PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 6, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Virginia - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 4.3 percent of wage and salary workers in Virginia, compared with 3.7 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the union membership rat more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece A new, first-of-its-kind agreement between the Defense Logistics Agency and the United Kingdom Defense Support is expected to strengthen risk management and resilience in supply and logistics for the United States, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The agreement establishes terms for the Logistics and Supply Chain Working Group and was signed Feb. 1 by Navy V more PR

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news: By Lance Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre, Marine Corps Base Quantico Peter I. Belk, performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, recognized base personnel for promoting safety and occupational health, during a visit to the base on Feb. 1, 2024. "This was a fantastic opportunity to recognize the Marine Corps and the people at Quantico who make this mission more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment: Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John G. Storms, currently assigned as command chief, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, has been selected to replace Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. James K. Porterfield as command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Northern Command, Peterson  more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology continued their winning streak at the 23rd Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl competition on Feb. 3. The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility hosted the in-person event for the first time since 2020. The Alexandria based team led each round with impressive speed more PR

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Joint Base Langley-Eustis issued the following news: The Traffic Management Operations office at Joint Base Langley-Eustis serves as one of the busiest personal property processing offices in the U.S. Moving from one duty station to the next is something military members experience throughout their careers. The Personally Procured Move program, formally known as a Do It Yourself, "DITY" move, has a lot of benefits in comparison more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NORFOLK, Va. -- An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk, the FBI's Norfolk field office, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Washington division, the Virginia State Police and the Virginia Beach Police Department landed a Virginia Beach man in federal prison for 30 years for leading a multiyear, multistate methamphetamine d more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The TRICARE Pharmacy Program is improving how we manage specialty drugs. Starting March 1, Accredo will provide specialty drugs and enhanced clinical services if you fill TRICARE-defined specialty prescriptions with TRICARE Home Delivery. Accredo will also stay in the TRICARE network as an in-network retail more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: The TRICARE Pharmacy Program is improving how we manage specialty drugs. Starting March 1, Accredo will provide specialty drugs and enhanced clinical services if you fill TRICARE-defined specialty prescriptions with TRICARE Home Delivery. Accredo will also stay in the TRICARE network as an in-network retail pharmacy. If you or a family member takes specialty drugs, these changes may help you access and afford t more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Petty Officer 1st Class Kris Lindstrom Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Health Service Support team hosted the 2024 Fleet Medical Symposium at Naval Warfare Development Center aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 30-31, 2024. Vice Adm. Doug Perry, commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, kicked off the two-day conference speaking about how critical it is that 2nd Fleet and Navy Medicine remain synchronized for missi more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: This week, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will support cybersecurity in Ghana and Nigeria's financial sectors by bringing a delegation to the United States to learn about innovative U.S. technologies, financing mechanisms, and best practices to combat cybercrime in the banking sector. During a visit to Washington, DC, New York City and the San Francisco Bay Are more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Next week, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency will host a delegation of Moroccan government and private-sector decisionmakers who are leading the country's sweeping expansion of its digital infrastructure, including new adoption and development of smart cities, expanded digital access in rural areas, and improved delivery of government services. The 15-member delegation wi more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a technical assistance grant to the National Treasury and Economic Planning of the Government of Kenya (National Treasury) that will help strengthen Kenya's public infrastructure procurement process and increase its transparency and accountability. The grant, supported under USTDA's Global Procurement Initiative (GPI), will  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Kroger Pharmacy and a Harris Teeter Pharmacy in Charlottesville, Virginia have both agreed to pay the United States a combined total of $1.3 million to settle civil claims that the stores violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). "We have seen a record number of Americans lose their lives in recent years as a result of opioid poisoning," United Stat more PR