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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Saturday April 20, 2024 ( 3 items )  

40th Best Ranger Competition Tests Soldiers' Warrior Ethos
FORT BENNING, Georgia, April 20 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Moore issued the following news: By Amanda Surmeier The U.S. Army and Maneuver Center of Excellence marked the 40th anniversary of the Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Fort Moore April 12-14, 2024. Fifty-six two-person teams endeavored to compete in a series of challenging events designed to test participants' physical prowess, tactical abilities, and mental resilience. The competition mirrored real-world Ranger ope  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Announces New Investments in Nature-Based Solutions in Lower Mississippi River Valley as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today the selection of nature-based solutions projects in the Lower Mississippi River Valley (LMRV) for forestry and wetland restoration across more than 63,100 acres of national wildlife refuges and state-managed lands in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. These projects, totaling over   more

USAID: Georgian Draft Law Threatens Democracy
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following statement on April 18, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power: * * * For over three decades, the United States has stood by the Georgian people as they built their democracy, and we will continue to stand with them as partners and friends. We are extremely concerned that the introduction of the Transparency of Foreign Influence bill - based on last year's draft "foreign agents legislation" - threatens Geo  more