FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece A program that transfers America's defense equipment to international partners gives the U.S. and its allies an upper hand on the battlefield. "We want to be interoperable with our NATO partners, and the Foreign Military Sales program allows us to work succinctly and without delay in a time of crisis," said Andre Hinson, FMS account manager for the Defense Logi more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news: By Steve Warns The United States Army Installation Management Command's Training Directorate welcomed William G. Kidd as director during an Assumption of Responsibility ceremony Feb. 7 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. As the ID-T director, Kidd will oversee 17 garrisons and Army Support Activities across four time zones in the continental United States in  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced it has awarded a feasibility study grant to Indonesian national utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to facilitate deployment of renewable energy minigrids in five remote sites in Indonesia and develop a replication strategy to deploy similar technology in remote communities across Eastern Indonesia. Texas-based tQ more PR

ABINGDON, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted a Coeburn, Virginia man today for conspiring with others to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine in addition to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Last week, a jury convicted Rodney Allen Pickett, 51, of one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, three counts of more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A foreign national formerly of Henrico was sentenced today to two years in prison after engaging in a $3.1 million insider trading scheme. According to court documents, Nan Huang, 45, conspired with his then-coworker to commit insider trading. From 2008 to 2015, Huang worked as a senior data analyst for a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corporation. As a  more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Durham, North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to 123 months in prison for his role in the attempted delivery of 59 kilograms of cocaine that was transported across the U.S.-Mexico border en route to Providence Forge, Virginia. According to court documents, on July 26, 2023, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investi more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Sean Patrick Boyd Jr., 26, of Dunbar, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation for receipt of stolen money. Boyd was also ordered to pay $23,817.79 in restitution, and owes $17,227.79 of that amount after turning over $6,590 in seized assets. Boyd admitted to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $20,832 in COVID more PR