WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Thank you very much, Matthew [Savill], and good morning to everyone. It is truly great to be back at the Royal United Services Institute. Across the pond, RUSI is well recognized for its incisive research and broad convening power on defense and security matters. And as the specter of state-on-state war returned to Europe with a vengeance in February 2022, we've needed RUSI and other independent research centers n more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary issued the following speech on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * As Delivered by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London, The United Kingdom Thank you very much, Matthew [Savill], and good morning to everyone. It is truly great to be back at the Royal United Services Institute. Across the pond, RUSI is well recognized for its incisive research and broad convening power on de more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Alabama - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 29,400 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Alabama in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a total re more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kentucky - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 39,200 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Kentucky in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a total  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in North Carolina - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 68,600 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in North Carolina in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in South Carolina - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 30,100 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in South Carolina in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Tennessee - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 53,300 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Tennessee in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a tota more PR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is in the process of documenting its determination to establish a restoration advisory board, based on survey responses from the recent public interest survey, for the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Site property located within the Cape Hatteras Seashore in Dare County North Carolina. During a public meeting Nov more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory had a major presence at this year's International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC24). A research team led by the University of Melbourne, with Dmytro Bykov from the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at ORNL, took home the top award of the weekend more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is proud to announce that the Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc. (CPACS), located in Georgia's 4th Congressional District, has been awarded $240,046 through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fiscal Year 2024 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program. This funding will support CPACS in providing essential citizenship preparation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 29, 2024, from the Georgia Hospital Association: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1808-IFC P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Re: CMS-1808-IFC - Medicare Program; Changes to the Fiscal Year more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 25, 2024, from St. Joseph's-Candler Health System, Savannah, Georgia: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-Lasure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1808-I FC P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Re: Medicare Program; Changes to the Fisc more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from 23 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Miguel A. Cardona, Ph.D. Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20202 CC: Linda McMahon, Nominee for Secretary of Education Re: Comment by States of Missouri, Kansas, and 21 other States on Student Debt Relief for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direc more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from the New Civil Liberties Alliance: * * * To: Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Comments on Proposed Rule, Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Lo more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-693) on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Georgia (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet si more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ATLANTA If you are making repairs to your home after Tropical Storm Debby or Hurricane Helene, you can get tips from FEMA to make your home safer and stronger at Lowe's in Savannah and Valdosta. FEMA Mitigation Specialists are available to answer questions and offer home-improvement tips along with proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from future disaster more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 11 -- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs issued the following news release: The competitive application process for all Certified Local Governments opened December 6, 2024, marking the start of the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant cycle. These grants, administered by the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), support local preservation efforts while strengthening the Certified Local Gov more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news: The School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia surveyed registered voters on various aspects of the voting process in Georgia during the recent Presidential election. The 2024 Georgia Post-Election Survey showed positive results for Georgia voters and reflected the efforts of election administrators across the state. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was pleased with more PR

WAYCROSS, Georgia, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Eight Chinese nationals have been indicted on felony charges after investigators discovered massive indoor marijuana growing operations in rural south Georgia. All eight defendants are charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute more than 1,000 marijuana plants, said Jill E. Steinberg, U more PR

AUGUSA, Georgia, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Richmond County woman has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for defrauding a COVID-19 small business relief program. Kameka Bausley, 43, of Augusta, was sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to Wire Fraud, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S. District Court Judge Dudley H. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The Senators recommended Tiffany Rene Johnson to President Biden, who nominated her in July Johnson will be a judge for the Northern District of Georgia Johnson's nomination was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee in November Senator Reverend Warnock: "Tiffany Johnson's temperament, discernment, and legal wisdom are exemplary. I'm elated to have voted to confirm her to serve as the next judge more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: To help state, local and Tribal government officials, farmers, ranchers and land managers mitigate the threats from invasive species, the U.S. Geological Survey creates Flood and Storm Tracker maps that identify where aquatic non-native and invasive species may have been carried due to flooding associated with storms. The maps can help natural resource managers identify potenti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Office of the Surgeon General issued an 837-page report in November 2024 entitled "Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities." Here are excerpts: * * * Foreword This decade, cigarette smoking among youth and adults reached the lowest levels ever recorded, representing a major public health milestone. Yet over 36 million U.S. adults (as of 2022) and 760,000 middle and hig more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: MATTHEW SAVILL, RUSI DIRECTOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE: Well, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Thank you very much for coming along. It's my great honor and pleasure to welcome you here this morning, to hear from the Honorable Kathleen Hicks, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, who's going to talk about lessons on current conflicts for the future character of war. We're also joined this morning by our incoming Dire more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jackson Charles Pharris saved a lot of lives when the Japanese bombed his battleship during the Pearl Harbor attacks that thrust the U.S. into World War II. With his quick thinking, he managed to drag several of his shipmates from flooding compartments while directing fire on the enemy. Pharris received the Medal of Honor for his leadership and valor. Pharris was born on June 26, 1912, in Columbus,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 29, 2024, entitled "National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before November 16, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. DATES: C more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Sen. Ossoff awarded Carl Levin Award for Effective Oversight, recognizing Sen. Ossoff's work investigating corruption and civil rights abuses Since taking office, Sen. Ossoff has led bipartisan investigations into corruption and civil rights abuses WATCH/DOWNLOAD: Video footage of award ceremony remarksThis is an external link WATCH/DOWNLOAD: Video B-roll of award ceremonyThis is an external link Senator J more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock recommended Tiffany Rene Johnson to President Biden, who nominated her in July Sen. Ossoff helped advance Johnson's nomination through the Senate Judiciary Committee in November Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock's nominee, Tiffany Rene Johnson, for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. In July, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 3, 2024, from the ACES Mobility Coalition, Seattle, Washington: * * * ACES Mobility Coalition Comment on NHTSA's Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) for an Automated Driving System (ADS)-Equipped Vehicle The Automated, Connected, Electric, Share more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives passed S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. S. 4367 is the final version of the 2024 WRDA, which includes language calling for a full repair of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam and requires the pool level to be maintained at 114.5 feet (Section 1315). After voting in support of the legislation, Congressman Rick  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: The bipartisan pair urged key Senate leaders to approve an agriculture supplemental disaster package that meets the needs of farmers and ranchers in Georgia and Florida after another costly hurricane season Senator Rick Scott and Senator Raphael Warnock urged Congressional leaders to approve an agriculture supplemental disaster package that meets the needs of farmers and ranchers in Florida and Georgia after  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) participated in NATO's annual Cyber Coalition exercise from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 as the U.S. representative and cyber Air Component Command; along with more than 1,000 participants from 27 NATO allies, six partner countries (Georgia, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Ukraine), and the European Union, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Improve Access to a Clean, Reliable Electric Grid and Safe Drinking Water for Millions in Rural and Tribal Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $6.3 billion in rural and Tribal communities across 44 states to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, provide safe drinking water and create good-paying jobs. more PR