WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Silverdale, Wash. - Similar to a star quarterback in the NFL, Bret has been one of the "Most Valuable Players" (MVP) for years here at TRFB. He created an atmosphere and culture in the numerous shops that made people want to work here. He stepped up to numerous challenges with determination and commitment. He oversaw some of the most difficult work we conduct, always keeping the people in mind beh  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 9 -- The Australian Department of Defence issued the following news release: The Albanese Government is investing over $83 million to deliver vital Defence infrastructure upgrades at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Ensuring the Australian Defence Force has fit-for-purpose facilities and infrastructure is critical for its capability and preparedness. This investment will span across 32 projects at Stirling, including remediation and maintenance of the Parkes Whar  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The American Law Institute issued the following news release: Today, a bipartisan group led by Bob Bauer (NYU School of Law and former White House Counsel to President Obama) and Jack Goldsmith (Harvard Law School and former Assistant Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration) issued "Principles for Insurrection Act Reform." The distinguished group, convened at the invitation of The American Law Institute, is made up of persons with a range of   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia; the Right Honourable Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom; and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States. Just over a year ago, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced the Optimal Pathway to deliver conventionally arm  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia; the Right Honourable Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom; and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States. Just over a year ago, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced the Optimal Pathway to deliver conventionally armed, nuclear-powered sub  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon on April 8, 2024: CAPE-RSI JV LLC, Norcross, Georgia (N62470-24-D-0009), was awarded a combined $240,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract for environmental remediation services for projects at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic area of operations (AO). The work to be perfor  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By Matthew Olay, DOD News Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti today said that investing in the defense industrial base to increase the size of the Navy's fleet in coming years is a top priority for the Department of the Navy. The CNO made her remarks during a panel discussion that kicked off this year's Sea-Air-Space maritime exposition just outside of Washington. "We know we need a larger Navy," said  more

ANDERSEN AFB, Guam, April 9 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs As Pacific Air Forces made history last November by using an Omega KDC-10 to refuel fighter aircraft in the Pacific for the first time, the command has now taken this milestone to new heights, re-optimizing to meet the strategic challenges in a time of great power competition. Within the PACAF area of responsibility, an Omega KDC-10 refueled a B-52  more

ANDERSEN AFB, Guam, April 9 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs As Pacific Air Forces made history last November by using an Omega KDC-10 to refuel fighter aircraft in the Pacific for the first time, the command has now taken this milestone to new heights, re-optimizing to meet the strategic challenges in a time of great power competition. Within the PACAF area of responsibility, an Omega KDC-10 refueled a B-52   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news briefing on April 8, 2024, by Press Secretary Sabrina Singh: DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Good afternoon, everyone. For those who celebrate, Happy Solar Eclipse Day. Just one thing at the top here and then happy to dive into questions, cause I'm sure everyone wants to go outside and observe. So this morning, Secretary Austin and his Australia - [CROSSTALK] This morning, Secretary Austin   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon on April 8, 2024: EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY INC. PBC, Hunt Valley, Maryland (N62470-24-D-0010), was awarded a combined $240,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract for environmental remediation services for projects at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic area of o  more

PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts, April 9 -- General Dynamics Mission Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today that it was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Navy worth $33.7 million to be the design agent and provide lifecycle sustainment services to support the Independence-variant Littoral Class Ship (LCS) Combat System. This contract includes options which, if  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon on April 8, 2024: HGL-APTIM TECHNOLOGIES JV LLC, Reston, Virginia (N62470-24-D-0011), was awarded a combined $240,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract for environmental remediation services for projects at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic area of operations (AO). The work  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the United States Navy and Marine Corps" at 10 a.m.on April 10, 2024, at H-140 Capitol: Witnesses * The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary, Department of the Navy * Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy * General Eric M. Smith, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Department of the Navy * * * Original  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: Every three months, like a high-tech pilgrimage, dozens of industry technologists journey from across the nation to a backcountry gathering at Camp Roberts, a U.S. Army National Guard base in southern Monterey County, California. They bring cutting-edge equipment of all shapes and sizes, functions and capabilities - and stages of development - for a unique five-day event. They come for the Naval Postgraduate School  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME) has announced key provisions he supported in the bipartisan $460 billion Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package, which passed the Senate in an overwhelming 72-24 vote and has been signed into law by President Joe Biden. In addition to the $454 million in Congressionally-Directed Spending (CDS) investments secured by King and the Maine delegation, the annual spending bill will su  more

OWEGO, New York, April 9 -- Lockheed Martin issued the following news release: Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will work with Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC), and Altera, an Intel Company, to support the Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging (STAMP) program for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E). Lockheed Martin will develop a low size, weight, and power (SWaP), Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) aligned airborne elect  more

CRANE, Indiana, April 9 -- The Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane issued the following news: An NSWC Crane technology was licensed to industry, through a Government Purpose License, to support U.S. Submarines and their mission undersea. Consolidated Laser Technologies (CLT) will leverage the technology for the creation and testing of Ultra Short Pulse Laser (USPL) techniques. "The NSWC Crane Technology Transfer (T2) Office creates opportunities to support the warfighter through further intell  more

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina, April 9 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: A process developed and refined at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is producing positive results in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the CH-53E Super Stallion and MH-53E Sea Dragon heavy-lift helicopters serviced at the depot. A team of engineers and artisans from the H-53 Aircraft Components Shop worked together to improve the manner in which the ai  more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging four individuals: Juan Jose Castano-Palomo (a dual French and Colombian national) and Colombian nationals Carlos Alberto Bravo-Sarasty, Gustavo Rodriguez-Salazar, and Emilson Yordao Quinonez-Hachito, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance aboard  more

BRISBANE, Australia, April 9 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Within a month of announcing her candidacy for a seat on the Western Downs Regional Council, QUT Pathways to Politics for Women alum, Sophie Bougoure, was standing shoulder to shoulder with neighbours as the second bushfire in 10 months tore through her rural community. The sixth generation Tara local saw the 'realness' of small communities in those October flames and it strengthened her resolve   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 9 -- Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism issued the following news: Seven alumni will join the 2024 Hall of Achievement class at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University. This is the highest honor Medill bestows on its graduates. "These seven individuals have distinguished themselves with exceptional accomplishments in their fields, from media to top brands to government," said Medill Dean  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon on April 8, 2024: SEVENSON-USA ENVIRONMENTAL JV III, Niagara Falls, New York (N62470-24-D-0012), was awarded a combined $240,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract for environmental remediation services for projects at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic area of operations (AO  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Silverdale, Wash. - Welding, electroplating, and epoxy repairs are all effective and proven methods used in-house at Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) to incrementally repair and overhaul some of the U.S. Navy's ballistic missile submarines. The use of these methods has been proven to be effective, and are all accomplished while under stringent maintenance schedules, providing the U.S. with re  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), has made multiple drug interdictions in the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of operations (AOR). In March, while on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean, the crew detected a self-propelled semi-submersible drug smuggling vessel (SPSS). With assistance from Helicopter Maritime Str  more

NAPLES, Italy, April 7 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Naples, Italy in support of NATO's 75th anniversary festivities, April 7, 2024. Mount Whitney is scheduled to host the NATO 75th anniversary celebration and will provide tours for local groups from Naples. This port visit also provides Sailors the opportunity to experience the rich history of  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 9 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today presented his amendments to Virginia's biennium budget, establishing a Common Ground Budget for the entire Commonwealth. "Today, I am proud to release my amendments for a Common Ground Budget. It demonstrates our commitment not as Republicans or Democrats, not as Senators, Delegates or a Governor--but as Virginians delivering for Virginians," said G  more