WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on June 7, 2024: By Jim Garamone, DOD News In a changing world, the U.S. military needs leaders to be "change agents," Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks told graduates of the Army War College today. The college at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, prepares officers and national security civilians for senior-level commands and/or responsibilities. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and retired Marine Corp  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) with the China and Transformational Exports Program (CTEP) Deal of the Year Award today at its 2024 Annual Conference. In December, the EXIM Board of Directors approved a $594 million loan guarantee to KTZ, the national railway of Kazakhstan, to support the export of Wabtec locomotive and shunter kits. The transaction will support an est  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings On June 4 and 6, the Commission met in executive session. The Commission voted to cancel the open meeting scheduled for June 6. * * * Enforcement The Commission made public five closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Search System. MUR 7773 COMPLAINANT: Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust; and Kendra  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today announced that PNC Bank received the Lender of the Year award in recognition of its work to provide EXIM-backed financing to and on behalf of U.S. exporters. The award was announced at EXIM's Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PNC traces its history back to 1845, beginning with the foun  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Laboy, age 40, of Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 9 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for his role in a multi-million dollar marijuana ring. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Laboy previous  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) encourages businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania with economic damage from the severe storms and flash flooding in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on July 15-16, 2023 to apply before the July 2 deadline. The declaration covers Northampton County and the adjacent counties of Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, and Monroe   more