WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 11, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, was awarded a $114,162,885 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6117 to exercise options for the Navy's procurement of hardware to support sound navigation and ranging systems. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (65%); Clearwater, Florida (32%); Syracuse, Ne  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 2.12.25 Kate Hoit, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Communications at the California Department of Veterans Affairs. Hoit has been the PACT Act Enterprise Program Management Office Communications and Outreach Lead at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs since 2023. She was a Communications Lead in the Veteran Experience Off  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: A Northfield man was sentenced today in federal court for his attempt to receive two packages of methamphetamine in New Hampshire through the United States Postal Service (USPS), Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Joseph Crawford, of Northfield, age 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty to 72 months in fed  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Advancements in Space Continue Generating Products on Earth The latest edition of NASA's Spinoff publication, which highlights the successful transfer of agency technology to the commercial sector, is now available online. For nearly 25 years, NASA has supported crew working in low Earth orbit to learn about the space environment and perform research to advance deep space explora  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Placements of the 2024-2025 RWJF Health Policy Fellows Announced The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) have announced the placements for the 2024-2025 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows: * Nicolle Arthun, RN, CNM, FACNM Founder, Changing Woman Initiative Placement: Senator Ben Ray Lujan (NM) * Shamie Das, MD, MBA, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Emer  more