FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following audit guidance: The Director's Development Program in Leadership (DDPL) recognized 25 new graduates on Friday, November 4. DDPL is an 18-month long executive level leadership program that plays a pivotal role preparing participants for high-level leadership roles and Senior Executive Service positions. Participants attend monthly seminars at 10 prestigious universities and mili more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - On October 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the Washington Division, which includes the D more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Washington Division issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: On October 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the Washington Division, which includes the District of Col more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- Space Base Delta I issued the following news release: The Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in partnership with the United States Space Force, is scheduled to launch the seventh mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Dec. 7, 2023 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The X-37B Mission 7 will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, designated USSF-52, with a wide range of test and experimentation objectives. These tests inc more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in partnership with the United States Space Force, is scheduled to launch the seventh mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Dec. 7, 2023 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The X-37B Mission 7 will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, designated USSF-52, with a wide range of test and experimentation objectives. These tests include o more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece Once a soldier, always a soldier. And for warfighters fed, clothed, fueled and equipped by the Defense Logistics Agency, the odds are increasingly good that while that support changes shape as a troop crosses into veteran status, it endures. DLA serves prior military members by storing medical supplies used to treat patients at Veterans Affairs health facilities more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The Federal Voting Assistance Program's (FVAP) 2022 Post-Election Report to Congress confirms that the program's efforts continue to contribute to voter success among military members stationed away from home, their eligible family members, and U.S. citizens abroad covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). To prepare this repo more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute for China issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Giant pandas Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN), Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) and Xiao Qi Ji (SHIAU-chi-ji) began their journey to China this morning. They departed the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) at 9:31 a.m. EST for Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia where they will board a dedicated and custom-decaled FedEx more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced that the National Park Service will distribute $21.9 million in funding through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program for the redevelopment or creation of new local parks in Anchorage, Alaska; Moorhead, Minnesota; Greensboro, North Carolina; Buffalo, New York; and Norfolk, Virginia. In addition, the Department is launching a nationwide to more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced that the National Park Service will distribute $21.9 million in funding through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program for the redevelopment or creation of new local parks in Anchorage, Alaska; Moorhead, Minnesota; Greensboro, North Carolina; Buffalo, New York; and Norfolk, Virginia. In addition, the Department is l more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Do you need help understanding your health plan options during TRICARE Open Season? Join us for a TRICARE Facebook Live event on Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. ET. TRICARE experts will provide an overview of TRICARE plans you can choose from during open season. They'll also answer questions from the audience. To participate and ask a question, you need to follow TRICARE on Facebook. "If you're eligible to participate in TRI more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia - Abigayle Chester, a mission support clerk at the Defense Commissary Agency's Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Air Force Base Commissary, was honored Oct. 26 as one of 23 recipients of the 2023 Secretary of Defense Awards for Outstanding Department of Defense Employees and Service Members with Disabilities more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: * * * Credit Union Will Serve Low- and Moderate-Income Communities in Central Kentucky * * * The National Credit Union Administration has granted a federal charter and Share Insurance Fund coverage to Young Community Federal Credit Union of Shively, Kentucky, a Louisville suburb. "Young Community will open doors to insured financial services in an area where more than  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56686) involving West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown: * * * Rep Org: West Virginia University Hospital Licensee: West Virginia University Hospital Region: 1 City: Morgantown State: WV License #: 47-23066-02 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Stephen Root HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 08/21/2023 Notification Time: 15:16 [ET] Event Date: 08/17/2023 Event T more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory: The U.S. Department of Education is hosting a national summit Thursday in Annandale, Virginia, with more than 200 higher education leaders on improving student transfer process. The Department will urge educators and stakeholders to explore what can be done to help students avoid getting stranded as they attempt to transfer from two-year to four-year institutions in striving for a degree. In the wake of more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: The U.S. Fleet Forces Command Chaplain's Office, hosted the inaugural Norfolk Clergy Collective meet-and-greet event at the Naval Station Norfolk Base Chapel. During the event, U.S. Navy chaplains met with local clergy of various faith groups from the Norfolk area to build partnerships in order to better serve Sailors and maintain readiness. "I believe that chaplains are vital to each and every co more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: A man who formerly resided in Newport News was sentenced today to 68 months in prison for his role to defraud the government of pandemic-related unemployment benefits. According to court documents, from approximately May 2020 through May 2021, Reginald Prentice Phillips, 39, was incarcerated at Hampton Roads Regional Jail for striking a w more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: A former Executive for a global industrial manufacturing conglomerate (Company 1), pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to convert trade secrets. According to court documents, John Gibson, 58, of Winter Park, Florida, was the former Executive Vice President of Power Generation and the Head of Sales for North America for Company 1. From May to J more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Nov. 8, 2023, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. Q: Hi. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. So, President Biden's values and agenda won big across the country last night. In Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and in Virginia, voters once again sided with President B more PR