ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Nov. 16, 2023, by Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brent J. Cohen at the launch of the Jails and Justice Support Center: * * * It's a privilege to join Associate Attorney General Gupta and my colleagues from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) - and, of course, all our friends and partners who are helping to lead this initiative. And  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following remarks on Nov. 16, 2023, by Brent J. Cohen, acting principal deputy assistant attorney general at the Jails and Justice Support Center launch: * * * Remarks of Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brent J. Cohen at the Jails and Justice Support Center Launch, Arlington, VA Thank you, and good morning. It's a privilege to join Associate Attorney General Gupta and my c more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Nov. 16, 2023, by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta at the Jails and Justice Support Center event: * * * Thank you so much, Karhlton. I'm very pleased to join you today. I want to thank Sheriff Quiroz and everyone at the Arlington County Sheriff's Office for serving as our hosts for this event today, and for the work they do every day to protect the safety and civil rights of those in their ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: WEST BETHESDA, Md. - Nebraska native Paul Luehr earned the 2023 Secretary of Defense Disability Award at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 26, 2023, for his exceptional contribution in advancing equal employment opportunity for individuals with a disability. Luehr, who was one of 23 civilians and service members recognized for this award, has been a distinguished technical leader at Naval Surface Warfare more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: No matter where you live or travel, it's important to have the prescription drugs you need. To help make this possible, your TRICARE pharmacy benefit is available worldwide. But overseas, your pharmacy options may vary. "In some areas, you may have access to military pharmacies, TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery, and retail network pharmacies," said Melanie Richardson, a pharmacist in the Pharmacy Operations Divis more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Department of the Air Force is now reimbursing service members up to $1,000 to re-establish spouse-owned small businesses during a permanent change of station or assignment on or after Dec. 23, 2022. "Spouse employment is a key factor in the success of our Airmen and Guardians. Dual-income households cont more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion. Prior to the meeting, the Commission approved an Audit Division recommendation and a Proposed Final Audit Report on tally vote. Advisory Opinion 2023-07 (Upshur County Republican Executive Committee) (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2023-07/) The Commission approved an advisory opini more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following Advisory Opinion (No. AO-2023-07) on Nov. 16, 2023: * * * To: Charles Spies, Esq., Benjamin I. Mehr, Esq., Dickinson Wright PLLC, International Square, 1825 Eye Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006 Dear Messrs. Spies and Mehr: We are responding to your advisory opinion request on behalf of the Upshur County Republican Executive Committee ("Upshur County") regarding the application of the Federal Election Campa more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The National Science Board issued the following news: Between 2012 and 2021, the number of U.S. postsecondary science and engineering awards increased across all degree levels and among Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino student groups, which historically have been underrepresented in attaining those degrees. American Indian or Alaska Native students, also underrepresented, received fewer science and engineering degrees in 2021 than they di more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: * * * Share Insurance Fund Briefing Details Rising CAMELS Code 3 Credit Unions * * * The National Credit Union Administration Board held its tenth open meeting of 2023 and approved a final rule that amends the charitable donation accounts section of the NCUA's incidental powers regulation. In addition, the NCUA's Chief Financial Officer briefed the Board on the perfor more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Rebecca Ward, Office of Naval Research Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh, best known for his daring dive to the deepest spot on Earth, nearly 36,000 feet below the ocean's surface, has died at age 92. Walsh was a co-pilot of the Trieste bathyscaphe, a deep submergence vehicle acquired by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in 1958. Two years later, on January 23, 1960, Walsh and Swiss more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Department of the Air Force has announced that the Air Reserve component has initiated a direct commission and constructive service credit program memo for people interested in serving in the cyber security and cyberspace warfare operations career fields. Brig. Gen. Terrence Adams, deputy principal cyber  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force has announced that the Air Reserve component has initiated a direct commission and constructive service credit program memo for people interested in serving in the cyber security and cyberspace warfare operations career fields. Brig. Gen. Terrence Adams, deputy principal cyber advisor to the Secretary of Defense and senior military advisor for Cyber Policy, made the ann more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Inc. (CHKD), located in Norfolk, agreed to pay $68,400 to settle civil penalty claims for alleged record-keeping violations associated with controlled substances. The government alleged that CHKD failed to comply with various recordkeeping requirements under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) that are mandated for DE more PR

KUMASI, Ghana, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Embassy in Ghana issued the following news release: U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer joined Ashanti Regional Minister Hon. Simon Osei Mensah today to break ground for a new state-of-the art maternal and child center at the HopeXchange Medical Center in Kumasi. The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has invested $3.5 million in the HopeXchange Medical Center Ghana to date. "A healthy start is the fir more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: An El Salvadoran member of the transnational street gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an adolescent boy in 2016. According to court documents, Edwin Orellana Caballero, who was 16 years old and living in Alexandria at the time, was one of several members and associ more PR