ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)- Europe and Brussels community are celebrating the opening of the new elementary high school on Sept. 10 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside our partners USAG Benelux and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District. Brussels Unit School welcomed new students at its new facility in August of this year. To commemor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: * * * Accelerators will help advance and scale early-stage technologies for national and economic security * * * DARPA has selected five top technology accelerators from across the nation as DARPA Commercial Accelerators to facilitate rapid commercialization and scale of DARPA-funded technologies. The regional Commercial Accelerators are: * Capital Factory,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Washington Division issued the following news release: As schools in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia open their doors to students and teachers this month, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division is urging the community to have important conversations about the consequences of drug experimentation and misuse as the new school year begins. "We are seeing many of our fello  more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- The First Responder Network Authority, an independent agency within the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that oversees the nation's communications network dedicated to emergency responders and the public safety community, issued the following news release: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) - The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) is moving forward on its plans to expand FirstNet, the nationwide public safety b  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: When disaster strikes around the globe, the NGA Aeronautical Navigation Office (AERO) delivers critical aeronautical geospatial information to its customers. AERO provides direct support to Department of Defense (DOD) mission planning, crisis response, disaster relief and humanitarian aid. "When a world event kicks-off, commanders at all levels want to know what's going on with the airfield  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Providence Forge man was arrested today related to his alleged embezzlement of funds from his former employer, the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program (Birth-Injury Program). John Hunter Raines, 38, the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Director of the Birth-Injury Program, is charged in a criminal complaint with felony fraud. Th  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Virginia Beach woman was sentenced today to four years in prison for two counts of wire fraud after perpetrating embezzlement and COVID-19 program schemes resulting in over a million dollars in losses. According to court documents, Maria Gene Reich, 45, was President of ASOC. Inc. d/b/a On Call Accountants (OCA), a Virginia Beach-based business which offered b  more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: A Hagerstown, Maryland man was convicted today by a jury on federal drug trafficking charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Darryl Donnell Moore, also known as "Boss" and "Boss Hog," 36, was found guilty of five felony counts involving the distribution of fentanyl and crack cocaine. The jury considered testimony regarding ho  more