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News Tipoffs - Ohio Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 16, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Army Contracting Command - New Jersey Team Leverages Innovative Method to Support 155mm Production
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, July 16 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Kristen Rounsaville PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, July 15, 2024 Agreements Officer Christina Malafatopoulos and Agreements Specialist Gina Cuiffo of the Combat Ammunition Division at Army Contracting Command - New Jersey visited the Metallus, Inc. plant in Canton, Ohio on June 27 as a culmination of the award of a prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for increased production of High F  more

Cleveland Fed Research: Facing Tradeoff, Black, Hispanic Households Often Give Up Neighborhood Quality for Representation
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Black and Hispanic households often live in neighborhoods with lower socio-economic status than white households with similar incomes, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. In the report, "Neighborhood Sorting, Metros, and Tomorrow's Labor Force," researchers Daniel Carroll and Christopher J. Walker assign to neighborhoods a measure of s  more

Contracts for July 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

Department of Labor Finds One of the Largest Makers of Reclaimed Rubber Flooring Exposed Austin-Area Employees to Willful, Serious Safety Violations
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Ecore International cited for 16 violations at Mexia plant, faces $299K in penalties * * * AUSTIN, TX - While one of the nation's largest manufacturers of commercial flooring and surfaces -- including recycled rubber products used throughout the nation in playgrounds, fitness centers and sports fields -- touts its products' safety and environmental benefits  more

Disaster Assistance for West Virginia Survivors of Early April Storms Tops $5 Million
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: July 15, 2024DR-4783-WV NR-014FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597FEMAR3NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov CHARLESTON, W.Va. More than $5 million has been approved for homeowners and renters in West Virginia after the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides of April 2-6, 2024. Federal disaster assistance is available to residents of 11 cou  more

General Services Administration and Department of Defense Seek Record-Setting Federal Purchases of Clean Electricity
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * Announce Plans For Major Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity Procurement For Federal Agencies In Several Mid-Atlantic And Midwest States And The District Of Columbia * * * The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are seeking contractors that can provide federal facilities in several mid-Atlantic and Midwest states with 100% carbon pollut  more

GSA and DOD Announce Plans for Major Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity Procurement for Federal Agencies in Several Mid-Atlantic and Midwest States and the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are seeking contractors that can provide federal facilities in several mid-Atlantic and Midwest states with 100% carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030. These two parallel clean electricity procurements, slated for award later this year, would together constitute one of the federal government's largest-ever clean ele  more

Media Advisory: Under Secretary Nelson and Director Gacki Travel to Columbus, Ohio for Beneficial Ownership Outreach Event with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: On Tuesday, July 16, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki will participate in a beneficial ownership reporting outreach event in Columbus, Ohio, in partnership with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH). Under the Corporate Transparency Act--a bipartisan law enacted to curb illicit finance by supporting law enf  more

Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Takes on Inspector General Special Assignment to Help Airmen Navigate Stressful Situations
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Vince Little, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, July 15 An unnerving experience in uniform a few years ago inspired Master Sgt. Brandi Gray to move from the medical field into the 88th Air Base Wing's Inspector General Office. "I've been in in the Air Force 16 years and decided to make this career transition to help people after person  more

This Week In AFLCMC History - July 15 - 21, 2024
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul 'Loco' Lopez, F-22 Demo Team pilot/commander, and 1st Lt. Cory Clark, F-22 Demo Team safety observer, fly in formation over the skies of Northern California while en route to Travis Air Force Base for the Thunder Over the Bay air show March 25, 2019. Both Maj. Lopez and 1st Lt. Clark received fuel along the way from a KC-10 Extender attached to the 9th Air R  more

U.S. Graduate Fair 2024 to Connect Indonesian Students With Representatives From Top U.S. Universities
JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 16 -- The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia issued the following news release: This week, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will host U.S. Graduate Fair 2024, an event for prospective graduate students featuring representatives from 17 leading U.S. universities, the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP), the Fulbright Program, and the U.S. Embassy's EducationUSA program. The education fair will take place in Yogyakarta on July 18, in Jakarta  more

West Virginians: One Week Left to Apply for FEMA Assistance
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: July 15, 2024DR-4783-WV NR-013FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597FEMAR3NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov News release CHARLESTON, W.Va. Residents in Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties have one week left to apply for FEMA Assistance for damages sustained during the April 2-6, 2023, severe storms. The deadline to a  more