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Federal Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Tuesday July 02, 2024 ( 6 items )  

3 Argonne Postdocs Invited to Prestigious Meeting of Nobel Laureates
ARGONNE, Illinois, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * The Nobel Laureate Meetings in Lindau, Germany, connect early-career scientists with dozens of Nobel Prize winners in their fields Soham Saha, Khushi Bhatt and Nirupama Sensharma took different paths to success at Argonne. Now those paths will take an exciting turn together. * * * For many early-career physicists, the opportunity to discuss their   more

Air Mobility Command 'Shot Clock' Marks Countdown to Close Out Mobility Guardian Lessons Learned
SCOTT AFB, Illinois, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Maj. Beau Downey, Air Mobility Command Public Affairs In the commander's office at Air Mobility Command headquarters, there is clock hung on the wall. It's easy to miss when you first walk in the room because it's off to the side, in sight of the desk and framed between chairs where the commander sits and meets with staff and guests. In bold red numbers, it counts down, ticking away the seconds  more

Army Corps, Illinois, Michigan Sign Agreement to Move Brandon Road Interbasin Project Forward, Unlock Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Construction
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, and the states of Illinois and Michigan signed a project partnership agreement this week for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, moving the project forward into construction phase. This milestone agreement allows $274 million in federal funding, including $226 million provided by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastru  more

Army Sustainment Command Inducts First General, Senior Executive Service Into Inaugural Hall of Fame
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Kimberly Conrad, U.S. Army Sustainment Command For nearly 18 years, the U.S. Army Sustainment Command has ensured that America's Army remains well-supplied, operationally effective, and ready to meet any challenge. ASC marked 2024 with its inaugural Hall of Fame to emphasize the critical importance of logistics in military operations and to recognize those who have made exceptional contributions to  more

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Copper Retirement Network Change Notification Filed By AT&T Illinois
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-195) on July 1, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Illinois Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Illinois (AT&T IL), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet si  more

Ill. U.S. Attorney: Suburban Chicago Physician Pleads Guilty to Federal Health Care Fraud Charges
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A suburban Chicago physician has pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud charges for billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent services. MONA GHOSH owned and operated Progressive Women's Healthcare, S.C., a medical office in Hoffman Estates, Ill., specializing in obstetrics and gynecology services. From 2018 to 2022, Ghosh submitted and caused he  more