WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release: Operation OD Justice is a DEA initiative born out of a critical need to investigate drug poisoning and overdose deaths across the U.S. The initiative, launched in 2021 by DEA's Los Angeles and San Diego Field Divisions, offers training, resources, and poisoning response coordinators to assist State and Local law enforcement as they investigate drug poisonings and overdose d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued the following news: The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency safeguards the nation as the premier provider of integrated security services. As the primary Investigative Service Provider for the Federal Government, DCSA conducts background investigations for 95% of the federal government, including 105 departments and agencies. It also adjudicates 70% of the federal governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following order (WC Docket No. 11-42, 09-197) on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; Conexon Connect, LLC Amended Petition for Expanded Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in Florida Pursuant to Section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act; of 1934 for the Limit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has launched six pilot projects to bridge scientific gaps between current quantum technological capabilities and those needed to fully harness quantum properties of energy and matter for practical uses. The six projects join five others that the agency announced in August. Collectively, they are supported by the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NSF NQVL more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded Virginia Tech a $1,294,605 grant. The funding for this project will support preliminary research into the establishment of a leading hydrogen innovation hub in Virgina based on hydrogen production from natural gas feedstocks through catalytic methane decomposition (CMD). U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Southwe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide immediate transparency and accountability regarding the surge of unidentified, unmanned aerial system (UAS) sightings near sensitive military sites and across the country, including reports from Wyoming. The current situation is reminiscent of the Biden administration's mishandling of the Chinese Communist Party  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson from a Dec. 10, 2024, hearing entitled "District of Columbia Budget for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * Thank you, Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Phil Mendelson, Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia (Council). I am pleased to testify today. Thank you more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith from a Dec. 11, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of AmeriCorps and Its FY 2024 Audit Failure": * * * Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Scott, Chairman Owens, Ranking Member Wilson, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on AmeriCorps' progress in a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding a new report from Parents Defending Education (PDE) revealing that the Biden-Harris administration spent over $1 billion of taxpayer money on so called "diversity, equity, and inclusion" programming: "DEI is more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Representative Bob Good (R-VA) are continuing to pressure Attorney General Merrick Garland to recover taxpayer funds that were used to make improper payments to multiemployer pension plans. In a letter to Garland, Foxx outlines the ongoing investigation of the Bid more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * A prototype section of particle accelerator called a cryomodule was recently dedicated and named Gray Enid I * * * More than 30 of the world's most advanced particle accelerators for research are built on one technology: superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) technology. It's typically powered by base components made of pure niobium metal, but re more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauded unanimous Senate passage last week of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation Kaine cosponsored that will cut down on wait times for veterans seeking health care, expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) for veterans--allowing them to remain in their homes and communities--and improve pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: President Joe Biden today established the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine as the 433rd addition to the National Park System at a signing ceremony at the Department of Labor with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and leaders of the labor and women's rights communities. The new national monument reflects efforts under the President's Executive more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Angel Enrique Suncar, 31, and Tristan Miles Ware, 25, both of Washington D.C. and members of the violent Kennedy Street Crew (KDY), were sentenced today for their roles in a massive drug trafficking organization that operated open-air markets in Northwest Washington D.C. Suncar, a twice-convicted felon who sold marijuana and cocaine base and also possessed firearms to facilita more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced a budget proposal to exempt service tips from Virginia's state income tax. This proposal will return an estimated $70 million annually to the pockets of hardworking Virginians to further deliver on Governor Youngkin's commitment to lower the cost of living for working families across the Commonwealth. This builds on the more than $5 billion  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * America's Top State for Business recognized by Business Facilities magazine for the third time * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Virginia has been named Business Facilities' 2024 State of the Year, marking the third time the Commonwealth has received this top honor from the magazine. Since 2007, the State of the Year award has recognized a state demonstr more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted a Springfield man on Dec. 13 on charges relating to his efforts to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), which was designated by the United States Secretary of State as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from at least October 2019 through Oc more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Norfolk man was sentenced on Dec. 13 to 10 years and 11 months in prison for distribution of Para-fluorofentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, on Dec. 28, 2023, Tramaine Waldell Riddick, 42, sold 4.4 grams of heroin and an AK47 rifle with a 30-round magazine and ammunition at his residence more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and a bipartisan group of colleagues sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging passage of the bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, which includes legislation Warner and Kaine led that would help lower drug costs for Virginians and Americans as a whole. The legislation is made up of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Throughout her six years in Congress, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger has been a champion for healthcare access and affordability -- earning widespread recognition from healthcare advocates, leaders, and organizations. In Congress, Spanberger has consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to lowering prescription drug costs, protecting the 340B Drug Pricing Program, capping out-of-pocket cost more PR