ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news: By Anderson Bomjardim The Honorable Ashish S. Vazirani, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, visited U.S. Army Garrison (USAG)-Miami and its tenant commands Jun. 24, 2024, to learn more about programs and quality of life initiatives taking place on the installation. As the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, as of Sep. 8, 2023, Mr. Vazir  more

FORT BELVOR, Virginia, June 27 -- The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Michael A Parker The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) celebrated the Army's 249th birthday with a traditional cake-cutting ceremony held in its Nolan Building headquarters at Fort Belvoir, June 14. Col. Bryan M. Love, assistant chief of staff, G3, INSCOM, presided over the ceremony. Love's comments centered on legacy, asking those in attendance to thin  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 27 (TNSres) -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: This year's spring tornado season has been deadly and devastating, with numerous tornado outbreaks in April and May leaving a path of destruction across major parts of the United States. In recent weeks, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have all turned to NGA, seeking the collection of satell  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on June 26, 2024, by Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks for the Joint Women's Leadership Symposium: * * * Thank you, Lieutenant Commander Strand, for the warm welcome from you and the whole team. And thank you to Rear Admiral Chatfield, Lieutenant Colonel Cullen, Commander Humphries, and the entire Sea Service Leadership Association team--thank you for organizing this year's Symposium and for inviting me t  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Chairwoman Rosenworcel Looks to Implement the Historic Martha Wright-Reed Act * * * The Federal Communications Commission will vote to end exorbitant phone and video call rates that have burdened incarcerated people and their families for decades. With the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act, Congress empowered the FCC to close the final loopholes in th  more

ROME, Georgia, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Yunior Hernandez a/k/a "Yunior Hernandez Guzman," Roberto Quesada Lopez, Carlos Alberto Valdes, and Yubani Millares Vera have been sentenced to prison for multiple cargo thefts throughout the Southeastern United States totaling more than $1.7 million. "Thefts of interstate shipments disrupt the production and delivery of needed goods and result in detrimental financ  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 26 (TNSres) -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that according to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics ("LAUS", or "the household survey"), Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued to decline, reaching 2.7 percent in April, 0.1 percentage points below the rate from last month, and 1.3 percentage points below the national rate, which increased by 0.1 percent to  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 27 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin reaffirmed the Commonwealth's commitment to supporting and advancing maternal health care for women and their families throughout Virginia, per Executive Order 32. In alignment with the administration's goal to improve prenatal care, this directive is centered around enhancing the quality of care mothers and infants receive, as to best ensure healthy  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 27 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Glenn Youngkin celebrated the signing of 18 bipartisan pieces of legislation that enhance support for Virginians with developmental disabilities and improve accessibility across various spheres from education to recreation, law enforcement, and transitional services. Additionally, Governor Youngkin recently signed the biennium budget which provides $247 millio  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research Two Office of Naval Research (ONR)-supported professors -- Dr. Terrence Sejnowski of the University of California, San Diego and Dr. Haim Sompolinsky of Harvard University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem -- recently won the 2024 Brain Prize for pioneering contributions to computational and theoretical neuroscience, laying the  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 26 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Liebherr Mining Equipment investing $72.3 million to increase global mining truck production in the City of Newport News and the City of Hampton, creating 175 new jobs * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced Liebherr Mining Equipment, an international leader in the production of industrial mining equipment, will invest $72.3 million in a plant expansion in the City   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Edward Stoker, National Partnership in Education Program Manager, Civil Rights Directorate, US Coast Guard The Partnership in Education (PIE) Program unites the Coast Guard family with local schools and communities through opportunities to work directly with students, which enhances educational opportunities and raises awareness about the service. All local PIE Programs are command-sponsor  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, June 27 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news: The Marine Corps launched and has fully implemented QSRMax, which is the service's main effort to upgrade its maintenance request system from analog to digital. QSRMax simplifies the process for submitting maintenance requests by empowering Marines with a convenient means to submit barracks maintenance support requests directly to the USMCMax system through a QR code on their phone.   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 27 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Chairman Harper Stresses Credit Unions' Responsibility to Members * * * The National Credit Union Administration commemorated today the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Federal Credit Union Act of 1934 into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, which authorized the formation of federally chartered credit unions in all states. "With the Federal Credi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 26 -- The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Virginia State Police (VSP) encourage farmers to ensure their eligible farm use vehicles are compliant with the new farm use tag required by Virginia law that becomes effective on July 1, 2024. The new law requires unregistered farm use   more

CAMP ZAMA, Japan, June 27 -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command issued the following news: By Sean Kimmons, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs U.S. Army Garrison Japan leadership shared where they grew up with a cultural exchange group Thursday as part of a "State Day" event at the Camp Zama Community Club. Several members from the Japan-America Society of Central Kanagawa heard presentations from Col. Marcus Hunter, garrison commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. David A. Rio, garrison senior enl  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $7.8 million in the state of Virginia to support educational and workforce development following natural disasters in the state. The EDA investments announced today are: * Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundat  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Two men pled guilty today to importing, manufacturing, and trafficking fraudulent identity documents. According to court documents, Arya Ebrahimi, 28, of Gainesville, and Tarik Sayed Metwally, 31, of Fairfax, imported high-quality counterfeit driver licenses and identification cards from China to the United States. Ebrahimi and Metwally opera  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 27 -- The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: The Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services will meet virtually at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. During this meeting, the board will consider the appointment of the board of directors of the Virginia Beer Distribution Company. Members of the public may listen to the meeting via the Cisco WebEx platform using the link, access code, and p  more