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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday April 20, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Defense Contract Management Agency: New Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Tool Replaces Legacy Options
FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia, April 20 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Elizabeth Szoke, DCMA Public Affairs Defense Contract Management Agency's FIRM center continues its modernization initiatives with new tools becoming available within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment, or PIEE. Agency employees can begin accessing the new Audit Tracking and Action Tool, or AT-AT, April 29. Functional Information Resources Management, or FIRM, falls wit  more

Justice Department Secures Agreement With City of Virginia Beach to Improve Access for Individuals With Disabilities
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Justice Department announced today a settlement agreement with the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, to ensure that individuals with disabilities, including Veterans, have equal access to city buildings and other civic programs. The agreement is part of the department's commitment to ensure that civic institutions comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Virginia Beach h  more

Medicine, Manufacturing, Molecules: Department of the Navy Shines at Navy League STEM Expo
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 20 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr. Two middle school-aged children knelt next to a pair of life-like mannequins -- one a full-body figure, the other a lower torso with its right leg severed below the knee, complete with bleeding. With encouragement from Sailors manning the booth, the kids attempted to perform CPR and apply a tourniquet as another Sailor studied a sophisticated computer-simulation sy  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: Virginia Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Virginia man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Nathaniel Noyce, 26, of Richm  more

Unpacking a Soldier's Story and Why It's Important
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, April 19 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir issued the following news: They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and words do matter. That's why the Army Recovery Care Program's Senior Leader Summit at Fort Belvoir recently emphasized the importance of sharing the stories of the nation's wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers. Strategic Communications Chief Julie Oliveri underscored the crucial role of the Soldier Recovery Units in this process. "Every Soldier has a story a  more