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Federal Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Thursday July 04, 2024 ( 10 items )  

BLM Releases Proposed Plan Amendment Supporting Gunnison Sage-Grouse Recovery
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Today the Bureau of Land Management is taking an important step to conserve the federally protected Gunnison sage-grouse by proposing amendments to 11 resource management plans in Colorado and Utah. "This next step in the planning process will help ensure that Gunnison sage-grouse remain viable," said BLM Colorado State Director Doug Vilsack. "We apprec  more

CDC Reports Fourth Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Tied to Dairy Cow Outbreak
WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: A human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") virus infection in the United States has been identified in the state of Colorado. This is the fourth case associated with an ongoing multistate outbreak of A(H5N1) in dairy cows and the first in Colorado. Previous cases were reported in Texas (1) and Michigan   more

Colorado Reservist Granted $2.5M to Develop Artificial Intelligence Prototype
SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Devon Cole and Tech. Sgt. Frank Casciotta, 310th Space Wing Public Affairs The 310th Space Wing's senior intelligence officer has been granted $2.5 million to develop an AI software prototype through the Air Force's Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Modernization, Automation and Development (IMAD) program to improve space domain awareness using predictive inte  more

Combat-Ready - Embracing a New US Space Force Generational Model
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 4 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr. & Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Space Operations Command & Space Forces Space The current international order, which has provided decades of relative security and stability, is at risk from authoritarian regimes seeking to promote their own self-interests. An ambitious China and an overtly belligerent Russia are aggressively challenging established r  more

Public Comment Requested for the Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis- Auburn and Iron City Mines
DELTA, Colorado, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests - issued the following news release: * * * Public Comment Period: July 3 through Aug. 3, 2024 * * * The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests' Ouray Ranger District is requesting public comments and input during the 30-day public comment period on the Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) report for the Auburn   more

Reclamation finalizes environmental process to combat nonnative fish below Glen Canyon Dam
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: PAGE, Ariz. - The Bureau of Reclamation today finalized its process to protect the humpback chub and other federally protected fish species with the signing of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the 2016 Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision. Reclamation initiated the environmental review process in re  more

Space Delta 9 Welcomes New Orbital Warfare Commander
SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 3 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Danielle Rose U.S. Space Force Col. Ramsey Horn took command of Space Delta 9 - Orbital Warfare during a change of command ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, July 2. Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., Space Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony. "Col. Bigley has led DEL 9 to where it is now, and I know Col. Horn will lead it to where it needs to be in the future," Mi  more

Space Delta 9 Welcomes New Orbital Warfare Commander
SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 4 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Danielle Rose U.S. Space Force Col. Ramsey Horn took command of Space Delta 9 - Orbital Warfare during a change of command ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, July 2, 2024. Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., Space Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony. "Col. Bigley has led DEL 9 to where it is now, and I know Col. Horn will lead it to where it needs  more

Space Operations Commander Visits Space Delta 4
BUCKLEY AFB, Colorado, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Buckley Air Force Base (460th Space Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Joshua Hollis, Space Base Delta 2 Public Affairs Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., commander of Space Operations Command, CMSgt Caleb Lloyd, SpOC Senior Enlisted Leader, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna visited Buckley Space Force Base on July 3, 2024, to engage with Space Delta 4 personnel and gain a comprehensive understanding of th  more

U.S. Space Command Conducts Exercise Rehearsal
PETERSON AFB, Colorado, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Eric Little, U.S. Space Command deputy operations director, speaks with nearly 50 participants to kickoff the command's Joint Fires Exercise Rehearsal in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 25, 2024. The rehearsal refines the command's methodology to prioritize, plan, execute, and assess space-based and terrestrial targeting. Additionally, the rehearsal is also part of the   more