ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 27 -- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued the following remarks on Sept. 26, 2023, at the Drug Enforcement Administration Family Summit: * * * Thank you, Jon. And thank you, Anne, for everything you have done to create this space in which all of us can be together. On behalf of the entire Justice Department, I want to express my condolences for the unimaginable pain and loss that those gathered here have experienced. To each and every one of you: We are so g  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Several Defense Logistics Agency employees explored advanced manufacturing and sustainment models that could transform the Defense Department supply chain Sept. 18-19 while visiting Wichita State University research facilities and The Smart Factory in Wichita, Kansas. "DLA is working to embrace a digital environment and digital ecosystem," DLA Chief Technology Officer Kelly   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Members of the current class of Leadership West Virginia recently visited NETL-Morgantown and toured some of the Lab's most impactful equipment and technologies that are making a sustainable energy future a reality. "The visit to the Lab's campus was a splendid opportunity to show the state's future leaders what advanced facilities exist close to home," said Al  more

MANTEO, North Carolina, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service awarded a $3.6 million contract to Terra Site Constructors LLC (Front Royal, Virginia) on Sept. 25, 2023, to raise and make repairs to the Double Keepers' Quarters and other structures at Cape Hatteras National Seashore's Ocracoke Light Station. Built in 1823, the Ocracoke Light Station is comprised of the historic Ocracoke Lighthouse, Dou  more

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 27 -- The First Responder Network Authority, an independent agency within the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that oversees the nation's communications network dedicated to emergency responders and the public safety community, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the appointment of Sean McDevitt to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network Au  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the town of Pineville, West Virginia, for sewer system upgrades and construction of a new water treatment plant. This project will support current business operations and provide for continued indus  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $5.7 million in grants to support business expansion projects in West Virginia. The EDA investments announced today are: * Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle (BDC) in Weirton will receive a $3.1 mi  more

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The U.S. Geological Survey has hired five experts from academic, non-profit and federal organizations to lead the Southwest, Northeast, South Central, Midwest, and North Central Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) as regional administrators. Each new regional administrator has strong connections to the region they will serve and brings their own unique experience  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release: A Bristol, Virginia man, who possessed approximately 100 firearms while conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, pled guilty earlier this week in U.S. District Court. Zachary Stout, 26, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of possession with the intent to   more