SAN ANGELO, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Evelyn D'Errico, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs 17th Training Wing leadership, including commanders, senior enlisted leaders and agency chiefs from across the wing, convened for a strategic planning offsite in the Houston Harte University Center at Angelo State University April 16-19. The 17th Training Wing comprises the 17th Training Group, 517th   more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, April 24 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir issued the following news on April 13, 2024: By Karen Jowers A new agreement between the Pentagon and State Department will ease some restrictions for federally employed military spouses who want to take their careers with them when moving overseas. The memo, signed during a White House ceremony Wednesday by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma, strengthens the Domestic Employees  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force made the decision to continue funding Anduril and General Atomics for detailed designs, manufacture, and testing of production representative test articles under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The companies not selected to build these production representative CCA vehicles, and execute the flight test program, will continue to be part of the broader industry partner vendo  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Virginia Department of Energy has been selected to receive more than $156 million through the Solar for All  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 25 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release: The City of Alexandria's Department of Transportation & Environmental Services is seeking community feedback on preliminary recommendations for improving safety, mobility and accessibility on Eisenhower Avenue. In partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the project will evaluate transportation needs and opportunities along the Eisenhower corridor. We encourage respondents to w  more

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia, April 25 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Jason Kaneshiro, DCMA Eastern Region Public Affairs Defense Contract Management Agency established its newest contract management office, Radars and Sensors, during a standup ceremony at agency headquarters April 17. The new CMO consolidates contractor oversight activities of six disestablished offices and is intended to more closely align the agency's work to the requirements of the m  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Village Concrete Inc. misclassified 29 employees as independent contractors * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court that orders a Virginia concrete contractor to pay nearly $1.2 million in back wages, damages and penalties after its investigation found the employer misclassified 29 employees as independent contractors and failed to p  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: STERLING, Va. - A Manchester, England-bound woman is facing felony drug charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found nearly 43 pounds of marijuana in her luggage at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday. CBP officers intercepted 43 pounds of marijuana that they discovered in a U.K.-bound traveler's luggage. Metropolitan Washington  more

QUANTICO, Virginia, April 25 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: Every year, increasingly erratic and unpredictable climate forces are threatening Marine Corps installations and capabilities. Typhoon Mawar made this clear less than a year ago when it struck Guam - scattering debris on runways and shuttering access to essential services across the island - or more recently in California when stormwater washed out roads at San Onofre Beach near Marine Corps Base  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Student engineering teams from Princeton, Washington College and the University of Alabama have won first place in their respective events at the "Promoting Electric Propulsion" (PEP) boat races, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE). In just six years, this electric boat-building competition has grown from a single university to 34, with more than 200 students   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) D.C. apprehended a Honduran national charged locally for sex crimes against a Virginia minor. Deportation officers from ERO Washington's Mobile Criminal Apprehension Team arrested the 30-year-old Honduran noncitizen April 15 at his residence in Bladensburg, Maryland. "This Honduran noncitizen stands accused of some ve  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following remarks on April 23, 2024, by Under Secretary Marisa Lago at the 2024 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit: * * * As Prepared Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be here with you Thank you very much, Nelson, for your kind introduction, and for inviting me here today. Thanks also to Ramiro Cavazos, Anthony Hinojosa, Santiago Salas Oliva -- and the entire team -- for  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following remarks on April 23, 2024, by Under Secretary Marisa Lago at the 2024 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit building bridges to global markets session: * * * As Prepared Good afternoon, everyone. Special thanks to Ramiro, Allyson and April for your warm welcome. I especially want to recognize two of our valued Strategic Partners: the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Comme  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office issued the following feature story: * * * The York River is the eighth tributary restored toward the Chesapeake Bay Program's goal of ten. * * * NOAA and partners are making great progress toward a big goal: To restore oyster reef habitat in 10 Chesapeake Bay tributaries by 2025. It's the world's largest oyster restoration project! At an Earth Day 2024 event, Virginia Governor G  more

TAMPA, Florida, April 24 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on April 23, 2024, at a campaign event at Hillsborough Community College, Dale Mabry campus: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Please, sit down. Before I begin, I want to say something to the kids here. Your mom and dad, they owe you big for being here. (Laughter.) So -- (The President addresses children in the audience.) (Inaudible.) Where's one of my team? You know the deal   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 25 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Petty Officer 1st Class Evan Thompson U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) hosted the Executive Management Advisory Panel for focus groups between the Navy's most senior career civilian executives and the Navy's civilian workforce who work in direct support of fleet operations. The focus groups highlighted the importance of the civilian component to the fleet's day-to-day operations and created  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 24 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The City of Alexandria will present preferred design options for the Mount Vernon Avenue North Complete Streets Project at the Traffic and Parking Board's April 29 Public Hearing. The recommendations were developed after years of engagement with neighborhood residents and adjacent property owners on mobility, safety, and access issues along the corridor. Changes are proposed at the inte  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 24 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release: On the occasion of Earth Day, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Director Enoh T. Ebong reaffirmed USTDA's commitment to safeguarding our environment by supporting the development of green infrastructure in emerging economies around the world. She also celebrated the three-year anniversary of the Agency's flagship Global Partnership for Climate-Smart Infrastructure (Global Climate Partnershi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares announced today that Virginia has received a payment of $122.5 million from the major tobacco companies, including Philip Morris USA Inc, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Scandinavian Tobacco Group Lane, and ITG Brands LLC, as a result of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement was finalized in 1998  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 25 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: The Virginia Board of Education recently concluded a series of fifteen in-person and virtual Listening Sessions throughout the Commonwealth providing over 800 parents, educators, and community members an opportunity to comment on the development of Virginia's school performance and support framework. The new framework is designed to provide greater transparency and awareness of school perform  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 23 -- The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release: A Virginia state project to acquire 1,900 acres of contiguous forest in Suffolk for biodiversity conservation and future public access will receive a $5.6 million federal grant. Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced a total of $123 million in recommended habitat protection and restoration awards, in partnership with state coastal  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 24 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today the appointment of Dale Farino as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC), effective April 29, 2024. Currently serving as the Vice-Chair of the ABC Board, Mr. Farino brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record from his extensive career in the beverage industry, including signif  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, April 25 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora celebrated more than 36 years of military service with family, friends and fellow service members at a retirement ceremony April 12, 2024, at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia, presided over the ceremony. "What a privilege and pleasure it is for al  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 6,130 More Borrowers in Virginia, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 75,310 people in Virginia under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 6,  more