ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Carol C. Coleman, public affairs specialist The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) collaborative effort with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Army Geospatial Center (AGC) on a Digital Buoy System has been selected as a 2023 R&D 100 Finalist in the IT/Electrical category. The R&D 100 Awards honor leaders in the research and development community a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: As part of its Raise the Bar: Attaining College Excellence and Equity initiative, the U.S. Department of Education is hosting a summit today at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) in Annadale, Virginia with 200 higher education leaders on making it easier for students to transfer from one college to another, in turn helping them save time and money. The Department is also releasing groundbreakin more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, Ismail J. Ramsey, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Peter Karasev, 36, a U.S. citizen residing in San Jose, was arraigned in the Northern District of California today on an indictment charging him with destroying energy facilities and using fire or explosives to commit a federal crime. Karasev made his appearance today before United States Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi. Accordin more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $11.4 million in back wages and liquidated damages for more than 1,000 employees of an East Coast restaurant chain after a series of investigations and litigation by the department. The recovery is related to a consent judgment entered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk that resolves litigation by the d more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Do you get prescription drugs through the TRICARE Pharmacy Program? Copayments for most beneficiaries are changing. The new costs will start Jan. 1, 2024. "These new costs are part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018," said Melanie Richardson, a pharmacist in the Pharmacy Operations Division at the Defense Health Agency. "Most beneficiaries will pay $1 to $8 more per copayment. These  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- Space Base Delta I issued the following news release: For Enterprise Talent Management Office Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Swani Caraballo, military service runs in the family. However, her legacy is not forged from the traditional "military brat" paradigm. In fact, her father served in the German army, and her maternal grandfather wore the uniform for his home nation of the Philippines. While both of these influences indeed shaped her military destin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By SAF/PA Staff Writer, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs For Enterprise Talent Management Office Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Swani Caraballo, military service runs in the family. However, her legacy is not forged from the traditional "military brat" paradigm. In fact, her father served in the German army, and her maternal grandfather wore the uniform for his home nation of the Philippines. Whi more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Do you need help understanding your health plan options during the TRICARE Open Season? Join us for a TRICARE Facebook Live event on Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. Central Time. TRICARE experts will provide an overview of TRICARE plans you can choose from during open season. They'll also answer questions from the audien more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Rebecca Ward, Office of Naval Research Identify an issue and work to resolve it. That kind of work ethic exemplifies one of the most recent Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal winners, Lt. Cmdr. Sam Hughes, who worked with TechSolutions, at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global, to create a new, more efficient way to train radar operators. Hughes came up with the idea to use  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023, on Sen. Joe Manchin: * * * For more than forty years - as a state legislator, a Secretary of State, a Governor, and a Senator - Joe Manchin has dedicated himself to serving the people of his beloved West Virginia. During my time as Vice President and now as President, Joe and I have worked together to get things done for hardworking families. From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - which is upgrading Amer more PR

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Donald Jack Getz, age 36, of Grafton, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking. According to court documents and statements made in court, Getz was working with others to sell methamphetamine in Taylor and Monongalia Counties. Getz's home, vehicle, and a storage unit were searc more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: A Mexican citizen was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute over six kilograms of cocaine in Chesterfield County. According to court documents, on April 17, 2023, Francisco Celedon, 47, met with a law enforcement confidential informant to deliver 6.053 kilograms of cocaine. Celedon was a drug cour more PR

ABINGDON, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: The former president and director of Secor, Inc., a federal halfway house that contracted with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to house inmates, pled guilty today to making false statements and committing wire fraud. The corporation, through its attorney, also pled guilty to those charges. The former president and director will s more PR

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Rance Allen Mitchem, 41, of Lewisburg, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 27, 2022, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Lewisburg apartment where Mitchem was staying. Officers seized app more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Telisa Rene McCauley, 31, of Charleston, was sentenced today to nine years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, admitting to a role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area. According to court documents more PR