ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Ronald Wolf Each year the Armed Services YMCA presents the "Angel of the Battlefield Award" to a heroic enlisted medical professional from each branch of the Armed Services. For 2023, the Army recipient of this award was Staff Sgt. Ta'Quesha Abson, currently at the Medical Readiness Brigade, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. As Abson was driving her car near Fort Liberty, North Carolina, she witne more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings On November 14 and 16, the Commission met in executive session. On November 16, the Commission held an open meeting. * * * Advisory Opinions Opinion issued Advisory Opinion 2023-07 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2023-07/) (Upshur County Republican Executive Committee) On November 16, the Commission approved an advisory opinion in response to more PR

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news: By Lance Cpl. David Brandes, Marine Corps Base Quantico Virginia Toys for Tots representatives recently launched an initiative to identify local Marine volunteers to help collect and sort toys for underprivileged children this holiday season. With the organization's headquarters located right outside Quantico's front door in Triangle, Virginia, the Toys for Tots program is dedicated more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Department of the Navy (including both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps), jointly with the U.S. Coast Guard (hereafter referred to as Action Proponents), announces its intent to prepare a supplement to the 2018 Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas Environmental Impact St more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 18 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following opening statement on Nov. 17, 2023, Board Member Rodney E. Hood at the briefing on the 2024-2025 Staff Draft Budget: * * * I want to start off by thanking all the NCUA staff who have helped prepare and deliver today's budget presentation and all those who had a hand in the development of the proposed budget. I know it's a long and extensive exercise that requires a lot of effort, collaboration, and p more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023, by Board Member Rodney E. Hood on the charitable donation accounts final rule: * * * I am absolutely delighted as we are finalizing the Charitable Donations Rule today. By incorporating certain veteran's organizations as qualified charities, this final rule will enable federal credit unions to contribute to these entities through charitable donations accounts. This would  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023, by Board Member Rodney E. Hood on the share insurance fund's quarterly report: * * * I recently had the pleasure meeting with the entire OCFO team at their all-staff meeting, and you certainly have a very motivated and highly accomplished group. Now going back to the business at hand, you all heard me say this before, but I view these quarterly updates as essential to giv more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following opening remarks on Nov. 16, 2023, by Chairman Todd M. Harper at public budget briefing on the staff draft budget for 2024-2025: * * * As mandated by Congress, the NCUA Board is holding this briefing on the staff draft agency budget for 2024 and 2025. Today's briefing is a dialogue for the NCUA Board to receive stakeholder feedback and for stakeholders to learn more about and better understand the NCU more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023, by Chairman Todd M. Harper on final rule on charitable donation accounts: * * * With this final rule, the NCUA is taking an important step in honoring our nation's many veterans. Specifically, this final rule adds veterans' organizations, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, to the definition of a "qualified charity" that a federal credit union may contribute to using  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023, by Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman on the board briefing on share insurance fund quarterly report: * * * We here at NCUA have observed the strain on the credit union system due to inflation and higher interest rates. Heightened risks related to liquidity and interest rate risks, which are essentially two sides of the same coin, have put increased pressure on credit union ba more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023, by Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman on final rule, part 721 on charitable donation accounts: * * * It might seem like a small change, but it has the potential to create a significant impact. As we all know, credit unions grow mainly through earnings. The charitable donations account (CDA) program provides an innovative way to fund donations to 501(c)3 charities without tak more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Project Will Improve Mobility and Supply Chain for the Region Washington - The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that its Build America Bureau has provided a $141 million low-interest loan to the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) on behalf of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to improve regional mobility and safety on I-64 in Hampton Roads more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced it will lead the U.S. government's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Project Preparation Facility, a key component of the PGI IPEF Investment Accelerator that aims to streamline infrastructure project development in IPEF countries. Through the Facility, USTDA will lead the U.S. government's efforts to deepen more PR

ROANOKE, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release: A doctor from North Carolina, who was assigned to several pain clinics in Virginia but was rarely physically on-site at any of them, pled guilty this week in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Virginia. Wendell Lewis Randall, 70, of Millers Creek, North Carolina, conspired with others to use, in the course of dispensing and distributing  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: A Prince George's County, Maryland, man and woman pleaded guilty to their involvement in laundering the proceeds of various fraud schemes targeting victims' retirement and investment accounts. According to court documents, from approximately September 2017 to April 2020, Dasola Abdulraheem, 41, and Ismaila Abdulraheem, 44, both Nigerian n more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Virginia for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought conditions that occurred Jan. 1 through Aug. 11, 2023. The declaration includes Pag more PR