BETHESDA, Maryland, July 9 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on July 8, 2024, by Commissioner Peter A. Feldman: * * * Peter A. Feldman, Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced a new addition to his senior staff. Nicole Brightbill joined Commissioner Feldman's office on July 1 as Chief Counsel. Ms. Brightbill most recently served as Principal Deputy Special Counsel in the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. "Nicole  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: Mr. David Hoffman received the Grechanik-Collins Award, DCAA's highest award for non-audit personnel, in recognition of his tremendous impacts to the agency. Mr. Hoffman is the DCAA Deputy General Counsel and has almost 40 years of legal experience with the United States Army and other Federal agencies. Mr. Hoffman joined DCAA in 2005 and quickly identified ways to improv  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, July 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 38 organizations to receive over $3.6 million in funding for projects under the Environmental Education Grants Program. "Advancing environmental education advances EPA's mission because it better equips our communities with the information they need to protect public health today and in the future," said   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The subject of an Enforcement and Removal Operations D.C. targeted operation received a five-year federal prison sentence June 27 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for a man guilty of receiving child sexual abuse material and assaulting a federal officer. Deportation officers from ERO D.C. apprehended Jhoan Esau   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA - The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will evaluate a Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise for communities around the North Anna Power Station. The exercise will occur during the week of July 15, 2024, to assess the ability of the Commonwealth of Virginia to respond to an emergency at the n  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 9 -- The Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: The Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services held a virtual meeting on July 2, 2024, to consider appointments to the board of directors of the Virginia Beer Distribution Company (VBDC). The VBDC board is composed of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner and four appointed positions as detailed in Sec. 3.2-102.B.3. The board appr  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSres) -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: By Dan Linehan Whether it's providing accurate positioning and navigation, or enabling intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, the space domain has never been more important to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Distributed maritime operations and the reality of strategic competition have led to increasing demand from the fleet for space-based capabilities including the satellite systems which serve a  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The chief of staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Feltey, deputy commanding general, III Corps, Fort Cavazos, Texas, to commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos, Texas. Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, commanding general, 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, to commanding general, U.S. Ar  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The chief of staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Feltey, deputy commanding general, III Corps, Fort Cavazos, Texas, to commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos, Texas. Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, commanding general, 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, to commanding general, U.S. Army Train  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 9 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Higher Education Commission launched a new initiative to reduce inequities in college completion. Called Expanding SUCCESS, the initiative will provide coaching, financial support, and other community resources to bolster access to higher education and to build a more educated workforce. "Our administration is committed to supporting  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: * * * Awardees will partner with DHS to meet Homeland Security mission needs. * * * The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that Credence ID, Hushmesh, Netis d.o.o., Procivis, SpruceID, and Ubiqu have each won a government contract to develop technologies that protect the privacy of individuals using digital versions  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder assumed command of 19th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn during a change of command ceremony here, July 8, 2024. Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, presided over the ceremony, passing the guidon from Quinn to Kreuder. As 19th AF commander, Kreuder is responsible for more than 32,00 total force personnel and 1,530 a  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: This afternoon, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Yue Zhou is scheduled to be arraigned on an indictment charging her with murder-for-hire. Zhou was arrested on June 5, 2024 in the Eastern District of Virginia and removed to the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Today's proceeding will be held before United States Magis  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, July 9 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: * * * Kim Sawyer will serve as the lab's fifth director, succeeding Stuart Henderson * * * Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, today announced that Kim Sawyer will become the new director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, effective Aug. 2. Sawyer will serve as the lab's fifth director in its 40-y  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, July 9 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news: By Shaemus Sawyer, Marine Corps Base Quantico U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael L. Brooks relinquished command of MCBQ to Col. Jenny Colegate during a change of command ceremony at Little Hall, July 2. "I refer to Marine Corps Base Quantico as a village," Brooks said, "and I do that on purpose. It's not all about the capabilities, but those [people in Quantico] who involve themselves; t  more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, July 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Lynchburg, Virginia man, who distributed nearly 75 grams of pressed fentanyl pills, was sentenced last week to 12 Years in federal prison. Elijah Pollard, 25, previously pled guilty to possessing pressed fentanyl pills with the intent to distribute. According to court documents, after repeatedly making controlled purchases of pressed fentanyl pills from Poll  more