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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Thursday June 06, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Army Forces Command: 1st Infantry Division Remembers 631 Soldiers Killed Post 9/11
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 5 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Daniela Lechuga 1st Infantry Division Soldiers supported the Society of the First Infantry Division (SOFID) by participating in the First Infantry Division Monument Expansion Dedication Ceremony, May 26, 2024 in President's Park, Washington, D.C. To mark the 100th Anniversary of the First Infantry Division Monument, the 1st Inf. Div. honored 631 Big Red One Soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq   more

Biden-Harris Administration Expands Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Services With Addition of 10 New States to CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued the following news on June 4, 2024: * * * Note to editors and reporters: Video b-roll of a CCBHC (4 minutes, 41 seconds) and an explainer video "What is a CCBHC? (50 seconds) " are available for download and use in reporting, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. * * * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through th  more

Chicago CBP hits the road for Global Entry applicants
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: CHICAGO- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Chicago have taken the initiative to alleviate the backlog of Global Entry applications from the pandemic and are traveling to different sites allowing those passengers who are conditionally approved to complete their interview on the spot. Chicago Global Entry Mobile unit first started doing these commun  more

Deputy A.G. Monaco Delivers Remarks at 3rd Annual ATF Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on June 5, 2024, by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco at the third annual ATF Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Director Dettelbach, for that generous introduction and for your leadership. And thank you to everyone here at ATF for convening this important event. It's an honor to join you all for the third annual ATF Chiefs of Po  more

National Academy of Medicine Launches Commission to Identify Transformative Strategies for Health System Performance
WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSres) -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on June 5, 2024: Today the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced the appointment of 19 Commissioners to serve on its Commission on Investment Imperatives for a Healthy Nation (the Commission). The Commission is charged with identifying transformative actions necessary to improve the performance of a health system that is unaffordable to many and falls short of the outcomes that should be achieved. T  more

USDA Embarks on First-Ever Trade Mission Focused on Indigenous and Native Nations Products
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following news release: For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct an agribusiness trade mission focused on Indian Country and Native Hawaiian Community businesses, products and priorities, as well as amplifying collaboration and knowledge sharing with First Nations in Canada. USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead this h  more