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News Tipoffs - Ohio Editors Newsletter for Wednesday July 17, 2024 ( 23 items )  

75th Air Base Wing Welcomes New Commander
HILL AFB, Utah, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Kendahl Johnson, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Col. Daniel Cornelius was introduced as Hill Air Force Base's new 75th Air Base Wing commander following a change of command ceremony July 16 at the Hill Aerospace Museum. In his welcome speech, Cornelius said he is excited to lead the wing. "I am excited to be here and for the opportunity to lead this wing and be a part of th  more

Agile Patriot 2024 prepares AFMC Airmen for today's challenges
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Air Force Materiel Command workforce development chief, Monique Allshouse, makes opening remarks during Agile Patriot 2024 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force July 9, 2024. Agile Patriot provides a premiere professional development opportunity for junior AFMC military and civilian Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Dietrick) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res WRIGHT-P  more

AW Farms Recalls Ready-To-Eat Hot Dog Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: July 15, 2024 AW Farms, an Argillite, Ky., establishment, is recalling approximately 6,900 pounds of hot dog products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat hot dogs were produced on various dates since approximately May 30, 2024, a  more

Beaumont Health to Pay $30,000 in EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: DEARBORN, Mich. Beaumont Health (now Corewell Health) will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Beaumont terminated a Black home health aide after an unwitnessed verbal conflict with a white co-worker about a dishwasher.   more

Contracts for July 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- 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

Contracts for July 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Laurel Technologies Partnership, doing business as DRS Laurel Technologies, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is awarded a maximum $417,221,175 fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for development, integration, and production of hardware solutions. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (85.6%); t  more

DAF GeoBase Program arms commanders for Great Power Competition
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: A team of Air Force Civil Engineer Center geospatial experts are using emergent technologies to push geospatial services to new heights and give commanders a powerful tool for today's Great Power Competition. "As technologies continue to advance, GeoBase's impact is growing," said DAF GeoBase Program Manager Scott Ensign. "We touch most, if not all  more

Department of the Air Force GeoBase Program Arms Commanders for Great Power Competition
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news on July 16, 2024: By Joe Bela, AFIMSC Public Affairs A team of Air Force Civil Engineer Center geospatial experts are using emergent technologies to push geospatial services to new heights and give commanders a powerful tool for today's Great Power Competition. "As technologies continue to advance, GeoBase's impact is growing," said DAF GeoBase Program Manager Scott E  more

Eglin AFB, Air Force Enlisted Village invest in Victory Village
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: (left to right) Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment; Gen. James Slife, U.S. Air Force deputy chief of staff; and Brooke McLean, retired Air Force Enlisted Village CEO, sign the deed for 80 acres of land purchased from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., at the Bob Hope Village Commons in Shalimar, Fla., July 12, 2024. The land   more

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Art of Beauty
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Art of Beauty Co. Inc.: * * * To: Mr. Moisei Reyzis, President, Art of Beauty Company, Inc., 200 Egbert Road, Bedford, OH 44146-4221, United States Dear Mr. Reyzis: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your drug manufacturing facility, Art of Beauty Company Inc., FEI 3012821715, at 200 Egbert Road, Bedford, Ohio, from November 27 to Dece  more

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: 'A Unified Framework to Estimate Macroeconomic Stars'
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 21-23R2) in May 2024 by Saeed Zaman entitled "A Unified Framework to Estimate Macroeconomic Stars." Here are excerpts: * * * This paper develops a semi-structural model to jointly estimate "stars" -- long-run levels of output (its growth rate), the unemployment rate, the real interest rate, productivity growth, price inflation, and wage inflation. It features links between survey   more

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: 'Capital-Skill Complementarity in Manufacturing: Lessons From the US Shale Boom'
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 24-12) in May 2024 by Victor Hernandez Martinez entitled "Capital-Skill Complementarity in Manufacturing: Lessons from the US Shale Boom." Here are excerpts: * * * This paper tests the existence of capital-skill complementarity in the manufacturing sector using quasi-experimental increases in the relative price of low-skill labor induced by the US shale boom. I find that in respon  more

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: 'CRE Redevelopment Options and the Use of Mortgage Financing'
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 24-15) in July 2024 by David Glancy, Robert Kurtzman and Lara Loewenstein entitled "CRE Redevelopment Options and the Use of Mortgage Financing." Here are excerpts: * * * A significant share of commercial real estate (CRE) investment properties--about half by our estimates--are purchased without a mortgage. Using comprehensive microdata on transactions in the US CRE market, we anal  more

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: 'Equilibrium Multiplicity in Aiyagari and Krusell-Smith'
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 24-13) in June 2024 by Kieran James Walsh and Eric R. Young entitled "Equilibrium Multiplicity in Aiyagari and Krusell-Smith." Here are excerpts: * * * Repeatedly solving the Aiyagari (1994) model with random parameters, we construct hundreds of examples with multiple stationary equilibria. We never find multiplicity with risk aversion less than 1.49, depreciation less than 0.19,  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: 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 electricity  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 16 -- 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

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 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: 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 electricity  more

LEADership Wright-Patt fuels career paths while highlighting base's global impact
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Audric Bills, 88th Force Support Squadron director, gives remarks June 27, 2024, during the LEADership Wright-Patt program event at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The program is designed to give mid-level civilian and military personnel a broader understanding of WPAFB's overarching mission and how the 88th Air Base Wing and tenant   more

Ohio U.S. Attorney: Toledo Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery of Postal Employee at Gunpoint
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Michael Bush, 22, of Toledo, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to robbery of mail, money, or other property of the United States, stealing mail collection box keys, and mail theft. The violations took place while a United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier was on a delivery route in July 2023. According to court documents, an individual later identified as Bush, approa  more

OSHA: 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 and Health Administration Region 6 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 environment  more

Senior NCO takes on IG special assignment to help Airmen navigate stressful situations
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Master Sgt. Brandi Gray, 88 Air Base Wing inspector general superintendent, poses at the 88 ABW Inspector General Office on Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, April 8, 2024. In her position, Gray met with clients, analyzed trends, prepared reports, and provided leadership and guidance to the inspector general team. (U.S. Air Force photo by 88th ABW Public Affairs) The 88th Air base Wing I  more

This Week In AFLCMC History - July 15 - 21, 2024
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 16 -- 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

Utah and a 26-State Coalition Support Religious Liberty Before U.S. Supreme Court
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 26 states that filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to advertise on public transportation   more