Washington, DC - John Grunsfeld will retire from NASA April 30, capping nearly four decades of science and exploration with the agency. His tenure includes serving as astronaut, chief scientist, and head of NASA’s Earth and space science activities.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:

Rockville, Maryland - NIST and DHS are pleased to host a workshop on Software Identification (SWID) Tag Implementation and Use on April 26, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on April 27, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with a Tag Signing Working Group Open Meeting from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Washington, DC - The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that they can quickly check the status of their tax return and refund through “Where’s My Refund?” on IRS.gov.

Washington, DC - Two subjects of Interpol Red Notices for violent crimes in their home country of El Salvador were removed from the United States Friday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a significant increase in the number of certified organic operations, continuing the trend of double digit growth in the organic sector. According to new data, there are now 21,781 certified organic operations in the United States and 31,160 around the world.