JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Financial Management Directorate has a new app that's saving comptroller customers time and eliminating the frustration of sitting in waiting areas for appointments. Called QTrac, the customer appointment scheduling, queuing and reporting tool was implemented as a pilot program at six comptrolle  more

QUANTICO, Virginia, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) provided executive protection for nine foreign ministers of defense during the historic NATO 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington, D.C., July 8-11, 2024. Army CID coordinated its efforts closely with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), which was the lead Dep  more

ALBANY, New York, July 25 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Cameo Failed to Ensure Videos Promoting Products were Properly Labeled as Paid Endorsements * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a bipartisan, 30-state settlement with the owner of Cameo, Baron App Inc., for failing to ensure consumers knew that videos promoting products were paid endorsements. Under the settlement agreement, Cameo  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a 30-state settlement with Baron App, Inc., doing business as Cameo. The settlement resolves investigations into Cameo's failure to comply with consumer protection laws and FTC Endorsement Guides. The states allege that Cameo failed to provide appropriate disclosures to consumers purchasing personalized video business messag  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a settlement with Baron App Inc. (Cameo) resolving an investigation into Cameo's violation of consumer protection laws by not providing appropriate disclosures to consumers who purchased video business messages using the popular personalized video service. As part of the agreed settlement announced by a bipartisan coalition of 30 a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: * * * ~ Applications for Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Funding Accepted through September 6, 2024 ~ * * * The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is currently accepting grant funding applications for projects that will help expand the fishing and processing of blue catfish in the state. Applications for  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY KBR Wyle Services LLC, Lexington Park, Maryland, is awarded a $153,606,550 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for certified and qualified operational contractor support services aircrew to support mission essential testing and evaluation of all manned air vehicles under the operational responsibility of the Naval Test Wing A  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Owl International Inc., Global 1st Flagship,* Irvine, California, is awarded a $20,652,538 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-4204) for the accomplishment of the Inactive Ships Maintenance Pearl Harbor requirement. Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by August 2025. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $4  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Since 2014, Electrical Community of Practice representatives have been working to help streamline and improve electrical planning, execution, and workmanship across the four shipyards and their detachments. The group is a collection of various codes and shops from across the country. They meet monthly to discuss the best ways to support the organization's various working groups that focus on the Navy's mission. "T  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 25 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research Designing stronger, harder microprocessors; creating more effective fuel injectors for naval platforms; incorporating machine learning and artificial intelligence in additive manufacturing. These are just some of the innovative research areas discussed during academic presentations at the recent Distinguished Fellows Symposium held at the O  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Investment will support broadband access to more than 18,550 homes, businesses, and community anchors * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced more than $41 million in grants through the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI) for 10 broadband construction projects serving 20 localities throughout Virginia. The VATI program provides targeted funding to extend   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks by Secretary Carlos Del Toro on July 22, 2024: Good afternoon, everyone! It is wonderful to be here in beautiful, "Pure Michigan" with all of you today. Dr. Sawyer, thank you for that kind introduction and for your important work here at Macomb Community College, leading and educating our Nation's next generation. Governor Whitmer, it is an honor to be with you here in your home state. Thank you for joining me on the steps of   more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, July 25 -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency issued the following news: Over the last six months, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Proliferation Prevention Program (PPP), the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), and the United States Embassy in the Republic of Moldova have made significant progress on the Moldova National Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) Network project. DTRA has partnered with MIA and the Embassy's Intern  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 25 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news: * * * Early studies show unusual approach might speed response times and save lives * * * When you look to the sky these days, you never know what you might see -- a bird, a plane, a shooting star, or...a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator (AED)? That's right: A medical drone. A team of NHLBI-funded researchers is testing drones to   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: A former Army officer and attorney assigned to the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School (JAG School) in Charlottesville pled guilty today to multiple federal charges related to his destruction of U.S. Army property and subsequent false statements to federal investigators. Manfredo Martin-Michael Madrigal, I  more