ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: The U. S. Air Force released the Fiscal Year 2025 Selective Retention Bonus list, effective Dec. 16, 2024. The FY25 SRB program consists of 89 Air Force specialty codes, reflecting the Air Force's ongoing commitment to retaining highly skilled enlisted personnel. Airmen whose Air Force specialty codes are included in the FY25 list, are eligible to reenlist or extend their service and receive a bonus.  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research For Scott Bewley, the mission of NavalX is simple. "We want to build, lead and sustain an ecosystem that promotes innovation not only within the Department of the Navy [DoN] but also the broader Department of Defense [DoD]," he said. Bewley, NavalX's deputy director of business operations, gave his remarks while leading a professional talk   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: R&K Enterprises Inc. (R&K), headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, has agreed to pay over $2.6 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act and the common law that the company represented that it was a small business eligible for certain small business set-aside contracts when it did not meet the program rules to qualify as a small business. The United States alleged that R&K represented and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Two laboratory marketers -- Shahram Naghshbandi, of Fort Worth, Texas, and John Bello, of Chesterfield, Virginia; three physicians -- Dr. Abbesalom Ghermay, of Plano, Texas; Dr. Daniel Theesfeld, of Longview, Texas; and Dr. James Cook, of Richmond, Virginia; and medical practice owner Troy Belton, of Columbia, South Carolina, and associated entities, have agreed to pay a total of $1,137,914 to resolve False   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA-- FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in the appeal and comment period. The 90-day appeal period began on Oct. 23, 2024, and it will remain open until Jan. 21, 2025. The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and FEMA  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * Travelers can now use their West Virginia mobile driver's license at airport security checkpoints * * * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now accepting West Virginia-issued mobile driver licenses (mDLs) at checkpoints with digital ID readers nationwide. Travelers who have downloaded the West Virginia Mobile ID ap  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Randy Yost Caused $1.3 Million Loss to U.S. Government Through Fraud * * * The owner of Randy's Gateway Drug in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, was sentenced recently to 18 months in prison on federal healthcare fraud charges after pleading guilty in May for conduct that caused $1.3 million in losses to the federal government. Randy Yost, 72, of Cedar Bluff, Vir  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: R&K Enterprises Inc. (R&K), headquartered in Newport News, has agreed to pay over $2.6 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act and the common law that the company represented that it was eligible for certain small business set-aside contracts when it did not meet the program rules to qualify as a small business. The United States alleged th  more