FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Felix A. Figueroa, DLA Public Affairs * * * Editor's Note: This is one of five stories featuring 2024 DLA Hall of Fame inductees. An induction ceremony will be held 2 p.m. May 21 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The ceremony is open to all DLA employees; invitations are not needed. * * * Over the last 40-years, America's warfight  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece * * * Editor's Note: This is one of five stories featuring 2024 DLA Hall of Fame inductees. An induction ceremony will be held 2 p.m. May 21 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The ceremony is open to all DLA employees; invitations are not needed. * * * The Defense Logistics Agency director who led increased material avai  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Comptroller of the Currency posted the following joint news release on May 14, 2024, with the Federal Reserve Board: * * * Public Comment Period Extended * * * The Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced a joint public meeting on the proposal by Capital One Financial Corporation, of McLean, Virginia, to acquire Discover Financial Services, of Riverwoods, Illinois. The proposal in  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Director Tom Brady will retire May 31, 2024. Brady became the Director of DoDEA on March 12, 2014, and is DoDEA's longest serving Director. Prior to joining DoDEA, Mr. Brady was Superintendent of Providence, Rhode Island Public Schools, as well as Chief Executive Officer for the School District of Philadelphia, a  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Hetty Flanery as Instructional Systems Specialist for Assessment, Performance and Accountability. Mrs. Flanery is excited to join the PAC-West staff to support our military connected students and their families. Mrs. Flanery was born in South Korea and raised in Ca  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Sarah Branam as the Education Research Analyst. Dr. Branam earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Mathematics Teaching from University of Indianapolis; a Master of Science in Computer Science: Software Engineering from University of West Florida; and a  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Beginning May 7, Airmen and Guardians with dependents executing a permanent change of station to a professional military education or training location are now authorized to collect per diem in the amount of the basic allowance for housing without-dependent rate. Airmen and Guardians may collect this per diem if they are at the training location for less than a year and if they are returning to their prior duty locatio  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Adam Russell, DLA Human Resources People and culture are priorities for Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen Mark T. Simerly. Further strengthened with data from last year's DLA Culture Survey and Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, Simerly aims to address next steps and plan a course of action. In his message, Simerly appreciates the time employees take to voice   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator and U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) celebrated the significant progress made in addressing contamination and restoring safe drinking water at the Hidden Lane Landfill Superfund site in Sterling, Virginia. Thanks to more than $22 million made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, th  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 16 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: New TRICARE managed care support (MCS) contracts, known as T-5, will start on Jan. 1, 2025. MCS contractors manage administrative support services for the TRICARE benefit. This includes managing enrollment services, maintaining civilian healthcare networks, operating call centers, and processing TRICARE claims. The new contracts will improve health care delivery, quality, and access for beneficiaries living in th  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force identified six locations May 15, to host experimental Air Task Forces that will test new methods to generate more efficient, integrated deployable Units of Action. As part of a pilot program, the following installations are expected to receive an ATF command echelon this summer, pending the successful completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. This is a step toward for  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 16 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research A team of employees at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific recently won the Department of Defense (DoD) STEM Advocate of the Quarter award for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023. The accolade recognizes outstanding STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education and outreach efforts that further the mission of t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Travell Lamar Johnson, 45, of Big Chimney, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 14, 2023, Johnson sold approximately 3.5 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant at a Charleston gas station. Johnson admitted to the transaction and to arranging it bef  more