JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Air Combat Command held an assumption of command ceremony for three Air Task Force units of action assigned to ACC at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, on Sept. 23, 2024. The ceremony, presided over by Lt. Gen. Michael Koscheski, ACC deputy commander, marked the official activation of ACC's ATFs. ATFs are the next step the Air Force is taking tow  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Christopher Hurd Army senior leaders and family housing providers recently discussed the ongoing construction and renovation efforts for military housing during the Army Privatized Housing Council meeting in Arlington, Virginia. This annual gathering allows Army leaders and housing providers to discuss the importance of ensuring Soldiers and their families have access to safe, comfortable, and modern living condi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Falls Church, Va. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments on a draft environmental assessment evaluating potential impacts of removing excess vegetation from approximately 1,212 public acres near the District of Columbia, in Maryland and Virginia. The BLM is considering removal methods, in close collaboration with local, state, and federal partners, i  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Cambridge International Systems, Inc., a defense contractor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, was sentenced in federal court today to pay a criminal fine of $2,250,000 after admitting that it participated in a scheme to bribe a public official at Naval Information Warfare Center in exchange for winning and maintaining hundreds of millions of dollars i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: On September 24th at the Concordia Annual Summit, Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe awarded the 2024 P3 Impact Award to The Challenge Initiative. Now in its 11th year, the P3 Impact Award is a partnership between the Department of State's Office of Global Partnerships, Concordia, and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business that recognizes exemplary public-private part  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: The Pain Center of Virginia, PLLC d/b/a the Pain Center of West Virginia ("The Pain Center of West Virginia"), a clinic located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false claims to Medicare for the use of amniotic flu  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Jonathan Fitzpatrick, 33, of Pratt, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 3, 2024, Fitzpatrick sold approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in the Kanawha City area of Charlest  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Reginald Clay Jackson, 43, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to eight years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 3, 2023, law enforcement officers arrested Jackson after conducting a tr  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Peachtree City, GA -- The U.S. Department of Education has recognized West Point Elementary School, a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school at the United States Military Academy at West Point, as one of the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2024. This honor is awarded to schools that demonstrate exceptional academic performance or significant prog  more