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Proposed budgets cut NASA funding, prioritize Artemis program

The proposed budgets for NASA in the House and Senate cut agency funding overall but provides full funding for the Artemis program. File Photo Credit: Mark Usciak / Spaceflight Insider The proposed budgets for NASA in the House and Senate for the fiscal year 2024 have been unveiled, reflecting funding constraints imposed by the “Fiscal Responsibility Act.” Continue reading Untitled

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FY 2024: H-1B Visa Hopefuls: Get Ready for Round Two of the Lottery!

Introduction: The United States has long been a land of opportunity for skilled foreign workers seeking to contribute their talents and expertise to the nation's thriving economy. The H-1B visa program, designed for specialty occupation workers, has been a coveted pathway to work in the U.S. However, with the H-1B cap consistently exceeded by demand, securing this visa has become an exciting yet challenging journey. In this blog, we'll dive into the H-1B visa process, the recent announcement of a second lottery for FY 2024, and valuable insights to unlock your path to success.

Understanding the H-1B Visa Program: The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in occupations that require specialized knowledge and skills. From technology experts to healthcare professionals, the H-1B program fuels innovation and addresses skill shortages across various sectors. Each fiscal year, the number of available H-1B visas is capped, leading to intense competition among employers and prospective beneficiaries.

The Initial Lottery: Hopeful Beginnings The H-1B journey for FY 2024 began with the initial random selection lottery in March 2023. Employers submitted electronic registrations for their prospective workers, hoping for the chance to secure an H-1B cap-subject petition. USCIS carefully selected beneficiaries from the pool of registered candidates, marking the beginning of many dreams.

The Need for a Second Lottery: As the dust settled from the first lottery, USCIS made a surprising announcement—a second random selection process for FY 2024. The reason? A record-breaking influx of registrations, with beneficiaries having multiple employers vying for their expertise. While this was a positive indication of the high demand for skilled workers, it raised concerns about the registration process's integrity.

Navigating the Second Lottery: The second H-1B lottery presents a fresh opportunity for prospective beneficiaries whose registrations were not initially selected. For those fortunate enough to be chosen this time, they gain eligibility to file H-1B cap-subject petitions. This chance of a lifetime could pave the way for a rewarding career in the United States.

Preparing for Success: Employers and aspiring H-1B beneficiaries should now stand on the frontlines, attentively monitoring updates from USCIS. A selected registration will prompt a notice in the registrant's myUSCIS account, signaling the green light for petition filing. The key to seizing this opportunity lies in preparedness—gathering all required documentation and information to swiftly proceed with the filing process.

The Bigger Picture: Trends and Future Optimism The steep rise in H-1B registrations is not an isolated event. Recent years have seen an upward trend, underscoring the U.S.'s continued attraction to global talent. USCIS's dedication to preventing misuse and ensuring fairness bodes well for genuine employers and beneficiaries, as it strengthens the program's integrity.

Beyond the Second Lottery: What's Next? While the second H-1B lottery dominates discussions, there is much more to the journey. Beneficiaries and employers should remain forward-thinking, anticipating additional updates from USCIS on petition approvals and denials. The H-1B program's future is bright, with USCIS actively exploring modernization initiatives to enhance the registration process and meet evolving labor market needs.

Conclusion: The H-1B visa journey is an adventure worth embarking upon—a gateway to unleashing your professional potential in the land of opportunity. The second lottery for FY 2024 may come as a surprise, but it is a testament to the program's vitality and the talent that enriches the American workforce. With careful preparation, vigilance, and optimism, prospective beneficiaries and employers can unlock the doors to success, making their mark in the diverse tapestry of the U.S. economy. Embrace the journey, and let your dreams take flight as you venture towards a bright and fulfilling future in the United States.

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NASAs ASTRO CAMP and its Impact Continues to Grow in FY2024

When it comes to NASA’s ASTRO CAMP®, the numbers – and impact – of the initiative to help students across the nation and world learn about NASA and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) just continue to grow and grow and grow. As in recent years, the NASA ASTRO CAMP® Community Partners (ACCP) program surpassed previous […] from NASA https://ift.tt/4hM9HrK

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The F-16 Will Be Equipped with the AGM-158C LRASM

NAVAIR is looking to award a contract for the integration of the AGM-158C-1 Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the F-16.

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F-16 LRASM

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released on Mar. 17, 2025, a presolicitation to negotiate a contract with Lockheed Martin for the integration and test support of the AGM-158C-1 Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the F-16. This development follows the recent news of a new contract to Lockheed Martin to increase the production of the JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) and LRASM.

NAVAIR is looking to award a contract for the integration of the AGM-158C-1 Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the F-16.The AGM-158 production increaseThe LRASM

The notice mentions that NAVAIR “intends to enter into sole source negotiations and subsequently award a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Delivery Order (DO) to Lockheed Martin Corporation-Missiles Fire Control.” Also, the notice mentions that the “requirement includes testing both the AGM-158C-1 Legacy and UAI interfaces.”

The UAI, or Universal Armament Interface, is the result of a U.S. Department of Defense program to develop standardized functional interfaces in both aircraft and weapons to support a rapid integration of new weapons independent of an aircraft’s Operational Flight Program (OFP) cycles. The F-16 and JASSM were already tested with the new interface.

NAVAIR has not released additional details about the integration of LRASM on the F-16 at this time, although we might have more info after the response day planned for Apr. 1. Earlier this month, Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) disclosed that the F-35B Lightning II started flight testing as part of the integration with LRASM.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Peter Giesige and Airman 1st Class Brian Bowser, both weapons specialists assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, and Staff Sgt. Katelyn Barrow, a munitions specialist also assigned to the 180FW, successfully load a JASSM AGM-158 on to a F-16 Fighting Falcon during an Agile Combat Employment stress test in Swanton, Ohio, Sept. 12, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Camren Ray)

The AGM-158 production increase

On Mar. 14, 2025, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been awarded a $122,6 million contract modification to the original production increase’s contract awarded in 2018. As part of the contract, the company will “procure tooling and test equipment needed to increase production quantities of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile and Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile.”

Lockheed Martin has been investing in the increase of the AGM-158’s production since 2022, when it added a new 225,000-square-foot factory to its existing production facilities. In 2024, another contract modification was awarded to “enable the ability to increase annual production quantities by providing additional resources for long-lead procurements and facilitating production line efficiencies.”

In the fiscal year 2025 budget the U.S. Air Force requested 550 JASSMs, after the same number was also requested in 2024 and 600 were requested in 2023. The Air Force budget requested for its own and the Navy’s stocks 115 LRASMs in FY2025, 27 in FY2024 and 57 in FY2023.

An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducts flight test Sept. 9 to certify the carrier variant of the fighter aircraft for carrying the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). (Image credit: Dane Wiedmann).

The LRASM

The AGM-158C LRASM, based on the AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER), is the new low-observable anti-ship cruise missile developed by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. NAVAIR describes the weapon as a defined near-term solution for the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) air-launch capability gap that will provide flexible, long-range, advanced, anti-surface capability against high-threat maritime targets.

NAVAIR says the weapon reduces dependency on Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, network links, and GPS navigation in electronic warfare environments. In fact, once launched, LRASM guides to an initial point using a GPS guidance system and employs onboard sensors to locate, identify, and provide terminal guidance to the target. Semi-autonomous guidance algorithms will allow it to use less-precise target cueing data to pinpoint specific targets in the contested domain.

There are currently three variants which comprise the OASuW Increment 1 program, designated LRASM 1.0, LRASM 1.1, and LRASM C-3. The LRASM 1.0 variant, which was fielded with early operational capability in 2019, has already been integrated on the B-1B Lancer and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducts the first flight test to certify the F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the fighter aircraft for carrying the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). (Image credit: Kyra Helwick)

The newer LRASM 1.1 variant was fielded in 2023 and is undergoing Initial Operational Test & Evaluation, according to the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation’s report. The weapon is also being integrated on the P-8A Poseidon, with the activities expected to be completed by Summer 2024, although no updates about the status were released.

As for the future LRASM C-3, which adds extended range capability, the program planned a land strike capability was part of the LRASM C-3 upgrade but has since decided to remain focused on surface warfare capabilities. The missile concept of operations and system requirements were completed last year, focusing on anti-surface warfare employment range and updating the missile target threat library compared to LRASM 1.1.

The Navy has scheduled LRASM C-3 early operational capability (EOC) for 4QFY26. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense continues to plan for OASuW Increment 2 to be developed via full and open competition, with EOC anticipated in FY29 and initial operational capability anticipated in FY31. The Navy funded LRASM C-3 to bridge the gap until an OASuW Increment 2 program of record is established.

LRASM

File photo of an F/A-18F Super Hornet launching an AGM-158C LRASM during a test event in 2019. (Photo: NAVAIR)

In January 2025, NAVAIR disclosed that the U.S. Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15EX Eagle IIs are now set to be armed with the LRASM. Similarly to the F-16, the F-15E/EX has already been tested with the similar JASSM and the UAI.

In September 2024, an F-35C test aircraft from Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, conducted the first test flights for the integration of the AGM-158, both in the JASSM and LRASM variants. In January 2025, the same testing was also conducted with the F-35B.

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Citing ample evidence of human rights abuses in U.S. immigration detention centers, 200 advocacy groups on Thursday demanded that the Biden administration reverse course on a planned expansion of detention facilities and said President Joe Biden's "further entrenching" of the government's reliance on detaining migrants marks "an utter betrayal" of his campaign promises.

The president's signing of a spending bill last month provided $3.4 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), clearing the way for the agency to make space to jail 41,500 immigrants per day in facilities across the country.

After Biden campaigned on ending the use of for-profit detention centers, said the groups, he took office at a time when fewer than 15,000 people were being held in immigration detention facilities—which gave him "a remarkable opportunity to wind down a wasteful and abusive system."

But after the president's 2023 and 2024 budget requests signaled an intention of reducing detention funding—with ICE itself recommending that numerous facilities be closed due to "critical staffing shortages that have led to safety risks and unsanitary living conditions"—Biden last year requested supplemental detention funding as commentators and Republicans in Congress hammered the administration for allowing so-called "chaos" at the U.S.-Mexico border.

"Your FY2025 budget request sought funding for 34,000 beds instead of the 25,000 sought in the two previous cycles," wrote the groups, including Amnesty International USA, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), and the Texas Civil Rights Project. "The result is unsurprising: the FY2024 spending bill you signed provides ICE $3.4 billion to jail an average of 41,500 immigrants per day, historically high funding surpassing all four years of the Trump administration."

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Biden signed the spending bill two weeks after Charles Daniel, a 61-year-old migrant from Trinidad and Tobago, died at a detention center operated by the private contractor GEO Group after being held in solitary confinement for four years. ICE has placed people in solitary confinement over 14,000 times in the last five years, according to PHR, for an average of 27 days each; U.N. experts say exceeding 15 days in solitary confinement constitutes torture.

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Senator Lee's Amendment to the House message of concurrence to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2882

Senator Lee (R-UT) is trying to block an app used to schedule immigration court appointments. Vote now underway.

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Senate puts Mars Sample Return program on notice

An illustration of the proposed Mars Sample Return Program architecture. Credit: NASA The United States Senate is urging NASA to take immediate steps to rein in the budget of the Mars Sample Return mission, else the program faces cancellation. Continue reading Untitled

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Sonic records 1.2 million unit sales in FY2024/Q1, according to SEGA's latest financial update

The Sonic the Hedgehog video game series kicked off the new fiscal year of 2024 at SEGA Sammy Holdings, SEGA's parent company, with a unit sales total of 1.2 million, versus 1.4 million from the same period last fiscal year.

The blue blur was presumably aided by sales of Sonic Frontiers and other repeat titles in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, which encompassed the three months ended late June in calendar year 2023.

SEGA's two full game titles in Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection and Sonic Origins Plus, both released very late into the first quarter, were not enough to produce rosy numbers in its respective segment: a total of 740,000 copies.

Despite that, the company appeared to be satisfied with the "steady overall performance" of the Consumer area of the Entertainment Contents division. They intend to seek more sales and revenue with the launch of new titles like Sonic Superstars at the half-way point of fiscal year 2024, which is approximately around Autumn in calendar year 2023.

Regarding the environment of the Entertainment Contents Business, in the consumer area, the market trends seem to have cooled down in reaction to changes in consumer behavior related to stay-at-home-and-spend initiatives brought in during the spread of COVID-19. However, expectations for the growth of the game market continue to be high as the diversification in terms of service provision resulting in an environment having been created in which content and services can be delivered globally over the long-term, regardless of device or platform.

Meanwhile, net sales at SEGA Sammy in Q1 totalled to ¥108 million JPY, an increase of 63.4% from the same period last fiscal year; an operating income of ¥22.5 million JPY, an increase of 712.2%; ordinary income of ¥23 million JPY, an increase of 442.7%; and attributable profit of ¥17.2 million JPY, an increase of 446.4%.

The second quarter report in fiscal year 2024, which will cover July through September in calendar year 2023, will be released around 3 months from now.

[remitanalyst]

Only 24 Days Left in Filing Your FY2024 H-1B Cap Petitions Now!

Key Points:

The deadline to file cap-subject petitions for FY2024 H-1B cap is June 30, 2023.

Only 24 days are remaining until the deadline.

Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) must be submitted no later than June 21, 2023, to ensure timely filing of H-1B petitions.

The H-1B visa program allows US employers to hire foreign workers in specialized occupations.

Failing to meet the deadline can result in petitions not being considered for the FY2024 H-1B cap.

Employers should start gathering necessary documentation and coordinating with legal counsel or immigration experts.

Being proactive and organized can increase the chances of securing H-1B visas for desired candidates.

Act promptly and prepare H-1B cap petitions to seize the opportunity to bring skilled professionals to your team.

Time is running out with only 24 days left, so take action now!

Summary:

Attention employers & employees! The deadline for filing cap-subject petitions for selected H-1B registrations is fast approaching. With only 24 days left until June 30, 2023, it's crucial to take action and submit your Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) by June 21, 2023, to ensure a timely filing of H-1B petitions. Read on to understand the significance of this deadline and the necessary steps to secure your H-1B visas for the upcoming fiscal year.

In-Depth take by RemitAnalyst:

Employers seeking to hire skilled foreign workers through the H-1B visa program must mark their calendars and make note of the impending submission deadline for FY2024 cap petitions. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has set the deadline for June 30, 2023, leaving only 24 days left to act. It's crucial to act promptly to ensure your petition is considered for the upcoming fiscal year's H-1B cap.

With just 24 days remaining until the deadline, time is of the essence. One important prerequisite for filing H-1B petitions is obtaining certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) from the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL typically reviews LCAs within seven days, making it essential to submit your applications no later than June 21, 2023. Meeting this deadline will ensure that your H-1B petitions can be filed in a timely manner.

The H-1B visa program allows employers in the United States to hire foreign workers in specialized occupations. These occupations span various fields, including information technology, engineering, finance, healthcare, and more. With a limited number of H-1B visas available each year, the cap-subject petition process is highly competitive. Therefore, it's crucial to adhere to the submission deadline to maximize your chances of securing the visas for your desired candidates.

Failing to meet the deadline can have significant consequences, as petitions received after the June 30 cutoff date will not be considered for the FY2024 H-1B cap. This could potentially result in a missed opportunity to bring in skilled talent from overseas, affecting your workforce planning and business goals.

To ensure a smooth and successful filing process, it is advisable to start gathering the necessary documentation, reviewing job requirements, and coordinating with legal counsel or immigration experts well in advance. By being proactive and organized, you can navigate the complexities of the H-1B visa process and position your company for success.

In conclusion, the submission deadline for FY2024 H-1B cap petitions is approaching rapidly, with only 24 days left. Employers must act promptly and submit their cap-subject petitions by June 30, 2023. Remember to obtain certified LCAs from the DOL by June 21, 2023, to ensure timely filing. By meeting these deadlines and carefully preparing your petitions, you can increase your chances of securing H-1B visas for your desired candidates, enabling your organization to thrive with top talent.

Don't miss out on this opportunity! Start preparing your H-1B cap petitions now and seize the chance to bring skilled professionals to your team. Only 24 days left, so act fast!

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FY2024 TEAM II NOFO Announcement

Next Gen STEM’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program is pleased to announce an upcoming FY2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that will expand the current program from a two-tier to a three-tier system by adding a mid-level funding tier. The NOFO is expected to be released in the third quarter […] from NASA https://ift.tt/4aVANpH