Vilsack: 'People living in rural towns across the nation need high-speed internet'
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 8, 2022
People living and working in rural parts of the country and in U.S. territories will soon be online thanks to a federal funding aimed at improving American's access to the internet.
Torres Small: USDA honors 'the countless contributions of American Indians and Alaska Natives'
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 7, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is doing its part to ensure Tribes and Tribal communities flourish by providing access to both necessary infrastructure and money.
Moffitt: USDA agreement with Vermont shows how agency is building 'a more resilient food system'
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 5, 2022
Vermont school students will soon have better access to more nutritious, locally grown food thanks to a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Vilsack: 'USDA has worked tirelessly to give farmers and ranchers a fair chance to compete'
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 5, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration is working to lower costs at the grocery story by both expanding and increasing competition in the meat and poultry processing industry through a historic investment.
Haaland: Biden's Infrastructure law grants opportunity 'to address legacy pollution in West Virginia'
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 5, 2022
More than $100 million is headed to West Virginia in an effort to help the Mountain State clean up abandoned mine lands, which will create jobs and opportunities for economic growth.
Teodorski: 'We are excited to see the Reconstruction Era Historic Network growing'
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 4, 2022
Four new sites, three of which are in South Carolina, have been added to what's known as the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.
Regan: Grant projects could help U.S. 'compete and win the 21st-century economy'
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 3, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Biden administration are seeking feedback on how best to disperse $27 billion in grants for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
EPA: WINN act grant 'will help make rapid progress' in efforts to get lead out of drinking water
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 2, 2022
The Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) will receive $3.65 million for the mitigation of lead from drinking water and removal of lead pipes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recently.
Knerr: 'Filling Panel 7 allows us to continue our important national mission of disposing transuranic waste'
By Solange DeLisle | Oct 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Panel 7 is ready to be permanently sealed now that transuranic waste containers have filled the room.
USDOT accepting applications for Bridge Investment Program: 'one of the most significant investments in our bridges in decades'
By Solange DeLisle | Jun 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is now accepting applications for the first round of projects to be funded through the new Competitive Bridge Investment Program.
U.S. DOT announces standards for EV charging stations: 'the funding and framework to build out a reliable caring network'
By Solange DeLisle | Jun 14, 2022
As more people look towards Electric Vehicles, the Biden Administration wants to make sure the batteries can be charged in an easy, accessible, reliable, and quick way in areas across the country.
12 Small businesses receive grants to through U.S. DOT Program: 'this program spurs the development and deployment of transformative technologies'
By Solange DeLisle | Jun 14, 2022
A dozen small businesses from across the country have been chosen to receive federal grant dollars to help spark research and development of "innovating transportation technologies."
Erdogan: 'The expansion of NATO is meaningful for us, in proportion to the respect that is shown to our sensitivities'
By Solange DeLisle | May 23, 2022
Sweden and Finland have officially applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a move that has been met with opposition from at least one Middle Eastern country.
Blanton: Maine roofing company employees 'exposed to potentially deadly or disabling falls'
By Solange DeLisle | Apr 24, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Maine roofing and siding contractor for repeatedly putting employees in danger of falling at a residential construction site in Hampden.
Johnson: Jay man pleads guilty after 'deadly violence forever changed a Delaware County family'
By Solange DeLisle | Apr 22, 2022
A Jay man pleaded guilty to second degree murder and assault with the attempt to commit murder in Indian Country.
McCollister on restoring former Superfund site: 'Returning (the land) to productive reuse is at the heart of the Brownfields program'
By Solange DeLisle | Mar 24, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has teamed up with Kansas State University's (K-State) Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) program to get ideas from the community on future use of a former Superfund Site in Holden, Missouri.
USCIS makes updates to employment authorization for E and L nonimmigrant spouses 'age 21 and over'
By Solange DeLisle | Mar 23, 2022
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is making updates to the agency's policy manual regarding documentation for certain E and L nonimmigrant spouses can use for evidence of employment authorization.
USDA COVID-relief program helps dairy farmers who 'worked throughout the pandemic'
By Solange DeLisle | Mar 5, 2022
Dairy farmers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are set to receive financial relief through a federal program aimed at helping the dairy industry recover from the negative impacts left by the global health crisis.
Labor Department marks National Apprenticeship Week
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 18, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor is celebrating the seventh annual National Apprenticeship Week and the creation of a new push to increase, diversify and refashion registered apprenticeships in the United States in an effort to bring paid learning opportunities up to date.
Labor Department seeking comments regarding elimination of apprenticeship program
By Solange DeLisle | Nov 17, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking public comment on a proposal that would remove the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP), which would allow the agency to gear its efforts toward creating more access to good-paying jobs through Registered Apprenticeships Program.
