Washington, D.C. – The Department of Defense (DoD) has appointed Lesley Bernys as executive director of the Cyber Crime Center. Prior to his newest position, Bernys was CIO and director of IT Services and Solutions at the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He succeeded Jude Sunderbruch after their retirement in June The post DOD appoints new executive […]

Kansas – Riley County has chosen Diane Creek as its next health department director. Creek began her role Dec. 9, 2024, and will also serve as the local health officer. She brings more than 24 years of public and private healthcare experience to the position. The post Riley County, Kansas, chooses new health department director appeared first on […]

As the new year begins, state legislatures across the U.S. will be convening for their 2025 sessions, setting the stage for debates and decisions on a wide variety of priorities. Lawmakers in each state are preparing to tackle critical issues, including housing affordability, healthcare access, technology and education, shaping policies that will affect millions of […]

Building near bus and train stations could help address the nation’s housing shortage, but challenges like cost, availability and local opposition remain significant obstacles, transportation officials and experts said at a recent U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development event.  Transit-oriented development projects focus on building housing and mixed-use communities near public transit stations to […]

New York City and its partners have secured $56.3 million in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles Program to replace older vehicles with greener alternatives. Of this funding, the city’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) received $17.3 million to replace 55 diesel trucks with electric vehicles (EVs), […]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has released a Notice of Intent (NOI) to offer two funding opportunities for research and development (R&D) projects in sustainable propane and renewable chemicals, as well as algal system cultivation and preprocessing.  The proposed Sustainable Propane and Renewable Chemicals (SPARC) program is designed to support R&D […]

Oregon will construct the first-ever wildlife overcrossing on Interstate 5 (I-5) between Mexico and Canada, in part, thanks to a surge in support from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).  The FHWA is awarding a $33.2 million federal grant to advance the state’s ambitious public safety and environmental sustainability project in the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument. […]