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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2024-03-21 ( 11 items )  
Air Force Partners With Army to Explore Secure Mobile Access Platform From Any Device While Ensuring User Privacy (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force expects to debut the Hypori Halo Workspace Anywhere solution in the summer of 2024, after a successful pilot program with the Department of the Army Through the pilot (composed of IT testers and field users migrating off of the BYOAD 2.0/3.0 solutions which end on March 24), the DAF is researching adoption of Hypori Halo, the same app-based, proven  more PR

BLM Seeks Input on Additional Environmental Analysis for Oil and Gas Leasing in Ohio (10)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: In response to a 2020 court ruling, the Bureau of Land Management has prepared a draft supplemental environmental assessment evaluating possible impacts from potential oil and gas leasing within the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio, and is seeking public input on the draft. BLM will accept public comments on the draft analysis until May more PR

Caryn Currie Named Department of Defense's Education Activity Europe 2024 Principal of the Year (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, DoDEA-Europe Director for Student Excellence, proudly announces Ramstein Intermediate School Principal Ms. Caryn Currie as the 2024 DoDEA-Europe Principal of the Year. With over 27 years of service, Caryn has demonstrated her exceptional ability to create positive teaching and learning environments for staff and students. Her unwavering dedicati more PR

Death of General Alfred M. Gray, 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps (10)
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following news release: It is with great sadness that the Marine Corps announces the death of the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Alfred M. Gray. General Gray died March 20, 2024 in Alexandria, Virginia, after a brief stay in hospice care. "Today I mourn with all Marines, past and present, the loss of our 29th Commandant, Gen. Gray," said Gen. Eric M. Smith, 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps. "He was a 'Marine's Marine'--a more PR

Defense Threat Reduction Agency Sponsors Training Event in Thailand (10)
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, March 21 -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency issued the following news: By Andrea Chaney, Defense Threat Reduction Agency The Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction program recently sponsored a training event in Thailand that focused on updating participants in the latest Competitive- Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (C-ELISA) techniques. Thai staff from 12 different labs including the National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), the V more PR

Get To Know Your TRICARE Options in the U.S. (10)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, March 21 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Are you new to TRICARE? Have you or a family member recently had a Qualifying Life Event (QLE)? You might be wondering what your health, dental, and vision coverage options are. You might also be wondering what you and your family need to do to enroll. You don't need to look hard to find this information. If you live in the United States, the TRICARE Choices in the United States Handbook is a great place to st more PR

HSI Harrisonburg investigation leads to guilty plea for a North Carolina man who traveled to Virginia to sexually abuse minor (10)
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Harrisonburg, the Albemarle County Police Department and the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to a North Carolina man pleading guilty to one count of traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in sexually illicit activ more PR

NCUA Releases Q4 2023 State-Level Credit Union Data Report (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 21 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: According to the latest Quarterly U.S. Map Review released today by the National Credit Union Administration, federally insured credit unions experienced growth in loans and the share of credit unions with positive net income increased over the year ending in the fourth quarter of 2023, while delinquencies rose and assets and shares and deposits declined. Nationally,  more PR

NCUA: Renita Marcellin Appointed Senior Advisor to Board Member Otsuka (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 21 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: National Credit Union Administration Board Member Tanya F. Otsuka announced today the appointment of Renita Marcellin as her senior advisor. "Renita brings a wealth of financial regulatory knowledge and mission-oriented public policy experience, and I am delighted that she is taking on this crucial role," Board Member Otsuka said. "Throughout her career, she has excel more PR

Va. U.S. Attorney: Arlington Doctor Who Illegally Flooded Northern Virginia With Oxycodone Pills Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: An Arlington woman convicted of illegally prescribing and distributing over a million oxycodone pills was sentenced today to 10 years in prison. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Kirsten Van Steenberg Ball, 69, was a primary care physician who operated a medical practice out of her home in Arlington. Ball directed more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Three More Defendants Plead Guilty to Roles in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Two men from Detroit, Michigan, and a Nitro, West Virginia, man pleaded guilty yesterday to roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Southern District of West Virginia. Vernard Antonio Brown, also known as "Bam," 32, of Detroit, pleaded gui more PR