WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * DCMA Great Plains host dual capability board summit * The Defense Contract Management Agency Contract Administration Lifecycle Management, or CALM, and the Product Acceptance and Proper Payment, known as PAPP, capability boards held a collaborative summit at DCMA Great Plains Sept. 3-4. Approximately 50 people attended, including Army Col. Ken Darnall, former Central Region commander and PAPP capab  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a tentative affirmative determination regarding Virginia's application to establish a vessel sewage no-discharge zone for the waters of the Northern Neck peninsula. This action, taken under the Clean Water Act, signals that EPA believes there are adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage reasonably available to all vessels in the proposed area. Should this determination become fin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues Loudoun County for Violating Equal Protection of Christian Students * The Justice Department announced today that it filed legal action against the Loudoun County (Va.) School Board (Loudoun County) for its denial of equal protection based on religion. The suit alleges that Loudoun County applied Policy 8040, which requires students and faculty to accept and promote gender id  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 8 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA Charters Haven Federal Credit Union * New Credit Union Will Promote Homeownership and Financial Literacy ALEXANDRIA, Va. (December 8, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration has granted a federal charter and Share Insurance Fund coverage to Haven Federal Credit Union, located in Santa Clara, California. "Chartering a new credit union is a significant achievement  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Subramanyam and Garcia Call for SOUTHCOM Oversight Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Military and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, and Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, are calling on the Oversight Committee Majority to hold an oversight hearing on Venezuela and the U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Develops Anatomically Accurate Rat Brain Phantom for Traumatic Brain Injury Research * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), have developed the first anatomically accurate rat brain phantom capable of measuring traumatic brain injury (TBI) impacts in real time. The breakth  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * U.S., Australian Cooperation on Land, Air, Sea, Industrial Base Top Topics at 40th AUSMIN * The U.S. and longtime ally Australia met at the State Department in Washington today for the 40th annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations. "This is an incredibly strong alliance," said Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio during remarks in advance of the talks. "In fact, as we were discussing a few moment  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor cites Idaho transformer manufacturer more than $986K for safety violations * POCATELLO, ID - The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Idaho transformer producer for failing to correct hazards previously identified by federal inspectors and repeatedly exposing workers to serious safety hazards. In June 2025, inspectors with the department's Occupational Safety and Health Admin  more