PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, April 8 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * AUKUS and PNSY: Partnering for Enhanced Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific Strong alliances and partnerships have played a key role in the U.S. efforts to promote peace and stability around the world. No where is that more evident today than in the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States known as AUKUS. AUKUS focuses on promoting a free, open, secure  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 7, 2025, entitled "Virginia Beach Area Employment - February 2025": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, metropolitan area stood at 816,100 in February 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Petromax Refining Co. LLC,* Houston, Texas (SPE602-25-D-070, $742,790,878); Valero Marketing & Supply Co., San Antonio, Texas (SPE602-25-D-0475, $600,641,231); Phillips 66 Co., Houston, Texas (SPE602-25-D-0471, $521,595,146); Placid Refining Co. LLC,* Port Allen, Louisiana (SPE602-25-D-0472, $244,767,837); Lazarus Energy Holding LLC,* Houston, Texas (SP more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Department of Defense announces Deferred Resignation Program, VERA ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Department of Defense announced a Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) and Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) for civilian employees, offering an opportunity for eligible employees to resign or retire while receiving paid administrative leave  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * DOD improves process for former military members hired to non-foreign OCONUS civilian positions ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - An update to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) has reduced travel burdens for former Service members and will save tax dollars on relocation expenses. As of March 12, 2025, a service member separating or retiring from the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, law enforcement partners arrest MS-13 gang member in Virginia, wanted in El Salvador for extortion, blackmail, terrorist affiliation ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, working with law enforcement partners from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration and Virginia State Police, apprehended an  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Smith Throughout his military career, Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith was known to be a stickler for the rules. That focus on preparation helped save the lives of more than 100 U.S. troops during the battle for Baghdad's airport in the early days of the Iraq War. Smith didn't survive the battle, but for his courageous actions, he received a posthumous Medal more PR

GROTON, Connecticut, April 8 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Navy Commissions USS Iowa (SSN 797) From Joe Markowski, Submarine Readiness Squadron 32 The Navy commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Iowa (SSN 797), in a traditional ceremony held April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Christie Vilsack, Iowa's sponsor and former First Lady of Iowa, gave the crew the traditional order to "man our ship and bring her to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Intel Vice Chair Warner Presses Trump Administration on TikTok Extension, Potential Divestiture Deal WASHINGTON - Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) wrote a letter to President Trump expressing concerns over the administration's handling of the legally-required divestiture of the social media platform TikTok, including the decision by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues in Letter Emphasizing Immense Harm Shuttering Department of Education will have on Students with Disabilities WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, (both D-VA) joined 19 of their senate colleagues in writing to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to emphasize the detrime more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Reed, Coons Lead National Security Members in Letter Expressing Concern over Recent Firings at NSA WASHINGTON - Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA ), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee Jack Reed (D-RI ), and Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chris Coons (D-DE), led their committee collea more PR