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…
DANVILLE, VA — Caesars Entertainment officially opened its newest resort last month in Danville, near the North Carolina-Virginia border. The luxury resort opened its doors for the first time following a ceremony led by Caesars Entertainment CEO Tom Reeg, Caesars Entertainment President & COO Anthony Carano, Caesars Entertainment Regional President Barron Fuller, Caesars Virginia General…
PORTSMOUTH, VA – The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) this week to commence a scheduled Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) period after completing a historic nine-month deployment, Jan 8. The maintenance phase ensures the carrier’s capabilities meet future operational demands. Dwight D. Eisenhower departed on its most…
Twenty-eight Georgetown Hoyas were sworn into the 119th U.S. Congress on Jan. 3, continuing the university’s long legacy of producing leaders and public servants. Hoyas in the 119th Congress include 21 representatives and seven U.S. senators who represent 18 states and the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which have non-voting delegates. They…
WASHINGTON, DC – United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, outlining the direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk. Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity, increasing risk for at least…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has selected Verizon Business to install 5G and/or 4G LTE network enhancements on 35 Air Force installations located throughout the United States. Through the Air Force’s Offer to Lease (OTL) program, Verizon Business will deliver network enhancements like C-Band carrier adds, new macro builds, and small cells. Verizon’s…
The Wall Street Journal — the nation’s leading financial newspaper — has announced the hiring of four reporters to its Washington D.C. bureau, bolstering the newsroom with some of the industry’s top reporters covering the White House, Congress and trade. Josh Dawsey, Meridith McGraw, Olivia Beavers and Gavin Bade will join over the next month and will report to Washington…
The U.S. Navy announced that it has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman of Melbourne, Florida, will serve as the prime contractor…