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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Friday January 24, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Air Force doctrine realigns to create a more lethal, resilient force
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force doctrine realigns to create a more lethal, resilient force ARLINGTON, Virginia -The U.S. Air Force has released three doctrine publications to emphasize reoptimizing for Great Power Competition efforts: Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-0, Operations; AFDP 3-0.1, Command and Control; and AFDP 5-0, Planning. "In this era of rapid chan  more

Air Force doctrine realigns to create a more lethal, resilient force
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Air Force doctrine realigns to create a more lethal, resilient force * Published Jan. 23, 2025 * By Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin * Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs ARLINGTON, Virginia -- The U.S. Air Force has released three doctrine publications to emphasize reoptimizing for Great Power Competition efforts: Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-0, Operations; AFDP  more

Air Force plans to add 'science' to the 'art' of war
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force plans to add 'science' to the 'art' of war ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Air Force continues to advance its efforts to modernize command and control systems through the development of a transformational model for decision advantage, which reveals opportunities to improve warfighters' ability to make better decisions faster than their a  more

Air Force Plans to Add 'Science' to the 'Art' of War
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Morgan Brown, DAF PEO C3BM Public Affairs The Air Force continues to advance its efforts to modernize command and control systems through the development of a transformational model for decision advantage, which reveals opportunities to improve warfighters' ability to make better decisions faster than their adversary. The transformational model, originally created by the Department o  more

Contracts for Jan. 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 22, 2025 ARMY Carahsoft Technology Corp., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $44,985,868 firm-fixed-price contract for commercial off-the-shelf software licenses and technical software in support of information technology network operations. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion da  more

Kyle S. Hauptman Designated as NCUA Board Chairman
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: President Donald J. Trump has designated National Credit Union Administration Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman as the thirteenth Chairman of the NCUA Board. "I am deeply honored that President Trump has asked me to serve as Chairman of NCUA," Chairman Hauptman said. "I look forward to leading the agency's dedicated professionals and working with my Board colleagues to cre  more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Norfolk Southern Railway
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 290) entitled "Norfolk Southern Railway Co. - Abandonment Exemption - In Mingo County, West Virginia": * * * Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 3.5-mile rail line extending from milepost AL 0.0 +/- at or near Sprigg, W. Va., to milepos  more

TRICARE Online Patient Portal decommissioning: Download your health records now
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * TRICARE Online Patient Portal decommissioning: Download your health records now FALLS CHURCH, Virginia -On April 1, the TRICARE Online Patient Portal will no longer be available. The Department of Defense's new electronic health record -- MHS GENESIS -- has replaced the TOL Patient Portal. As part of the transition, the DOD is decommissioning   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Arthur Ray Elkins, 60, of Chesapeake, was sentenced today to nine years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 6, 2023, Elkins sold approximately 56   more