ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Abt Associates, a research, evaluation and program implementation company, issued the following news release: Abt is proud to participate in the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) 2023 Conference. This year's theme - Embedding Equity for Better Methods, Evidence, and Practice - builds on last year's - From Reckoning to Racial Justice: Centering Underserved Communities in Research on Educational Effectiveness. Abt's Dr. Laura Peck is  more

CHANTILLY, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: Amentum was awarded an $818 million contract for adversary aircraft sustainment and modernization of the U.S. Navy F-16 fleet. Amentum will manage all aspects of the Viper Maintenance Group Aircraft Maintenance and Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) contract by providing technical, sustainment and logistics solutions for the Navy F-16 aircraft based at Naval Air Station (  more

ASHBURN, Virginia, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- DXC Technology, an information technology services company, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: * * * * Revenues of $3.45 billion for Q1 FY24, down 7.0% as compared to prior year period, and down 3.6% on an organic basis * Diluted Earnings Per Share was $0.17 and Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share was $0.63 in Q1 FY24 * Q1 FY24 operating cash flow of $127 million, less capital expenditures of $202 million, results in $(75) million of free  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- DXC Technology, an information technology services company, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today announced a new multi-year agreement to provide AT&T* (NYSE: T) end-to-end support for a portion of its IT infrastructure operations. Under the agreement, DXC will manage AT&T's midrange IT infrastructure, which spans AT&T's enterprise compute, storage, backup  more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Applied Insight, a company that offers converged infrastructure, cyber operations, cloud computing and application development solutions, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Applied Insight, a cloud and technology services leader in the federal market, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services Migration Competency status, endorsing its leadership in the cloud management marketplace. This designation recognizes Applied Insight's track rec  more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- General Dynamics issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.32 per share on the company's common stock, payable November 10, 2023, to shareholders of record on October 6, 2023. General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat veh  more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- General Dynamics issued the following news release: The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has elected Laura J. Schumacher as independent lead director, effective immediately. Schumacher has served on the General Dynamics board since February 2014. She is the former vice chairman for external affairs and chief legal officer of Abbvie, Inc., and was previously executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Abbott Laboratories. Schumacher cu  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- PBS issued the following news release: On February 5, 2024, PBS KIDS will debut LYLA IN THE LOOP, a funny and engaging new animated series for kids ages 4-8. Produced by Mighty Picnic and Pipeline Studios, LYLA IN THE LOOP follows Lyla, a dynamic 7-year-old girl, who lives in a big city with her close-knit family, fantastical blue sidekick Stu, and a host of relatable and quirky characters in her community, who use creative and strategic problem-solving and critic  more

HAMPTON, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Hampton University issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education announced that the Hampton University Upward Bound Program has been awarded $1,487,995 from 2022 to 2027 to plan, develop and carry out community-based services for students in overcoming economic obstacles. The program has completed the first year of another five-year grant cycle and held a graduation ceremony to celebrate the academic achievements, college acceptances, and scho  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 3 -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release: The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Dr. Mark R. Ginsberg as the next president of Towson University. Ginsberg, currently the provost and executive vice president of George Mason University (Mason), will begin his tenure as Towson University president on October 30. Ginsberg serves as the provost and executive vice president of George Mason University, the large  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- The Virginia State Corporation Commission issued the following news release: August is back to school time for many students across the Commonwealth, and if you or a family member are heading off to college, it's a great time to review insurance needs for both those students and their families. The State Corporation Commission's (SCC) Bureau of Insurance (Bureau) encourages Virginia families with college students to make sure their college prep checklist includes   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Virginia American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Virginia American Water announced today it has completed the acquisition of the water systems owned and operated by E.L. Goddard, Inc. for $375,000. Virginia American Water's petition to acquire the systems was approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission on April 27, 2023. The acquired assets include seventeen separate water systems in Northumber  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Some of Virginia's most beloved and beautiful trees are being disrupted by vascular streak dieback, an emerging problem that is impacting nurseries across the state and beyond. * * * Throughout the past two years, nurseries in Virginia and surrounding states have observed an uptick in wilt and severe dieback on redbud, maple, and dogwood -- Virginia's state tree. In some cases, almost 100 percent of the stock was   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced $8,250,000 in four Industrial Revitalization Fund (IRF) for the city of Staunton and the towns of Abingdon, Bluefield and Cape Charles grants to provide gap financing for construction projects aligned with local and regional economic development strategies. The four awarded projects will create over 125 jobs and leverage an additional $20 mill  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Linda Caudill believes the building of a research facility to study one of life's critical building blocks is a milestone that bears repeating. "We have created from scratch a unique, high-quality set of laboratories that support the needs of the evolving glycomaterials community," said Caudill, managing director for the GlycoMIP program at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute. Produced by every living organism, g  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is pleased to announce the 2024 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant award recipients. Local educational and youth service organizations will receive grants to support high-quality, academic-focused afterschool programs across the state. Funds are renewable for up to five years, contingent upon continued U.S  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia's General Revenue collections for July 2023, the first month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at a very respectable $7.7 million above estimates with total collections of $335 million. "Although our surplus this month isn't as high as we've seen in the past, what this proves is that we've been minding the store properly by ke  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following news release: State regulators have scheduled a public comment and evidentiary hearing on whether a northcentral water provider is a distressed or failing utility that ought to be taken over by a larger agency. The Public Service Commission will hear public comments after which it will take evidence at 11 a.m. Aug. 14 at Bridgeport City Council Chambers, 515 West Main Street, Bridgeport, on  more

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, Aug. 2 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: West Liberty University is ready to support students from Alderson Broaddus University following the decision Monday to revoke authorization for ABU to offer degrees. The Hilltoppers empathize with the students of ABU and are prepared to provide a seamless transfer to WLU to complete their academic programs. WLU will provide expedited review of admissions materials from ABU students including accepting   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: House of Delegates Minority Leader Doug Skaff Jr. of Kanawha County will step down as Minority Leader of the House of Delegates at the conclusion of Legislative interim meetings on Tuesday August 8th, 2023. Delegate Skaff expressed his gratefulness to colleagues for the opportunity to serve in this capacity, but he feels it is time to turn the leadership over to someone else. "I have enjoyed w  more