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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2024-12-10 ( 7 items )  
Ariz. U.S. Attorney: Bureau of Prisons Inmate Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2015 Murder at United States Penitentiary (10)
TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Morgan Wayne Siler, 40, of Portsmouth, Virginia, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to two concurrent terms of life in prison. Siler pleaded guilty to Murder and Conspiracy to Murder on September 11, 2024. On December 18, 2015, at the United States Penitentiary in Tucson, Siler - along with fellow inmate and co-conspirator David Hammer -  more PR

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Network Change Notification Filed By Verizon Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-677): * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon Virginia LLC (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC o more PR

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: U.S., Bahrain Launch Geospatial Acceleration Initiative (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: The United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain unveiled the Geospatial Acceleration Initiative at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue Dec. 7. Through this initiative, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency -- a global leader in geospatial intelligence -- will collaborate with Bahraini stakeholders to produce and share hydrographic, aeronautical and topograp more PR

President Biden Amends Virginia Major Disaster Declaration on Dec. 8, 2024 (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The White House issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the Commonwealth of Virginia by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal undertaken in the Commonwealth as a result of Tropical Storm Helene. Under the President's order today, Federal funds for debris removal, including direct Federal assistance has been increased to 100 percent of the more PR

President Biden Approves West Virginia Disaster Declaration on Dec. 9, 2024 (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The White House issued the following news releaseon Dec. 9, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of West Virginia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Post-Tropical Storm Helene from September 25 to September 28, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in Mercer County. Assistance can include grants for  more PR

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of West Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Post-Tropical Storm Helene from Sept. 25-28, 2024. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Mercer County. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home  more PR

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Increases Federal Cost Share for Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene from Sept. 25 to Oct. 3, 2024. The President authorized the federal cost-share to be increased to 100% for debris removal, incl more PR