News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Friday July 19, 2024 ( 14 items ) |
Ala. Secretary of State Allen Signs Joint Statement on Election Integrity at the RNC
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 19 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following joint statement on July 18, 2024, with five organizations:
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Secretary of State Wes Allen, along with five other conservative Secretaries of State, signed a joint statement on election integrity and opposing the federalization of state election processes at the Republican National Convention yesterday.
"I am always proud to stand alongside other conservative election officials to publicly call for strong,
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Ala. U.S. Attorney: Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Iran Sanctions
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release on July 18, 2024:
Ray Hunt, also known as Abdolrahman Hantoosh, Rahman Hantoosh and Rahman Natooshas, 70, of Owens Cross Roads, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to export U.S.-origin goods to the Islamic Republic of Iran in violation of trade sanctions.
According to court documents, in May 2014, Hunt registered Vega Tools, LLC with the Alabama Secretary of St
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Attorney General Miyares Urges Congress to Pass the SAVE Act
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release:
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Commonsense Policy Aims to Bolster Voting Integrity, Ensures Only Eligible Citizens Vote
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Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 22-state coalition in urging the U.S. Senate to support the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill last week, however the Senate has yet to act.
The SAVE Act, which garners broad suppor
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $220 Million for Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Projects
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on July 18, 2024:
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New projects will strengthen resilience for coastal and Great Lakes communities, including tribes and underserved communities.
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Today, the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is recommending nearly $220 million in funding, and an additional $66 million in future year funding, to support 32 transforma
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $27 Million to Support Community-Driven Marine Debris Solutions Through Investing in America Agenda
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 19 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on July 18, 2024:
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Funding Will Support Innovative Marine Debris Prevention and Removal
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Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $27 million in funding for projects to prevent and remove marine debris in coastal and Great Lakes communities as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
This fund
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Contracts for July 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release:
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Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi
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Contracts for July 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release:
U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
Ultimate Ammunition LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada; Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada; Blane International Group Inc., Cumming, Georgia; and Olin Winchester LLC, Oxford, Mississippi, is being awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H9240323R00020001) with a maximum total ceiling of $750,000,000 and a separate $2,500 minimum ordering guaran
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Department of Labor Recovers $288K in Back Wages, Damages From Property Management Group That Willfully Denied 92 Employees Overtime
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
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American Management Group LLC of Atlantic Beach shaved hours from workers' timecards
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ATLANTIC BEACH, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $288,979 in back wages and liquidated damages for 92 employees after its investigation found an Atlantic Beach property management group's improper pay practices denied them overtime wages they earned.
The department's Wage
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Dirkes Takes Command of 704th Test Group
ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news:
By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Col. Wayne Dirkes assumed command of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 704th Test Group during a Change of Command ceremony July 8, 2024, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The mission of the 704 TG is to operate world-class test facilities for high-speed sled track testing, navigation and guidance system tes
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Eglin STEM Pipeline is Striking It Rich
EGLIN AFB, Florida, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news:
The U.S. Air Force's largest Major Range Test Facility Base (MRTFB) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medical (STEM+M) recruitment pipeline is tapped and flowing to recruit, retain, and develop future scientists, engineers, and skilled technical workers.
The Innovating Academic Excellence through Partnership Program, in partnership with the USAF Leadership Experience Growing Appr
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Gov. Ivey Awards $1.4 Million to Improve Recreation at Several Locations in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 19 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release:
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.4 million to assist six Alabama communities in improving outdoor recreational opportunities for their residents.
The grants were awarded to five municipalities and one county from funds made available by the Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program.
"These projects will benefit people of all ages and provide them with even
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Justice Dept.: Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Iran Sanctions
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 18, 2024:
Ray Hunt, also known as Abdolrahman Hantoosh, Rahman Hantoosh and Rahman Natooshas, 70, of Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to export U.S.-origin goods to the Islamic Republic of Iran in violation of trade sanctions.
According to court documents, in May 2014, Hunt registered Vega Tools LLC with the Alabama Secretary of State, listing the nature of the business
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Ky. U.S. Attorney: Kindred and Related Entities Agree to Pay $19.428M to Settle Federal and State False Claims Act Lawsuits Alleging Ineligible Claims for Hospice Patients
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release:
Gentiva, successor to Kindred at Home, has agreed to pay $19.428 million to resolve allegations that Kindred at Home and related entities (Kindred) knowingly submitted false claims and knowingly retained overpayments for hospice services provided to patients who were ineligible to receive hospice benefits under various federal health care programs. Gentiva's h
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ORNL hosts conference on photogrammetry and remote sensing
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
At 35.9 degrees north and 84.3 degrees west, otherwise known as the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, over 180 geospatial scientists convened in-person and remotely for the annual conference for the Mid-South Regional Chapter of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, or ASPRS. Participants spanning government, academia and ind
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