WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: Arnold & Porter pro bono manager Rwanda Campbell was recently honored with the 2024 "Pro Bono Service Award" from Ayuda, a group that provides legal, social, and language services to help low-income immigrants throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Campbell received the award during Ayuda's "Annual Standing with Immigrants Event," which took place on April 25, 2024. Ayuda's "Pro Bono Service Award"   more

CHESTER, Virginia, May 1 -- Brightpoint Community College issued the following news release: CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - Brightpoint Community College celebrated the induction of nearly 90 students into the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society during a ceremony held at the institution's Chester Campus on April 25, 2024. Phi Theta Kappa is the official honor society for two-year colleges and is the largest honor society in American higher education. It recognizes the academic achievemen  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release: The City of Alexandria is conducting a resident survey in its ongoing effort to make data-driven decisions that reflect the needs of our constituents. What Residents Can Expect A randomly selected sample of residents will receive mailings requesting their feedback on a variety of City services. The City will use those responses to inform future decisions. Any information that could be used to ide  more

ASHBURN, Virginia, April 30 -- DXC Technology, an information technology services company, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today announced Patrick Thompson has been named as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation effective April 29, 2024, reporting directly to DXC Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Brady. Thompson brings expertise in global enterprise busi  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 1 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: Twenty four Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students won first place awards at the 2024 Virginia Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference held recently in Reston. More than 100 students placed in the top four in their event and qualified to compete in the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando in June. A complete list of winners is below. Diane Donkor from Edison   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, May 1 -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, issued the following news release: McLean, Va., and Bedford, Mass. -- MITRE's 2024 Embedded Capture the Flag(TM) (eCTF) competition concluded this past week, marked by an awards ceremony held at JFK Library. The awards ceremony, sponsored by Fortinet, provided an opportunity for the top student competitors to share their accomplishments, meet participants from oth  more

CHANTILLY, Virginia, April 30 -- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a position on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award task order contract (MATOC) by the United States Army Environmental Command (USAEC) for remediation services at sites involving hazardous toxic waste, including perfluoroa  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, May 1 -- Intelsat, a provider of satellite and terrestrial network and inflight connectivity, issued the following news: Luxembourg and McLean, VA -- SES S.A. ("SES") and Intelsat S.A. ("Intelsat") announce an agreement for SES to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion (Euros2.8 billion) and certain contingent value rights. The combination will create a stronger multi-orbit operator wit  more

MESA, Arizona, May 1 -- Mesa Community College issued the following news release: The First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, Ed.D. will deliver remarks as special guest speaker at Mesa Community College's (MCC) commencement ceremony on May 11, 2024. As a classroom teacher for more than 30 years, Dr. Biden is a long-time advocate for higher education, particularly community colleges. While serving as First Lady, Dr. Biden has continued teaching English and writing at Northern Virginia   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 1 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 30, 2024: On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led six states in suing the federal Department of Education (DOE) to challenge its dangerous overhaul of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act, which would harm Tennessee students, families, and schools. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and is being co-led by Ke  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 1 -- Albemarle County Public Schools issued the following news release: Three Albemarle County public schools were recently honored by the Virginia Board of Education with a 2023-2024 Highest Achievement Award for outstanding assessment performance and practices during the previous school year. Community Lab School, Ivy Elementary School, and Virginia L. Murray Elementary School were among 64 schools recognized by the board as part of the state's Exemplar School R  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 1 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland over "concerning comments [he] made regarding our country's elections and election security laws passed by the states." The letter was led by the States of Indiana and West Virginia and warns the DOJ against its "intimidation and fearmongering." The letter highlights Garland's claim that democracy is under attack b  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: On Tuesday, Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a six-state coalition in suing the federal Department of Education (DOE) to challenge its dangerous overhaul of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act, which would harm Virginia students, families, and schools. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. "The Biden Administra  more

SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 1 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today broke ground on the new West Virginia consolidated state laboratories facility, which will be built at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park. This $250 million state-of-the-art facility will serve as a central hub housing several laboratories from various state agencies. Funds for the new laboratory were appropriated by the West Virginia   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 1 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Amid ongoing problems with the U.S. Department of Education's rollout of a new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for students applying for financial aid for college this fall, Gov. Jim Justice announced today he has temporarily suspended the requirement for students to complete the FAFSA in order to qualify for the state's largest financial aid programs. Th  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 1 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Among First States in the Country Allowed to Request BEAD Funds * * * Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia has secured $1.2 billion in Broadband Enhancement Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding, which will be used to improve reliable high-speed internet for residents statewide. The Office of Broadband, which is part of the West Virginia Department   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 1 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: Growing up in Morgantown, West Virginia University was the obvious college choice for Eva Cicci and Colton Sanders. Now, as they prepare to graduate in May, the two School of Public Health students are ready to start a new journey, expanding on the impact they've already made through their experiences serving communities across the state. "I was born and raised  more