JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force updates T-7A acquisition approach to field operational capability ARLINGTON, Virginia - The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have agreed upon a framework to adjust aspects of the T-7A Red Hawk acquisition approach to meet Air Education and Training Command's operational needs and deliver a platform that is safe, suitable, and sustainable   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have agreed upon a framework to adjust aspects of the T-7A Red Hawk acquisition approach to meet Air Education and Training Command's (AETC) operational needs and deliver a platform that is safe, suitable, and sustainable to replace the aging fleet of T-38C Talon aircraft. In 2018, the Air Force awarded a fixed-price contract to Boeing for T-7A aircraft devel  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Check out the updated TRICARE publications suite FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Are you looking for the latest details about your TRICARE health plan ? You're in luck! TRICARE has updated its entire publications suite with the latest information about your health plan. The new publications now include current details like how to find your TRICAR  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Perdue Farms will pay $4M in restitution, implement enhanced compliance measures * * * PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with Perdue Farms Inc. and secured a separate agreement with temporary staffing agency Staff Management Solutions LLC and SMX LLC, collectively referred to as "SMX," to address child labor violations found in an invest  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency selected 13 vendors for the $200 million Luno B commercial data indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The selected vendors are: * Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. * BAE Systems, Inc. * Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation * BlackSky Geospatial Solutions, Inc. * BlueHalo, LLC * CACI, Inc. - Federal * Deloitte Financial Advis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA Helps Students and Educators Dive into Environmental Education NOAA has awarded 16 new projects nearly $1.4 million in Fiscal Year 2024 funding as part of the Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program. These projects are located in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C.; some will touch the entire region. Students and teachers around the Chesapea  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * SG appoints first civilian to the role of Air Force deputy surgeon general FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - In a historic first for the Air Force Medical Service, the Air Force Surgeon General selected Stephen M. Mounts as the U.S. Air Force deputy surgeon general on Nov. 1, 2024. Mounts is the first civilian to assume the role in the organization's  more

RESTON, Virginia, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: Geologists and innovators from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), and other partners came together Jan. 13-17 to collaborate, train, and transition artificial intelligence (AI) tools to streamline mineral resource assessment workflows. The Critical Miner  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: A federal jury convicted a Rockville, Maryland, man today on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, on April 25, 2024, Gildo Ricci, 69, a citizen of Peru and a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, arrived at Dulles International Airport in Virginia on a f  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: A Norfolk man was sentenced yesterday to 19 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, Eric Joseph McGinnis, 44, had been supplying controlled substances to a co-conspirator since   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: An Oakton doctor pled guilty today to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and amphetamines, maintaining drug premises, and false statements relating to health care matters. According to court documents, David Allingham, 64, was the owner of and sole medically licensed practitioner at Oakton Primacy Care Center (OPCC), an urgent care center. Be  more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Two men have been sentenced today for their leadership of a drug trafficking operation in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Dorian Scott Burks, age 29, of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison. John William Malcolm, 57, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced to 300 months in prison  more