FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: We are excited to announce that DCAA rose 25 places in the 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government evaluation. Rank is determined by employee responses to the Federal Employee Survey on engagement and satisfaction. With an overall score of 76.9, DCAA exceeded the government-wide average of 65.7 and earned a spot in the top 25 percent of small agencies. DCAA's im  more

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, June 6 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Jennifer Cragg Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2 supported Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) to conduct a mass casualty exercise May 21 to practice interoperability between the two units in the event of a large-scale disaster. The exercise demonstrated HSC-2's capability to work together in the event of a local disaster with multiple casualties. This interoperability exercise open  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release: * * * New Guidance Could Help Those In Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia * * * The Internal Revenue Service announced today that in many cases payments received by individuals affected by last year's train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, are not taxable. In Notice 2024-46 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-24-46.pdf), posted today on IRS.gov, the IRS determined that t  more

JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of State has awarded Community College Initiative (CCI) Program scholarships to 24 Indonesians to spend one academic year studying at community colleges across the United States. The CCI Program is administered by the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) and managed by a consortium of community colleges based at Northern Virginia Community College. The selecte  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: A former Fairfax County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) deputy pled guilty today to providing drugs and other contraband to an inmate at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (Fairfax ADC) in exchange for bribe payments. According to court documents, from May 2021 to June 21, 2023, Robert Theodore Sanford Jr., 37, was a correctional officer at Fair  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Chidi Anthony Okafor, 26, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 31, 2022, Okafor sold approximately 338.3 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Charleston. Okafor is scheduled to be sentenced   more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Todd Eugene Haynes, 48, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, pled guilty today to the distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Haynes sold more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in Clarksburg in September 2022. Haynes faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison. A federal district court judge w  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The White House sent to the Senate on June 5, 2024, the nominations of five individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Mark G. Eskenazi, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2027, vice James J. Sullivan, Jr., term expired. * Michael G. Heath, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotent  more