WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project, which BOEM estimates could power about 1 million homes with clean, renewable energy if ap  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative) today welcomed institution executive leaders, faculty, students, and supporters to the 2023 National HBCU Week Conference being held in person at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. The annual National HBCU Week Conference is the nation's premier con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Quantico, Virginia - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) alongside Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) EOD Department and the U.S. Marine Corps 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion (LLB) EOD conducted a Joint Disassembly and Exploitation Training at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Summers County, West Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period. The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and FEMA officials. Significant community review of the maps has already taken place, but bef  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Protect yourself and your family from COVID-19 this fall and winter. Updated COVID-19 vaccines are now available for people ages 6 months and older. "Getting the updated vaccine can enhance your protection against the COVID-19 variants currently responsible for most infections and increasing hospitalizations in the United St  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Sept. 26 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has selected Kent Hammack as director of its Facilities Management & Logistics Division. Hammack is a civil and environmental engineer and 24-year U.S. Coast Guard veteran, looking forward to the next stage of his career. He states "It is an exciting time at Jefferson Lab, and I am  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comments on proposed safety and maintenance improvements along the Mount Vernon Trail and the southern section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The road and trail improvements being considered would enhance the visitor experience for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. Everyone is invited to review the South Sect  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release: A Marion, Virginia man, who trafficked numerous pounds of methamphetamine from Georgia into Southwest Virginia since 2021, pled guilty in federal court earlier this month. Brian Cory Hoover, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute as well as distributing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one a  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release: A pair of Tennessee men, who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, were sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Abingdon. Darin Kent Thomas, 38, of Strawberry Pines, Tennessee, previously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and possessing firearms in furtheran  more