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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday March 30, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Chief of Australian Army Becomes International Hall of Fame Inductee
CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pennsylvania, March 30 -- The U.S. Army War College issued the following news: By Robert D. Martin, USAWC PAO The U.S. Army War College recently recognized Lt. Gen. Simon Stuart AO, DSC, Chief of the Australian Army, by formally inducting him into the U.S. Army War College's International Hall of Fame. The ceremony, held in Bliss Auditorium on Carlisle Barracks, pays tribute to distinguished international graduates who have attained the highest positions in their nation's ar  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 11 and a Half Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Possession of Firearm While on Federal Supervised Release
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 138 months in federal prison for fentanyl and heroin trafficking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon while on federal supervised release for a prior conviction, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States Senior District Judge Nora Bar  more

State Dept.: Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Department of Energy Federal Energy and Water Management Awards
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Secretary Blinken applauds the Department of State winners of the Federal Energy and Water Management Awards, who were honored in a ceremony on March 27 at the Department of Energy's 2024 Energy Exchange conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Department of State had three of the winning teams selected from across the federal government for their outstanding contributions in the areas of clean energy and en  more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Riverside Rail, Riverside Industrial Complex
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36761) entitled "Riverside Rail Inc. - Operation Exemption - Tracks of Riverside Industrial Complex Inc. In Bucks County, Pennsylvania": * * * Riverside Rail, Inc. (Riverside), a noncarrier, filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1150.31 to operate over approximately 4,665 feet of railroad tracks located within a 68 acre industrial park kn  more