WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 14, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mid-Atlantic Region (EPA) brought together partners from state and local government to engage with the Fairmont, West Virginia, community, elected officials, and environmental advocates during a public meeting at the West Virginia State Office Building. Attendees were invited to hear updates about the Fairmont Brine Site eme  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command issued the following news: By Johannes Schmidt, MCSC Office of Public Affairs and Communication Marine Corps Systems Command Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California - Since 2018, the National Defense Strategy (NDS) has emphasized the shift from counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East to preparing for large-scale conflicts against near-peer competitors across various regions and theaters of opera  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Sembach, Germany -- Four schools in the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Europe have earned the AVID Schoolwide Site of Distinction recognition, a prestigious honor highlighting the schools' commitment to implementing AVID instructional best practices across all content areas and grade levels. The schools recognized are Vilseck High School, Kaiserslautern Middl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Robert C. Fulford for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. European Command. Fulford is currently serving as commanding general, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adam L. Chalkley for appoi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Athena Services International, LLC and its Owner Also Agree to Pay More Than $1.6 Million to Resolve Related Allegations. Herndon, Virginia-based contractor Paragon Systems Inc. (Paragon) has agreed to pay to the United States $52 million to settle allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing purported small businesses that it contr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: A U.S. government employee working overseas was charged with unlawfully transmitting two highly sensitive classified documents last month. According to court documents, Asif William Rahman, 34, held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance as part of his role working for the U.S. government. According to an indictment filed in the Eastern District of Virgin  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Nov. 13 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * Lattice QCD method suggests a simpler spectrum of exotic "XYZ" hadrons * * * An elusive particle that first formed in the hot, dense maelstrom of the early universe has puzzled physicists for decades. Following its surprise discovery in 2003, scientists began observing a slew of other strange objects tied to the millionths of a second after the Big Bang  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Maryland man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, on Oct. 12, 2023, Fairfax County Police (FCPD) conducted a controlled buy of 200 counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl, xylazine, and para-fluorofentanyl from Jahrulle Terrence Whyte, 29, of Glen Bu  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for selling methamphetamine in Marshall County. David Adam Stewart, 42, of Glen Easton, West Virginia, was sentenced to 87 months for the distribution of methamphetamine. Michael J. Lloyd, Jr., 22, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Carol Kellermann, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2030, vice Kathy K. Im, term expired. Adam Jeffrey White, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2030, vice Janice Miriam Hellreic  more