ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Dr. Beth Schiavino-Narvaez assumed the role of Director of DoDEA on June 1, 2024, following former Director Tom Brady's retirement on May 31, 2024. Dr. Schiavino-Narvaez had been the Chief Academic Officer for the Department of Defense Education Activity since April 2020 and has more than 30 years of experience in education. Prior to joining DoDEA in 2016 to  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following statement on June 3, 2024, by Director Rohit Chopra on the final rule to detect and deter repeat offenders: * * * Too many American families have been harmed by corporate repeat offenders in a rinse-and-repeat cycle of illegality, where bad actors see fines and penalties as the cost of doing business. Throughout our economy, we have seen fraudsters and scam artists get caught in one part of the country and rest  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Michael J. Saylor and MicroStrategy, Inc., the company he co-founded and led, will pay $40 million to resolve a tax fraud lawsuit filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleging that Saylor had defrauded the District of over $25 million in income taxes. OAG's lawsuit--the first of its kind brought under  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: In February 2024, DCAA launched an optional Service Request Form to the Request an Audit webpage. The new Service Request Form will replace the previous link on June 3, 2024, and includes three new features: * The ability to select multiple contract types (FFP, FPIF, CPFF, etc.) for proposal-related requests. * The option to select prime or subcontractor status for reque  more

OKINAWA, Japan, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific South District Superintendent Dr. Melissa Hayes is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Nick Gust as assistant principal at Kadena Middle School, located at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Mr. Gust brings more than 19 years of experience in education to Kadena Middle School. He has taught elementary, middl  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the appointment of Derris Banks as Regional Director of the USPTO's Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office located in Detroit, Michigan. The Midwest Regional Office serves aspiring and current inventors and entrepreneurs in the Midwest Region, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Min  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News Stressful station-to-station moves due to poor quality service and broken or delayed household goods could soon be a thing of the past. This summer, U.S. Transportation Command kicked off implementation of its new Global Household Goods contract, or GHC, which aims to make the movement of household goods a better experience all around for service members and their families. During the p  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The 2024 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is available now for eligible Department of the Air Force employees and is open for submissions through June 28. First conducted in 2002, the FEVS is a government-wide, Office of Personnel Management-administered survey for federal civilian employees. Feedback from the FEVS allows the DAF to maximize its strengths and adjust where needed to improve work environments for e  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 5 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Do you often make trips to the pharmacy to pick up your prescriptions? For many, this process can be time consuming. If you have TRICARE For Life (TFL), you have pharmacy coverage through the TRICARE Pharmacy Program. This means you can use TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery. "Many TFL beneficiaries like the convenience of having their prescriptions delivered to their homes," said Melanie Richardson, a pharmacist in  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- The National Credit Union Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. OIG-24-06) on May 30, 2024, entitled "Bank Secrecy Act Program." Here are excerpts: * * * TO: Board Chairman Todd M. Harper Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman Board Member Tanya F. Otsuka Executive Director Larry Fazio General Counsel Frank Kressman Deputy Executive Director Rendell L. Jones Chief of Staff Catherine D. Galicia Office of External Affairs and Comm  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: June is Minority Depository Institution Awareness Month at the National Credit Union Administration, and the agency will feature activities and events highlighting the essential role MDIs play in their communities. The NCUA's MDI Awareness Month activities include: * A June 5 webinar, "What is an MDI?," discussing the requirements for the MDI designation and the MDI busi  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57158) involving Surry Nuclear Plant, Virginia: * * * Facility: Surry Region: 2 State: VA Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP NRC Notified By: Forrest Copeland HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 06/02/2024 Notification Time: 19:22 [ET] Event Date: 06/02/2024 Event Time: 17:08 [EDT] Last Update Date: 06/02/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 5  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on June 3, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt and 19 other governors announced their plan to unleash American energy and sent a letter to President Biden to push back against his administration's attacks on energy production. Republican governors have prioritized an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy. The governors call on the Biden administration to: * End regulatory overreach that restricts domestic en  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on June 3, 2024: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 20 of his fellow state attorneys general sent a letter today to the American Bar Association (ABA) demanding the group immediately stop requiring law schools, as part of the accreditation process, to treat students and faculty differently based on race. The ABA serves as the accrediting body for American law schools. The ABA's   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Columbian Thomas, 26, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty to participating in a wide-spread narcotics trafficking conspiracy that distributed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills purchased in Southern California to destinations throughout the United States, including the District of Columbia. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Grave  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6.6 million grant to Halifax County, Virginia, for water infrastructure improvements needed to support job growth and economic development. This grant will provide increased water service to the Virginia Motorsport Technol  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program along with local shipbuilding companies and suppliers, elected officials, and community leaders gathered to celebrate the future of the defense workforce during the inaugural National Signing Day event in Boston on May 30. The National Signing Day concluded a series of five Talent Pipeline Program (TPP) events across key maritime hubs, honoring the latest group o  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 5 (TNSres) -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and 20 of his fellow state attorneys general sent a letter this week to the American Bar Association (ABA) demanding the group immediately stop requiring law schools, as part of the accreditation process, to treat students and faculty differently based on race. The ABA serves as the accrediting body for American law schools. The ABA's policy is set out in   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty today to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate the Clean Water Act. Both pleas are in relation to a dog breeding facility located in Cumberland County, Virginia, from which the Justice Department secu  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, June 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Abingdon, Virginia returned an indictment May 21, 2024 charging 17 individuals with conspiring to defraud the United States by filing fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits. The grand jury has charged Josef Ludwig Brown, Crystal Samantha Shaw, Jonathan Scott Webb, Christopher Kirk Webb, Stephanie Amber Barton, Haleigh McKenz  more