Mission part of increase in Arctic operations WASHINGTON The U.S. Coast Guard announced a C-130 departed Barrow, Alaska today to fly 1,183 miles to the North Pole as part of an increase in Arctic orientation flights. The crew, which includes…

Participated in the Murder of One Girl and the Shooting of Another Greenbelt, Maryland - James Guillen, also known as Toro, age 21, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today after the jury was selected to conspiracy to conduct and participate…

In a move that will improve health care for millions of Americans, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced a five-year demonstration project that will encourage small to medium-sized physician practices to adopt electronic health records (EHRs). This demonstration is designed to…

On October 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower courts judgment ordering a magazine subscription seller to pay a civil penalty of more than $5.4 million and give up more than $1.6 million of…

Department Marks 20 Years Serving Homeless Veterans WASHINGTON - As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) marks the 20th anniversary of its homeless program, VA has awarded 46 grants worth over $16 million to public and private non-profit groups to…

BILLINGS William J. Gallenardo, 46, Belgrade, Montana , was sentenced today to life in prison for sexual exploitation of children and 240 months for possession of child pornography after having been found guilty during a two day trial. U .S…

J. Mark Batts, Acting Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cincinnati Division and Gregory G. Lockhart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, announced the arrests of Lance K. Poulsen, Port Charlotte,…

National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Starts Oct. 22 in St. Louis WASHINGTON - Some of the country's most talented veteran artists and performers will put their creative achievements on display at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in St. Louis.…

Tech. Sgt. Marvin Mosley releases a dropsond from the rear door of a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 11 over Afghanistan. The dropsond is designed to relay information, such as wind speed and altitude, back to a computer onboard the aircraft…

GSA Contracting Official Charged With Accepting Bribes of Over $100,000 and a Caribbean Cruise/Chief Operating Officer Charged with Concealing Past Fraud Judgments from Federal Contracting Officials to Obtain Over $150 Million in Federal Contracts Greenbelt, Maryland - Former Montgomery County…

WASHINGTON - The Air Force announced that the service's new hunter-killer unmanned aerial vehicle is now flying operational missions in Afghanistan. The MQ-9 Reaper has completed 12 missions since its inaugural flight there Sept. 25, averaging about one sortie per…

Pittsburgh, PA A high-tech undercover investigation led by the U.S. Secret Service has led to the indictment of a California man on wire fraud and identity theft charges. Max Ray Butler, 35, of San Francisco, California, was indicted by a…