INDEPENDENCE, MO – The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, along with the Joint Munitions Command, officially broke ground on a new 6.8 mm ammunition production facility in support of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The 6.8 mm family…
MicroStrategy Incorporated announced it is shortening its name and now doing business as Strategy. Strategy is the world’s first and largest Bitcoin Treasury Company, the largest independent, publicly traded business intelligence company, and a Nasdaq 100 stock. This brand simplification is a natural evolution of the company, reflecting its focus and broad appeal. The new…
NORTH BETHESDA, MD — Prospective home buyers and sellers who were hoping to get into the market in 2025 may be waiting a little longer. Market activity was sluggish to start the year, as mortgage rates remained stubbornly near 7% throughout January. Economic and political uncertainty have also caused some to re-evaluate the timing on a…
WASHINGTON and ATLANTA — Ohio River South (ORS), a southern-focused public affairs and government relations firm, has added two executives to its leadership team. Andy Beck and Don Balfour both join ORS as Executive Vice Presidents, bolstering the firm’s reach and relationships for federal and multi-state engagements as it expands to Washington, DC.“Andy and Don bring tremendous expertise and credibility to the firm….
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – The combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) is moored at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) and the crew is supporting the expansion of the base’s Migrant Operations Center as part of Operation Southern Guard. At the direction of the President of the United States to the Department…
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service is introducing a new, redesigned money order debuting next month. The new design will include stronger security features to further deter counterfeiting and other fraudulent activities. It will be released in February 2025. The current, or “legacy,” postal money order will be sold until stock is depleted. The…
Pete Hegseth was sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Vice President JD Vance following Hegseth’s Friday evening Senate confirmation. Hegseth’s nomination ended in a 50-50 tie in the Senate with the Vice President breaking the tie to confirm him. “When President Trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was…
Approximately 1,600 active-duty personnel from the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps have deployed to the southern border to augment the approximately 2,500 service members already deployed supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s southern border mission. U.S. Northern Command is the Defense Department’s operational lead for the employment of U.S. military forces to carry…
BALTIMORE – Harbor Link Holdings, a Maryland based company and a specialist in telecommunications infrastructure, has received $45 Million from Millenium Syndicated Holdings (MSH) and ROC Venture Group (ROC) to complete its 40-mile fiber optic network along the I-95 corridor, connecting Baltimore and the Washington DC metro area. Harbor Link’s fiber optic network and state-of-the-art conduit system is sorely needed…
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that 20 recent graduates of local law schools have joined the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) as Charles F.C. Ruff Fellows. OAG established the year-long fellowship in 2012 to promote public interest legal work and give recent law school graduates the opportunity to practice law as Assistant Attorneys…