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Federal Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Wednesday July 10, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Empowering Change: The Critical Role of Your Voice in the Defense Organizational Climate Survey
EDWARDS AFB, California, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Maximo Carbonell, IPRO Analyst, and Rosemarie Leon, IPRO Director, 412th Test Wing, Integrated Prevention and Resilience Office As a military community, we strive for excellence not only in our mission but also in our work environment. One crucial tool that aids us in achieving this is the annual Defense Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS). Every year service members and DOD employee  more

FHLBank San Francisco Awards Extraordinary $61.8 Million in Affordable Housing Program Grants to Address Affordability Crisis in Region
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * FHLBanks Are One of the Largest Private Affordable Housing Grant Providers in the U.S., Delivering More Than $8 billion in Funding Since 1990 * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced $61.8 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants have been awarded to fund 59 projects that  more

Lockheed Martin Receives Laser Retroflector Arrays for GPS III SV9, SV10
EL SEGUNDO, California, July 10 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: In partnership with NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Space Force GPS III Program Office has delivered two laser retroflector arrays to Lockheed Martin. On May 6, the LRAs were delivered under a directed program to rapidly integrate hosted payloads on GPS satellites ahead of launch call up. The LRAs will be installed onto two GPS III satellites, SV9 and SV10, in preparation for a 2025  more

Satellite Communications Mission Brings Space Force to Navy Town
EL SEGUNDO, California, July 10 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Lisa Sodders, Space Systems Command Public Affairs San Diego has long been known for its strong U.S. Navy presence, but many people may not know it's also home to part of the U.S. Space Force. Space Systems Command's Narrowband Satellite Communications program office was originally part of the Navy, delivering communications capabilities in the Ultra High Frequency spectrum to support deployments on land, ai  more

Travis AFB: Col. Jay Johnson Takes Command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing
TRAVIS AFB, California, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Savannah L. Waters, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Derek Salmi relinquished command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing to Col. Jay Johnson July 3, 2024. As the new 60th AMW commander, Johnson is responsible for the combined efforts of all wing operations and support activities associated with the worldwide air mobility mis  more

U.S. Hosts Philippine Customs Officials in Security Exchange Visit at Los Angeles Ports
MANILA, Philippines, July 10 -- The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines issued the following news release: From June 24 to 28, the United States Department of State's Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted an exchange visit in Los Angeles, California, for the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) to discuss and share best practices on port security and operations. Led by BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio, the Philippine de  more