WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 2024: Summary As of March 2, 2024, all Northeast Corridor (NEC) trains are transitioning to permanent fixed forward and backward seating - including all Northeast Regional service and select routes on the East Coast (the Carolinian, Empire Service, Vermonter and Amtrak Virginia). This arrangement enhances services for customers on the NEC with more frequencies by reducin more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Virginia - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.3 percent more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in West Virginia - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.3 pe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: The California Wing's Fullerton Composite Squadron 56 is sending a cadet team to the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition national finals for the fourth straight year and the sixth time in seven years, joined by entries from the New Jersey and Virginia wings. The Raritan Valley Composite Squadron from New Jersey will be making a second straight appearance on the national stage The more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jeff Arrington, Superintendent of the DoDEA Europe South district, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Doris Brodie as the Assistant Principal of Vicenza High School in Vicenza, Italy. Dr. Brodie currently serves as the Assistant Principal of Ankara Elementary High School in Ankara, Turkey. Brodie began her career in education with the Hartford Board of Education  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The National Science Board issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2024: The National Science Board approved the statement and resolution below during its Feb 21-22, 2024 meeting in recognition of the scientific importance of the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope program, Astro2020 recommendations, and the need to balance infrastructure investments with other NSF strategic priorities. NSB Statement on the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program The Board appreciates  more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: A Virginia Beach man was sentenced yesterday to four years in prison for smuggling machineguns and firearm silencers into the United States, which he then sold on Facebook Marketplace. According to court documents, John Patrick Gordon Dane, 36, ordered firearm parts from black-market websites. These parts included Glock switches, also referred t more PR