FORT LEE, Virginia, July 9 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * Audit stand down powers operational excellence, fiscal responsibility By Alun Thomas, DCMA Public Affairs Defense Contract Management Agency's Financial and Business Operations Executive Directorate held an Audit Stand Down here June 23. The stand down paused routine operations and focused on the agency's internal controls, compliance posture and audit readiness. These efforts support a re  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Southwest District holds change-of-command ceremony in Alameda, Calif. * ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Coast Guard Southwest District personnel hosted a change-of-command ceremony, Tuesday on Coast Guard Island. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony, where Rear Adm. Jeffrey Novak relieved Rear Adm. Joseph Buzzella as the co  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11672) on July 8, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (WLI  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $466,274 TRIO Grant to Wytheville Community College * The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has awarded Wytheville Community College, based in Wytheville, Virginia, a $466,274 TRIO grant. The funding supports opportunities for academic development and successful completion of college. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Southwest Virginia   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Buffalo investigation leads to arrest of Jamestown man charged with threatening to kill a Homeland Security agent * BUFFALO, N.Y. -- An investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations Buffalo has resulted in the July 1 arrest of 43-year-old Matthew White. White, of Jamestown, New York, was charged by criminal complaint with communicating inte  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Appointment to USMA Board of Visitors * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after he was appointed to the Board of Visitors for the United States Military Academy at West Point: "I am deeply honored to be appointed to the Board of Visitors for the United States Military Academy. S  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Leads 54 Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging DoD to Resume Critical Munitions Shipments to Ukraine Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) led a group of 54 bipartisan lawmakers sent a letter to Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, expressing grave concern over the Department of Defense's (DoD) recent decision to halt shipments of vital munitions to Ukraine. The paused shi  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Retired FBI Agent Touts Benefits of Military Service * Idaho native O. Paul Mortensen had ambitions to join the FBI as a special agent. With a bachelor's degree in law enforcement in hand in 1973, he visited the FBI's Salt Lake City division office in Utah to learn what the bureau required. An FBI special agent applicant coordinator informed Mortensen that he'd need a minimum of three years of full-time wo  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- In a public comment letter submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce, STIHL Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia, expressed strong opposition to a tariff inclusion request filed by Gerdau Long Steel North America. The request seeks to classify multiple engine parts and components as steel derivative articles under Section 232, a move STIHL argues is both overbroad and unfounded. Brian J. Murphy, representing STIHL, highlighted the company's significant manufacturing presence   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sumitomo Drive Technologies, Chesapeake Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce, voicing strong opposition to proposed changes to Section 232 tariffs, particularly relating to certain Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classifications. The company is concerned that the inclusion of HTS codes 8483.90.50, 8482.10.50, 8482.20.00, 8708.40.75, and 8483.10.50 would impose unnecessary tariffs on products not derived from steel or aluminum.   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * US Space Force unveils International Partnership Strategy to strengthen space security The U.S. Space Force released its inaugural International Partnership Strategy July 8, outlining a comprehensive vision for deepening collaboration with allies and partners to ensure a secure, stable and sustainable space domain. The strategy emphasizes the criticality of international cooperatio  more

GROTON, Connecticut, July 9 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: * * * USS Delaware Returns Home from Deployment By Chief Petty Officer Darren Moore The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), under the command of Cmdr. Jason Patton, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London Saturday, July 5, completing a six-month deployment to U.S. European Command area of responsibility Patton praised his crew and their commitment to projecting po  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman, Elfreth Introduce Legislation to Protect Chesapeake Bay from Invasive Blue Catfish * WASHINGTON - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) in introducing the Mitigation Action & Watermen Support (MAWS) Act, bipartisan legislation that will address invasive blue catfish and protect aquatic ecosystems throughout the Chesapeake Bay. Specifically, the MAWS  more