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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday July 19, 2020 ( 5 items )  

Census Bureau: Census Takers to Start Follow Up With Nonresponding Households in Select Locations
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet: The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin following up with households in select areas that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. Starting July 30, census takers will begin interviewing households in areas managed by the following 35 area census offices across 14 states and Puerto Rico: * Aurora, Colorado North and Denver, Colorado * Danbury, Connecticut * Honolulu, Hawaii * Chicago Central, Chicag  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Five Charged as Part of Ongoing Investigation of Bridgeport Murder, Other Violent Acts
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that an investigation of a Bridgeport murder in 2018 and other violent acts has resulted in federal charges against the following five individuals: HENRY FLOY, a.k.a. "Mills," 21, of Bridgeport SHAKALE BRANTLEY, a.k.a. "Charlie Wilson," "Kellz," and "Man Man," 20, of Bridgeport  more

New Training Could Benefit Defense Contract Management Agency East Employees
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 15 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: A newly developed hands-on workshop that supplements a standard computer-based training class is poised to enhance quality and process oversight at factories where welding occurs within Defense Contract Management Agency's Eastern Region. Eastern Region's Quality Assurance Directorate established the computer-based welding training class for their quality assurance specialists to teach the basic  more

TSA Teams With 14 Other Agencies on Long Island Sound to Enhance Security Collaboration
NEW LONDON, Connecticut, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: On Saturday Transportation Security Administration employees honed their skills and coordinated the participation of over 40 agents representing (15) federal, state and local agencies during a Collaborative Operation By Response Agency (COBRA) deployment exercise. This intermodal exercise brought together first response agencies to help enhance  more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost University of Connecticut's Capacity to Help Communities, Businesses Respond To, Recover From Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $300,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, to boost their capacity to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate these essential   more