BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EL PASO - On Monday Feb. 26 beginning at midnight, the Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso Division will be accepting applications for Special Agents to work in one of five local offices: El Paso, Midland, or Alpine, Texas or Las Cruces, Roswell, or Albuquerque, New Mexico. Upon completion of a 16 to 20-week basic agent training (BAT) c more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Allison Lewis as Instructional Systems Specialist for Science/STEM. Mrs. Lewis received a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Technology from the University of Virginia; a Master of Science in Athletic Training from Shenandoah Univers more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Ebony Freemon as Instructional Systems Specialist for Special Education. Dr. Freemon believes that every child has abilities, gifts, and talents that they can contribute to society. Dr. Freemon is a strong advocate for individualized education and believe it truly takes a vil more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research The Office of Naval Research (ONR) -- and its international arm, ONR Global -- participated in the recent Autonomous Warrior 2023 (AW23) exercise, located at HMAS Creswell in Jervis Bay, Australia. AW23 brought together Australian military allies, as well as industry and international partners, to demonstrate various technologies designed t more PR

STERLING, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Two Las Vegas men are facing felony narcotics possession charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered nearly 73 pounds of marijuana in their checked baggage on Thursday at Washington Dulles International Airport. Virginia State Police troopers charged Kaliq Talib McCallister, 33, and Christian Tyler Knight, 28, with felony possession more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the Mountain State * * * Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $69 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for West Virginia drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. This investment will support essential water inf more PR

ABINGDON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: A Bristol, Virginia man, who possessed approximately 100 firearms while conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison. In addition, Stout is forfeiting all of the firearms and ammunition he possessed. Zachary Stout, 26, pled guilty in September 2023 to one count of conspiracy to possess with the in more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced new funding to strengthen public procurement of quality infrastructure in seven Pacific Island countries. Specifically, USTDA will fund training under its Global Procurement Initiative (GPI) on best practices, models and analysis tools for governments to obtain the best value for their money. Director Enoh T. Ebong made the announcement more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced its award of a grant to Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Informatics (MCI) for a feasibility study to support the deployment of open radio access network (Open RAN) technology to provide cellular wireless connectivity to 1,621 unserved rural villages in Indonesia. MCI has selected the Open RAN industry associati more PR

ABINGDON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: A Knoxville, Tennessee couple, who conspired with others to traffic heroin and methamphetamine into Lee County, Virginia, were sentenced today to lengthy prison terms. Billie Jo McGuire, 30, and her husband, Billy Justin King, 30, both pled guilty in October 2022 to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or mo more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: A McLean man pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Small Business Administration by fraudulently obtaining approximately $455,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds. According to court documents, Mehdi Pazouki, 65, was the owner and sole employee of Systems Integration Services Inc., an  more PR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: Richard Thomas, area engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District's, Robins Area Office in Warner Robins, Georgia, was honored as a Modern-Day Technology Leader during a ceremony at the BEYA STEM Annual Conference held Feb. 16, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. A native of Huntington, West Virginia, Thomas graduated in 2003 from West Virginia University Institute  more PR