WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 16, 2025 ARMY HGL-APTIM Technologies JV LLC, Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $49,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for environmental remediation services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 15, 2030. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * DAF to launch National Mentoring Month panels, programs, events ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Department of the Air Force Mentoring Program is launching a series of events throughout January 2025 marking National Mentoring Month. First launched in January 2002, National Mentoring Month is a call to action for all Airmen and Guardians to engage in   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Inspections found 32 significant and substantial violations, 2 unwarrantable failures * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections in December 2024 at 13 mines in Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and West Virginia, and issued 119 violation  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * Mercer County, W.Va., Disaster Recover Center open on Martin Luther King holiday CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The FEMA-West Virginia Disaster Recovery Center in Princeton, W.Va., will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, to help Mercer County residents impacted by the Sept. 25-28, 2024, remnants of Tropical Storm Helene. The Disaster Re  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: * * * Navy Relieves Naval Information Warfare Training Group Norfolk Commanding Officer Rear Adm. Brian A. Harding, commander of Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, relieved Cmdr. Sarah M. Quemada of her duties as NITWG Norfolk's commanding officer. NITWG Norfolk is a subordinate command of the Naval Information Warfighting Development Center command based in Norfolk, Virginia. The Navy maintains the highe  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: The National Credit Union Administration today released a Research Note that provides an analysis of statistics for overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, and observations on the relationship between overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees and other revenues. "This Research Note provides important information for consumers, researchers, credit unions, and regulators a  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: The National Credit Union Administration Board held its first open meeting of 2025 and unanimously approved the agency's 2025 Annual Performance Plan. "As I have often said, if you don't measure it, you can't manage it. That's what makes the NCUA's 2025 Annual Performance Plan so important," NCUA Chairman Todd M. Harper said. "This plan includes specific measures and ta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Today, the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia E. Palmer joined the Chief Director of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Rev. Dr. Patrick Nomo, along with the Nuclear Power Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), and guests from across Ghana's academic, energy, and government sectors to officially launch the first NuScale Power Energy Exploration (E2) Center in Sub  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Unlock Your health through the MHS Nurse Advice Line FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Do you know what to do when you or a family member feels sick, but it's outside of business hours or it's the weekend? Should you go to an urgent care clinic or the emergency room, or wait until your doctor's office is open? Luckily, TRICARE has a service called th  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Jan. 17 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Do you know what to do when you or a family member feels sick, but it's outside of business hours or it's the weekend? Should you go to an urgent care clinic or the emergency room, or wait until your doctor's office is open? Luckily, TRICARE has a service called the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line that can help when you need healthcare guidance. "The MHS Nurse Advice Line is an excellent resource for T  more

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: Dwight D. Eisenhower departed on its most recent deployment in Oct. 2023 and returned to Naval Station Norfolk in July 2024 having executed sustained operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. As the ship transitions to its maintenance phase, the focus shifts to ensuring its long-term mission readiness and technical upgrades to maintain its edge as a forward-deployed force and extend   more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Manfredo Madrigal Will Serve 54 Months In Federal Prison * * * A former Army officer and attorney assigned to the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School (JAG School) in Charlottesville, Virginia, was sentenced today to 54 months in federal prison on multiple federal charges related to his destruction of U.S. Army property a  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Roanoke man, who robbed, shot, and killed his drug supplier then later burned the body to conceal his crimes, pled guilty today in Federal Court in Roanoke. Joseph Richard Walker, 30, pled guilty today to one count of Hobbs Act Robbery and one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and a crime of   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A house in the Union Hill neighborhood of Richmond was ordered forfeited to the United States today based on its longstanding use as a drug-involved premises. According to court documents filed in federal court, the house at 2221 Venable Street had been used by its occupants for over a decade both to sell and use a wide variety of drugs, including fentanyl, her  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Charles Hatfield, 62, of Williamson, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay $34,872.62 in restitution and a $20,000 fine for theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Hatfield admitted that while chief executive officer of Williamson Memorial Hospital, he stole $34,872.62 in hos  more