ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: By Megan Gully The top leader at Army Materiel Command set the scene of a future battlefield and what the sustainment enterprise is doing to posture itself for success. Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan, deputy commanding general and acting commander of AMC, gave opening remarks at a January 15 hot topic session hosted by the Association of the United States Army, discussing "Co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 16, 2025 ARMY HGL-APTIM Technologies JV LLC, Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $49,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for environmental remediation services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 15, 2030. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Defense Department Bids Farewell to Outgoing Commander in Chief At Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, today, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff bid farewell to President Joe Biden, who has served as commander in chief of the U.S. military for four years. The leaders praised Biden's contributions to the military and support for service members. The president sec  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Department of the Air Force bids farewell to SECAF 26 ARLINGTON, Virginia - Frank Kendall was flanked by clapping colleagues and friends as he walked out of the Pentagon for the last time as Secretary of the Air Force. His tenure is marked by efforts to modernize the Department of the Air Force and strengthen its capabilities in the face of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Defendant Used Fraudulent Cashier's Check to Try and Buy a $1.3 Million Home in Roanoke County * * * A Virginia man pleaded guilty yesterday to real estate and tax fraud related to his scheme to obtain title to a $1.3 million home in Roanoke County. Specifically, he pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and filing false claims against  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Haaland Designates Five Affiliated Areas to Expand Storytelling at Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced five current and former schools in Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia as affiliated areas of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, reflecting a more complete telling of t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2025, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken on National Religious Freedom Day: * * * On this day in 1786, the Commonwealth of Virginia enacted the Statute for Religious Freedom, enshrining in law individuals' rights to "profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of Religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities." Our nation's first Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: A Virginia man was sentenced to more than five years in prison today for assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Lewis Wayne Snoots, 59, of Lo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * As part of the USDA's Organic Transition Initiative, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is targeting conservation financial assistance through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program. * * * Morgantown, W.Va., January 17, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making financial assistance available to West Virginia agricultural producers transi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: Jessica D. Aber announced today that she is resigning as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), effective January 20, 2025, at 11:59 pm, after serving in the role for more than three years. "I've had the privilege of spending my career as a prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia working alongside talented,  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: A former CIA analyst pled guilty today to retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on a social media platform in October 2024. According to court documents, Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, was an employee of the CIA since 2016 an  more