ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass published a letter to Airmen Sept. 18 detailing updates to the enlisted force development model. The model reflects the new Enlisted Airmanship Continuum, a series of changes aiming to provide new development opportunities to Airmen. * * * Fellow Airmen, Over the past several years, ou  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following audit guidance: DCAA Auditor Gina Collier, Supervisory Auditors Sandy Storzieri and Tim Chase, and former Auditors Tim Griffith and Nellymar Cartegena supported an investigation that resulted in a $4.4 million settlement. Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (Navmar), headquartered in Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Fals  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Department of Defense Education Activity - Pacific East District Superintendent Dr. Jacqueline Ferguson is pleased to announce Mr. Steven F. Dreskler assumed the position of Chief of Staff for the Pacific East District on August 1, 2023. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Dreskler served as the Chief of Logistics for the Pacific East District. In this position, Mr. Dreskler manag  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command issued the following news: By Johannes Schmidt, MCSC Office of Public Affairs and Communication PEO Land Systems As part of the Marine Corps' deliberate fielding of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, PEO Land System's Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault, or PM AAA, and Marine Corps Systems Command's Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, or MCTSSA, recently partnered to launch the Assault Amphi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jeff Arrington, DoDEA Europe South District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Marc Villarreal as Principal for Vicenza High School. For twenty-five years Mr. Villarreal has been a part of the DoDEA team as a teacher, assistant principal and principal. His journey into the field of school administration began in 2011 as part of the team that esta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: A federal jury in the Southern District of Ohio convicted an Ohio physician today for unlawfully distributing opioids from his clinic. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Thomas Romano, 73, of Wheeling, West Virginia, owned and operated a self-named pain management clinic in Martin's Ferry to which individuals traveled hundreds of miles to obtain prescriptions f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $3,290,919.25 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) today to protect 119.98 acres, including five battlefields in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. State and local governments spearhead the projects funded by ABPP grants to protect significant battlefield l  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The National Credit Union Administration Board held its eighth open meeting of 2023 and unanimously approved a final rule that amends the NCUA's regulations regarding indirect lending, the purchase of loan participations, and the purchase, sale, and pledge of eligible obligations and notes of liquidating credit unions. In addition, the NCUA's Chief Financial Officer br  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on Sept. 20, 2023, by Board Member Rodney E. Hood at the Credit Union Business Group, National Business Services conference: * * * Why Small Business Matters It's my pleasure to join you all today, and what a wonderful time of year to visit Savannah. I certainly hope everyone gets an opportunity to get out and take advantage of all the city has to offer. But because this is a business serv  more

QUANTICO, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued the following news: Brittani Blanchard trained with the Prevention, Assistance and Response (PAR) cadre assigned to military installations across the country - including Hawaii, Alaska and Guam - for the first time and envisioned the PAR program's future impact upon U.S. military and national security. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) PAR office chie  more

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Matthew Montgomery, DCMA Public Affairs The Risk Management and Internal Control office, known as RMIC, will be offering six training courses with multiple training sessions over the next two months. The first two installments are available now -- RMIC-101 Overview and RMIC-106 Assessable Unit Administrator. "The overview course is intended as a program overview for those new to the RM  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56743) involving North Anna Nuclear Plant, Virginia: * * * Facility: North Anna Region: 2 State: VA Unit: [1] [2] [] RX Type: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP,[3] M-4-LP NRC Notified By: Robert Page HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 09/18/2023 Notification Time: 14:48 [ET] Event Date: 09/18/2023 Event Time: 14:20 [EDT] Last Update Date: 09/18/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Most active duty service members (ADSMs) get dental care at military dental clinics, also known as military dental treatment facilities (DTFs). However, some care can't be completed at a DTF. In these cases, you get care from civilian dentists through the Active Duty Dental Program (ADDP). To get civilian dental care, you must first get an appointment control number (ACN). If you see a dentist without an ACN,   more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Messer, LLC, an industrial gas manufacturing facility located in New Cumberland, West Virginia, will pay a $1.9 million civil penalty for violations of its Clean Water Act permit and the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act. The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of any pollutant into waters of the United States, except in compliance with   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education recognized 353 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023. The recognition is based on a school's overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Among the schools honored with Blue Ribbon status was Vicenza Elementary School (Vicenza, Italy) in the Department of Defense Education Activity's Europe Sou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Sept. 21, 2023, the nominations of the following five individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Spencer Bachus, III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2027. (Reappointment) * David O. Barnett, Jr., of New Mexico, to be United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico for the term of four years, vice Sonya K. Chav  more