One out of every three American veterans has had a scammer try to steal his or her benefits, according to AARP. This statistic highlights how veterans, active-duty service members and their families are nearly 40 percent more likely to lose money to scams and fraud. To help combat these scams, AARP recently launched an online resource center focused on veterans-related scams.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will evaluate a Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise for communities around the North Anna Power Station, which is located about 35 miles south of Prince William County. The exercise will occur during the week of July 18, 2022, to assess the ability of the Commonwealth of Virginia to respond to an emergency at the nuclear facility.

The Alexandria Social Security office located at 5510 Cherokee Avenue, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA, office closing dates have been adjusted to Thursday, July 21 through Friday July 29. The office will be closed for renovations.

The Alexandria Social Security office at 5510 Cherokee Avenue, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA, will be closed for renovations from Monday, July 11 through Tuesday, July 19 and will reopen on Wednesday, July 20. Manassas, Reston and DC offices are noted as alternatives during the renovations.

US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has given six days noticeof a virtual public meeting on June 28, 2022 for public comment on a significant change to Virginia’s alert and notification system for nuclear power plant emergencies. FEMA will conduct an exercise of the new system --no warnings only cell phone alerts - on June 28, 2022.

There are 10 Operation Fly Formula flights currently scheduled for this week that began June 13, projected to import nearly 5 million, 8-ounce bottle equivalents of infant formula to the United States.

The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2035, one year later than projected last year, with 80 percent of benefits payable at that time.

Now that the Naming Commission has shared three Va. military base name recommendations with Congress, the U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will consider the Commission’s recommendations before reaching a decision with President Biden regarding whether to adopt them.