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Federal Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday April 16, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Agricultural Marketing Service: USDA Partners With North Carolina to Award Over $6.2 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with North Carolina under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and North Carolina are working together to offer over $6.2 million in competitive grant funding for projects desi  more

Army and Air Force Reserve integrate to practice strategic air mobility
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 15 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Reserve airmen teamed up to conduct an air deployment readiness exercise April 4, 2024. The training event began when Soldiers assigned to the 323rd Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion, 259th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, drove tactical vehicles onto the McChord Field flightli  more

Building the Eye in the Sky
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina, April 16 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. John Graham, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, began the assembly of 2nd MAW's first MQ-9A Reaper, April 10, as part of the U.S. Marine Corps' continued transition from the legacy RQ-21A Blackjack in accordance with Force Design initiatives. "The delivery and build of   more

Marine Corps: Building the Eye in the Sky
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina, April 16 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By 2nd Lt. John Graham, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, began the assembly of 2nd MAW's first MQ-9A Reaper, April 10, as part of the U.S. Marine Corps' continued transition from the legacy RQ-21A Blackjack in accordance with Force Design initiatives. "The delivery and build of VMUT-2's   more

On Tax Day , N.C. U.S. Attorney's Office Heeds Warning About IRS Imposter Scams and Other Financial Schemes Targeting Older Adults
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: On Tax Day, the U.S. Attorney's Office heeds a warning against IRS imposter scams and other emerging and existing financial fraud schemes that target unsuspecting Americans, especially older adults. These scams often result in substantial monetary losses, causing financial hardship and emotional distress to individuals impacted by the fraud. As pa  more