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Federal Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday January 07, 2024 ( 5 items )  

AFWERX Agility Prime Program Demonstrates Mobile Battery Charging Station for EVTOL Aircraft
HILL AFB, Utah, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Richard Essary, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The AFWERX Agility Prime program, launched by the Air Force in April 2020, is partnering with the electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, commercial industry to develop a new class of air mobility systems. The program aims to test and accelerate the development of eVTOL aircraft, which can move people and things around i  more

Celebrate MLK Day with Acts of Service: A Day On, Not a Day Off
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - We are about to celebrate MLK Day, a day in which we remember the values for which Dr. King lived, and for which he died. But it's important that we do more than just remember, or even celebrate Dr. King's legacy. We must make MLK Day one in which we deliver on Dr. King's dreams of transformative love,   more

FERC Commissioner Christie Issues Statement on BlackRock
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on an order (Docket No. EC16-77-003) involving BlackRock Inc.: * * * I concur with this rejection of the December 6, 2023 motion filed by the Attorneys General for the states of Utah, Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, T  more

Utah U.S. Attorney: California Man Accused of Defrauding the Federal Government Over $100,000 in Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed after a California man was arrested and is scheduled to appear in a Salt Lake City federal courthouse. The eight count indictment charges the defendant for unlawfully collecting unemployment insurance during COVID-19 from California while living and working in Utah. He also allegedly assisted others in committing the same acts for a cut of their   more

Year in Review: Top Hill AFB Stories From 2023
HILL AFB, Utah, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: In 2023, Hill AFB continued to be a vital part of the United States Air Force. The base is home to several units that played a critical role in the Air Force's mission to protect the nation. Throughout the year, Hill AFB was the site of numerous training exercises, deployments, and other activities. From the deployment of the F-35A Lightning II to Kadena Air Base, Japan, by the 388t  more