WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: * * * Two States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2 Billion * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved New Mexico and Virginia's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District issued the following news story: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District, and the City of Hampton signed a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement on Friday, July 26 to kick off the Peninsula Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study in partnership with the City of Hampton and neighboring municipalities. Col. Sonny Avichal, Norfolk District Commander and District Engineer, and Ms. Mary Bunting, Cit  more

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force's Joint Base Langley-Eustis issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Jessica McLaughlin, 633d Air Base Wing Change isn't on the horizon; it's here. In today's dynamic threat landscape, maintaining the ability to exert power from anywhere across the globe is paramount. Adapting strategically to the demands of modern warfare, Joint Base Langley-Eustis is implementing a continuous series of Agile Combat Employment training exercises,  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, July 27 -- The U.S. Army Management Staff College issued the following news: In the latest episode of the Leader Up Podcast, AMSC's Mr. David Howey and Mr. Gary Hisle discuss Army Design Methodology and how Army Civilian Professionals can utilize it. The conversation covers how the methodology is a conceptual planning tool used to help resolve ill-structured or ambiguous problems by first defining the nature of the problem through problem framing, rather than being give  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Babu Ramaraj, a resident of Aldie, Virginia, with defrauding more than 70 investors of approximately $31 million through his company, DAB Inspection and Consulting Services LLC. The SEC's complaint alleges that, from February 2019 through May 2024, Ramaraj solicited and lured his victims with the promise of 40-60 percent annual i  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Portsmouth man was sentenced yesterday to four years and nine months in prison for aggravated identity theft, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and defrauding a COVID relief program. According to court documents, in May 2021, Marquell Lamont Moon, 31, who is a member of the Crips gang, fired approximately 27 rounds at a victim while the victim's 3-year  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Midlothian man pled guilty yesterday to mail fraud, federal program theft, and tax evasion in connection with a scheme to misappropriate millions of dollars from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). According to court documents, beginning on Aug. 10, 2013, Adam Lamar Harrell, 41, was an employee of VDH and on Sept. 10, 2019, became the Associate Director   more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Cadets from the Virginia Wing's William P. Knight Composite Squadron teamed up with Scouts from their area this week at EAA Adventure to finish second nationally in the Beginner Division of the Academy of Model Aeronautics UAS4STEM drone competition. The five Beginners Division teams, which also included an Alabama Wing entry consisting of four cadets in the Redstone Composite Squadron and  more