MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The United States’ newest and world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), guided-missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), all assigned to Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), transited the Strait of Gibraltar with Spanish Navy Santa Maria-class ESPS Canarias (F86), and…
Mint House, a premium residential hospitality operator offering long and short-term accommodations, has expanded to Washington, D.C. with the grand opening of its newest property, 1010 Vermont. The company’s first property in the nation’s capital provides guests, whether they are traveling for work or leisure, for one night or several months, with unparalleled quality accommodations….
WASHINGTON — You can keep your shoes on now at airport security! Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced a new policy this week which will allow passengers traveling through domestic airports to keep their shoes on while passing through security screening at TSA checkpoints. The new policy will increase hospitality for travelers and streamline the TSA security…
NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was launched and moved by tugboats to a submarine pier…
CHANTILLY, VA – Parsons Corporation and IBM are collaborating on a brand new, state of-the-art air traffic control system for the nation’s skies. This collaboration directly responds to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s call for world-class innovators to rapidly spearhead the overhaul of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) National Airspace System (NAS), prioritizing an open vendor…
Galvanize Real Estate, the sustainable real estate strategy of Galvanize, a global asset manager specializing in the business of decarbonization, has acquired a five-property industrial portfolio (“Baltimore-Washington Industrial Portfolio”) in Maryland totaling 683,330 square feet. The five properties are located across Howard County, MD along the I-95 Corridor and Prince George’s County, MD near the I-495 Capital Beltway. The…
WASHINGTON — Torridon Law announced that Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State, is joining the firm as Of Counsel and is also joining its related strategic advisory firm, Torridon Group LLC. Secretary Pompeo brings over three decades of experience in the public and private sector, including service in the Trump administration as the 70th…
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Iridium Communications Inc., a global satellite communications company, plans to invest over $13 million to expand their headquarters into a 55,000-square-foot space in Fairfax County. The project will support 117 new associates, expanding its Virginia workforce to nearly 400 over the coming years. Iridium currently employs 271 people throughout Virginia, with…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a pay raise for Army paratroopers during remarks to current and former members of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC this week. Hegseth made the announcement during the 82nd’s All American Week, a four-day event that brings past and present paratroopers together to celebrate their service through competitions…
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that its disability benefits compensation claims backlog is under 200,000 for the first time since March 5, 2023. A VA claim is considered backlogged once it has been pending for more than 125 days. Since President Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20, the backlog has dropped from 264,717…