WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Student Loan Forgiveness and Borrower Assistance Actions The Biden-Harris Administration today announced its final round of student loan forgiveness, approving more than $600 million for 4,550 borrowers through the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan and 4,100 individual borrower defense approvals. The Administration leaves office having approved a cumulat  more

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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Wyden, Bipartisan Senators Call on President Biden to Stop Rushing Trade Negotiations Behind Closed Doors Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) led a bipartisan group of senators calling on the Biden Administration to direct United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to cease secret negotiations with for  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 Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Found QSI employed children for overnight cleaning shifts * * * CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with a Tennessee cleaning contractor that requires the employer to pay $400,000 in civil money penalties, monitor and audit policies to prevent the employment of children in dangerous jobs, and maintain a toll-free number for reporting concerns ab  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Favorable Ruling to End Settlement Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice After 12 Years Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Favorable Ruling to End Settlement Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice After 12 Years RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia  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. 16 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA Administrator Guzman Grants More Than $26M to Create 13 New Women's Business Centers WASHINGTON -- Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, awarded $26.25 million to create 13 new Women's Business Centers (WBC) and support 17 existing WBCs ac  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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 96 months in federal prison for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023, an attack that aimed to overthrow the democratically elected government of the United States in order to replace it with a dictatorship fueled by Nazi ideology. The sentence w  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

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Today, Attorney General Jason Miyares filed a motion for nolle prosequi in the Circuit Court of Loudoun County in Commonwealth of Virginia v Scott Ziegler. "Words cannot express how grateful I am to the office of and the Attorney General himself, for the unwavering support and dedication to this case. Their thorough investigation and research, including their dedication  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