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News Tipoffs - Virginia Editors Newsletter for Saturday July 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Contracts for July 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: NAVY Frontgrade Technologies Inc., Exeter, New Hampshire, is receiving modification number P00010 to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract (N00039-18-D-0004). This modification increases the value of the basic contract by $94,107,423 to a new total contract value of $115,850,904. This modification allows for the continued procurement of OE-570 ultra-high frequency a  more

ERO Baltimore arrests Salvadoran MS-13 member convicted of robbery, auto theft, disorderly conduct in Maryland
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BALTIMORE -- Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present 38-year-old Salvadoran national and self-admitted MS-13 member convicted of robbery, auto theft and disorderly conduct in Maryland. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore's Fugitive Operations Team arrested Raul Orlando Ramos-Guido July 1 near his residence in Annapolis  more

Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Change of Command
NORFOLK, Virginia, July 6 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: Rear Adm. Wesley "Wes" McCall was relieved by Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahti as commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) today, during a ceremony at Pennsylvania House onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Scott Gray, was the presiding officer for the event. McCall assumed command in May of 2023. During his tour, he provided a full spectrum of sho  more

Patrick Space Force Base Wins Annual Installation Award
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 6 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Patrick Space Force Base as the Space Force recipient of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence July 1. The award recognizes the outstanding and innovative efforts of the teams of people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations, selecting one base from each military service, plus the Defense Logistics Agency each year. This ye  more