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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2024-08-28 ( 6 items )  
Global Household Goods Contract Continues Domestic Phase-in With 16 More Installations to Begin in September 2024 (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) coordinated with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard to select 16 domestic installations that will begin awarding shipments under the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) in September. These installations are located across nine states - Arizona, Califo more PR

NCUA Issues Letter on Permissible Loan Interest Rate Ceiling Extended (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following letter (No. 24-FCU-02) on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * To: All Federal Credit Unions Subject: Consumer Lending Status: Active Dear Boards of Directors and Chief Executive Officers: On July 18, 2024, the NCUA Board voted to continue the temporary 18-percent interest rate ceiling for loans made by federal credit unions, based on the authorities established by the Federal Credit Union Act./1 The Federal Cr more PR

Public Invited to Review Flood Maps in Greensville County, VA (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Greensville County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period. The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and FEMA officials. Significant community review of the maps has already taken place, but before the  more PR

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Tech Hub in Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, Eric Smith, Director of the Tech Hubs Program, visited the Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Tech Hub (APM Tech Hub) in Virginia. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), designated the APM Tech Hub, a coalition led by the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, as a Regiona more PR

Va. U.S. Attorney: Suffolk Services Provider Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: A Suffolk woman pled guilty yesterday to one count of healthcare fraud and six counts of making false statements relating to healthcare matters. According to court documents, from June 2016 through October 2018, Whitteney Guyton, 43, engaged in a scheme to defraud the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), which administers M more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime (10)
BECKLEY, West Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Evann Robinson, 39, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 9, 2023, Robinson sold a controlled substance containing methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Beckley. Robinson is scheduled to be sentenced on December 19, 2024, and fac more PR