RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The U.S. Geological Survey will invest $500,000 to map geology and critical mineral resources in New York in partnership with the New York State Geological Survey. The funding comes in part from an investment by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in the USGS Mineral Resources Program's Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), which provides   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A full-scale exercise conducted at NETL's research campus in Morgantown, West Virginia, tested emergency preparedness and identified areas for improvement to save lives and prevent injuries in the event of an actual workplace violence incident. Morgantown police and the department's Special Response Team (SRT) recently responded to the campus for a sim  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew M. Graves, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: A criminal complaint, unsealed today, charges Raul Rivero, a/k/a Guillermo Raul DeRivero, 54, of Arlington, Virginia, and Dusan Dimic, 40, of Reston, Virginia, with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget, of   more

QUANTICO, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official 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 Amphibian Community Website.   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Region 3 is urging Virginia, Delaware and Maryland residents in the path of Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 to remain vigilant and listen to local officials as this storm develops in the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasts tropical storm conditions including heavy rainfall, strong winds, flooding, and storm surge  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Smithsonian's National Zoo issued the following news release: Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, are celebrating a litter of five cheetah cubs born to 8-year-old adult female Echo Tuesday, Sept. 12. Viewers can enjoy watching the cubs grow via the Cheetah Cub Cam. Note that Echo may move her cubs out of the den and around her habitat so they may be out of view at times. Animal care sta  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2023, by Board Member Rodney E. Hood on the Financial Innovation Final Rule: * * * I am glad we are finalizing the Final Rule, Parts 701 and 714, Financial Innovation - Loan Participation, Eligible Obligations, and Notes of Liquidating Credit Unions, which is aimed at providing clarity and flexibility to credit unions in their engagement with fintech companies and loan partici  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2023, by Board Member Rodney E. Hood on the Share Insurance Fund's quarterly performance: * * * As I often say, this fund is owned by credit unions, and ultimately credit union member-owners. These quarterly updates are essential to update the public in how we are being responsible fiduciaries to this fund. So, in that regard, I do have some questions: * What are the project  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2023, by Chairman Todd M. Harper on the Financial Innovation Final Rule: * * * As our presenters noted, the final rule before us today is largely unchanged from the proposal issued last December. With this final rule, the NCUA's regulations related to loan participations and eligible obligations will shift from a prescriptive system to a principles-based structure. Specificall  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2023, by Chairman Todd M. Harper on the Share Insurance Fund quarterly report: * * * The Share Insurance Fund's performance in the second quarter of 2023 mirrors the industry's financial performance during the same period. The fund, like the credit union system, is doing well overall, but there are warning signs that we cannot ignore. Let me start with the good news. As noted  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2023, by Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman on the Financial Innovation Final Rule: * * * Today's rule covers a lot of territory with revisions, updates, and clarifications to the following regulations: * 701.23: Purchase, Sale, and Pledge of Eligible Obligations * 701.22: Loan Participations * 701.21: Loans and Lines of Credit to Member A rule of this scope required coordinat  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2023, by Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman on the Share Insurance Fund quarterly report: * * * Firstly, I would like to highlight the continuous growth of the credit union system at large. Federally insured credit unions have added over 5 million members since the second quarter of 2022. Insured shares have grown by $31 billion, or 1.8 percent, to $1.72 trillion. The NCUA's Natio  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has selected six new members for induction into the Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame. NGA Director VADM Frank Whitworth will induct the individuals during a ceremony Thursday, Oct. 19. Established in 2001, NGA's GEOINT Hall of Fame honors and inducts members each year to recognize those who have profoundly affected the geospatial intellige  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: The U.S. Space Force accepted the transfer of a second geostationary weather satellite from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to extend persistent weather coverage of the Indian Ocean region until the 2030 timeframe. Through the Electro-optical Infrared Weather System-Geostationary mission, governed by partnership agreements between the Department of the Air Force and NOAA, the Space Force uses a  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- Space Base Delta I issued the following news release: The U.S. Space Force accepted the transfer of a second geostationary weather satellite from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to extend persistent weather coverage of the Indian Ocean region until the 2030 timeframe. Through the Electro-optical Infrared Weather System-Geostationary mission, governed by partnership agreements between the Department of the Air Force and NOAA, the Space Force  more

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: A low-flying airplane imaging geology using airborne geophysical technology will soon be visible to residents in parts of northwestern New York. The survey will begin in mid-September and last potentially through the summer of 2024, weather permitting. The flights will cover an area of about 3000 square miles within parts of Franklin, St. Lawrence, Jefferson, an  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Today the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a technical assistance grant to the Rio Grande do Norte State Secretariat of Administration (SEAD) in Brazil that will help provide high-speed internet and enhanced government services to all 167 municipalities in the state. SEAD selected Maryland-based ASTRO Systems, Inc., to perform the assistance. "Rio Grande do Norte  more