JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * AFIMSC announces 2025 Annual Excellence Award winners * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center announced the winners of its 2025 Annual Excellence Awards during a banquet March 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The event honored the immense contributions of AFIMSC's workforce, whose efforts direc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Aloha Independent Living Hawaii (AILH), a federally funded Center for Independent Living serving people with disabilities across Hawaii, submitted a public comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) proposed revocation of the 30-day notification requirement before lease termination due to nonpayment of rent. The agency is considering eliminating this rule for various HUD-assisted housing programs, including public housing and Proj more ST

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, March 30 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Amentum Expands Operations in Hawaii, Enhances Support for USINDOPACOM, and Launches the Center for Contested Logistics * CHANTILLY, Va., March 30, 2026 - Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) announces the relocation of its Hawaii office from Aiea to a new, significantly larger facility at 3375 Koapaka Street in Honolulu. This strategic move quadrup more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Taylor Jordan, assistant secretary of Commerce for environmental observation and prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the National Weather Service: * * * Greetings Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Meng, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Taylor Jordan, Assi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) submitted a public comment letter to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing concerns about the agency's proposed revision to the requirements for the movement of fresh Persian lime fruit from Hawaii into the continental United States. The CFFA, representing growers, packers, and shippers of 13 fresh-market commodities in California, questioned the robustness of t more ST

TORONTO, Ontario, March 30 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Come Together at Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort * Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort provides a stunning backdrop for groups looking to connect. From curated family stays and milestone celebrations to full corporate buyouts, the resort's expert team works closely with each group to craft itineraries designed for success. Well-being is seamlessly woven into progra more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Murkowski, Schatz Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand and Modernize Native Housing Programs * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai?i) introduced the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026 (NAHASDA), comprehensive legislation to reauthorize and modernize federal housing program more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 31 -- The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Visitor Spending and Visitor Arrivals Increased in February 2026 According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total spending by visitors in February 2026 was $1.91 billion(1) (measured in nominal dollars), an increase of 10.3 percent compared to February 2025. In February 2 more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 31 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * DOH CITES USED OIL TRANSPORTER AND PROCESSOR FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against Unitek Solvent Services, Inc. (Unitek) for violating the state's used oil management laws. Unitek has been cited for the following: * Operating multiple used oil transporter/transfer facility locations  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Sports Prediction Market Contracts * The Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act marked the Senate's first bipartisan bill seeking to regulate prediction markets "It ought to be up to the states to decide what kind of gambling goes on within their state. This kind of end run around the law is encouraging vast amounts of gambling. W more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski, Schatz Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand and Modernize Native Housing Programs * Senators Push to Advance Housing Policy in NAHASDA's 30 TH Anniversary Year Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. S more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 31 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Opposes Unprecedented Barriers to Federal Funding Requests Trump Administration Ties Funding Requirements to Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that would require more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * PLA announces record number of conference scholarship winners in celebration of ALA's 150th anniversary * CHICAGO -The Public Library Association (PLA) is proud to award 150 scholarships for public library professionals and students to attend the PLA 2026 Conference, taking place April 1-3 in Minneapolis, Minn. This represents a record high number of PLA scholarships more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service is initiating a pilot program to test alternative values for modest housing. The initiative aims to support the Section 502 direct loan program by adjusting how area loan limits affect self-help housing and properties receiving third-party affordable housing assistance. The pilot evaluates the impact of allowing property values in the self-help program to exceed current maximum area loan limits. Under the s more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, March 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * New tech detects deadly whale, dolphin diseases A breakthrough in marine mammal health surveillance can now detect deadly diseases in whales and dolphins in oceans, beaches and remote locations, thanks to new research from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The UH Health and Stranding Lab at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) worked together with in more PR