LACKLAND AFB, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Virginia - In a memorandum released Sept. 8, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr., issued a stark warning about a growing threat to national security - the recruitment and exploitation of current and former Air Force members by the People's Liberation Army of China, or PLA. The memorandum also explains that individuals who accept contracts with foreig  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: Today's global security environment highlights the need for logistics solutions that allow the world's mightiest military to maintain its upper edge in lethality, the Defense Logistics Agency's director said Sept. 11 at the fourth annual Industry Collider Day at the McNamara Headquarter Complex. Members of DLA's research and development team work daily to e  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Elias Anwar, a NIF&PS Summer Scholar Program intern at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has long considered science a perfect fit for his logic-driven mind and personality. "Growing up, science has always been interesting to me," said Anwar, who is from Northern Virginia. "It was cooler than English or history, and moving from middl  more

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Commissary Agency issued the following news release: By Keith Desbois, DeCA public affairs specialist Commissary patrons who use their benefit to buy fresh fish expect the best product possible at significant savings. That's the value Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) senior leaders were looking for when they visited the Honolulu Fish Auction Aug. 16. John Hall, DeCA director and CEO, along with Marine Sgt. Maj.   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on Sept. 12, 2023, by Board Member Rodney E. Hood at the 2023 National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions Congressional Caucus: * * * It's my pleasure to join you today. I can't believe it's already been a year since the last Congressional Caucus. It seems like we were just here. But regardless, this has always been one of my favorite events of the year, so I'm happy to welcome e  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on Sept. 12, 2023, Chairman Todd M. Harper at the 2023 National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions Congressional Caucus: * * * Last week, the NCUA released the credit union system's performance data for the second quarter of 2023. Now, I realize that a brief rundown of the latest industry data is not the best way to keep an audience riveted right before lunch. But, all joking asi  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: In a landmark event poised to reshape the future of air combat operations, U.S. Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Lt. Gen. Jim Slife and Royal Air Force's Air and Space Commander Air Marshal Harv Smyth came together to sign a Combined Vision Statement on Agile Combat Employment Sept. 12 in National Harbor, Maryland, during the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference. The co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the SOVA Innovation Hub in South Boston, Virginia, to bolster small business development in the region. This grant will support building renovation to create a digital maker space, community gatheri  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced that it has awarded a technical assistance grant to the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) to help enhance and upgrade air traffic management in Vietnamese airspace. USTDA's assistance will be performed by Virginia-based MITRE Corporation. The grant agreement was signed during President Biden's trip to Vietnam in support  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Sept. 11, 2023, the nominations of eight individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Thomas G. Day, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2028, vice Mark D. Acton, term expired. * Basil Ivanhoe Gooden, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Xochitl Torres Small, resigned. * Colleen Danielle Holland, of New York,   more