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Federal Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Wednesday June 26, 2024 ( 10 items )  

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Hawaii Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 25, 2024, entitled "Hawaii Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Hawaii had 26,000 job openings in April 2024, compared to 27,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Hawaii was 3.9  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 25, 2024, entitled "Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Idaho had 53,000 job openings in April 2024, compared to 46,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Idaho was 5.8 pe  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Nevada Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 25, 2024, entitled "Nevada Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Nevada had 69,000 job openings in April 2024, compared to 75,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Nevada was 4.2  more

Center for Homeland Defense & Security Master's, Executive Leaders Program Alum Publishing New Book on Personal, Professional Trauma
MONTEREY, California, June 26 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: After three decades as a first responder and emergency manager, Center for Homeland Defense and Security alum Lori Hodges has learned a few things about trauma. Add to that a difficult upbringing and Hodges has experienced trauma from many different angles. In her new book Shaking in the Forest: Finding Light in the Darkness, which she describes as "part memoir,  more

Center for Homeland Defense & Security: Emergence Alumna Making a Difference - Meng Plants Seeds of Change in CBP
MONTEREY, California, June 26 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: In the six months between finishing her Master's Degree in Homeland Security from American Military University (AMU) in October 2022 and starting the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Emergence Program in June 2023, Jiaru Meng (Emergence cohort 2301) completed all of the CHDS Self-study courses whenever she had downtime. "I would say that I am good at ut  more

Department of Labor Obtains Order to Force Los Angeles-Area Meat Processor, Staffing Agency to Give Up $327K in Profits From Oppressive Child Labor
CITY OF INDUSTRY, California, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Investigation revealed children working dangerous jobs, unlawful hours * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in a federal court ordering a City of Industry meat processor and a Downey staffing agency to surrender $327,484 in illegal profits made from sales of products associated with oppressive, exploitative child labor. The judgme  more

DOD IG: Audit of Climate Change Adaptation, Facility Resilience at Military Installations in California - Report No. DODIG-2024-100
WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Audit Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released a report on the "Audit of Climate Change Adaptation and Facility Resilience at Military Installations in California." The DoD OIG found that installation officials at the four California installations reviewed did not incor  more

National Park Service: Golden Gate National Recreation Area Requests Public Input on Stinson Beach Parking Lots Rehabilitation Project
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: * * * Public meeting at Stinson Beach Community Center on July 23, 2024 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm * * * The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking your input for the Stinson Beach Parking Lots Rehabilitation Project at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. NPS will host a public meeting on Tuesday, July 23 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Stinson Beach  more

Space Test Course Integrates Satellite Operations Into Curriculum for First Time
EDWARDS AFB, California, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Giancarlo Casem, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs In another historic first, students of the Space Test Course at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School successfully operated a satellite in space from Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 20. Previous classes have coordinated with commercial space providers to acquire satellite imagery to support multi-domain testing, dictating desired  more

Utah U.S. Attorney: Californian Sentenced to 18 Months' Imprisonment for Unlawfully Collecting $100,000 in Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Robert James Waff, 50, of Sacramento, California, was sentenced today to a year and a half imprisonment, three years' supervised release and ordered by the court to pay $114,066 in restitution. The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Tena Campbell, comes after Waff admitted to devising a scheme to defraud the California Employment Development D  more