, a total of 248 people in The City and Borough of Juneau have applied with FEMA for assistance as of November 19, 2024. FEMA has approved $2,601,363.88 through the Individuals and Households Program (IHP), consisting of $1,330 more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska. The Secretary of the Interior has signed Public Land Order 7952 opening an additional 11.1 million acres of BLM-managed public lands in central Alaska for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veteran Land Allotment Program. With this order, the Department has increased the total land available to eligible Alaska Native veterans to almost 39 million  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have received numerous inquiries related to Alaska Native marine mammal harvest eligibility and policy under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Eligibility is governed by section 101(b) of the MMPA and regulations developed by both FWS (at 50 C.F.R. SS 18.3) and NMFS (at 50 C.F.R. SS 216.3). The eligibil more PR