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News Tipoffs - Colorado Editors Newsletter for Saturday July 06, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Contracts for July 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: NAVY Frontgrade Technologies Inc., Exeter, New Hampshire, is receiving modification number P00010 to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract (N00039-18-D-0004). This modification increases the value of the basic contract by $94,107,423 to a new total contract value of $115,850,904. This modification allows for the continued procurement of OE-570 ultra-high frequency a  more

Deadline Approaching in Colorado for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 16 Colorado counties and neighboring counties in Utah of the Aug. 5, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses becau  more

Law to Make Housing More Affordable, Remove Unnecessary Occupancy Limits Goes Into Effect
DENVER, Colorado, June 29 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * New law to improve housing affordability and options goes into effect * * * On July 1, 2024, legislation goes into effect to prohibit local governments from implementing or enforcing residential occupancy limits except for health and safety reasons. "Colorado has a housing shortage across the state, forcing people to live paycheck to paycheck just to have a roof over their head," said Rep. Man  more

Reclamation begins cold water flows to disrupt spawning of nonnative fish below Glen Canyon Dam
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: PAGE, ARIZ. - As a result of warmer river temperatures, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin releasing deeper, and therefore, colder water on Tuesday, July 9 from Lake Powell through Glen Canyon Dam to disrupt the establishment of smallmouth bass, which could negatively affect populations of threatened humpback chub below the dam. The need for these flows was triggered after the   more

Space Operations Commander, Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Visit Space Delta 4
BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 6 -- The U.S. Space Force 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, Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna and Chief Master Sgt. Caleb Lloyd, SpOC senior enlisted leader, visited Buckley Space Force Base July 3, to engage with Space Delta 4 personnel and gain a comprehensive understanding of their mission operations.   more

This Week at Interior July 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websi  more