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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Friday August 09, 2024 ( 7 items )  

'Desert Medics' first Soldiers through JAX Mayo Clinic TeamSTEPPS training
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. "Desert Medics" assigned to 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support)'s 345th Field Hospital were the inaugural participants for the first iteration of the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety training held June 21 through June 23. Major Brandon Campbell, the 345th Field Hospital executive officer, who was in the mock tactical operati  more

Interior Department Provides $325 Million to Increase Access to the Outdoors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: PHOENIX Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today announced the distribution of $325 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Assistance Program to all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia the largest annual distribution from the program since 1979. Investments from the LWCF are helping support the Biden-Harris administration's America the Beautiful   more

National Academy of Medicine Names Seven NAM Fellows for 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected seven outstanding health professionals for the class of 2024 NAM Fellowships. The fellows were chosen based on their professional qualifications, reputations and accomplishments, and the relevance of their current field expertise to the work of the NAM and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The fellows will collaborate with e  more

NLRB Issues Decisions for Week of July 29 - Aug. 2
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for July 29 - Aug. 2, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions No Published Decisions Issued. * * * Unpublished Board Decisions in Representation and Unfair Labor Practice Cases R Cases Universal Protection Service, LLC, d/b/a Allied Universal Security Services (02-RC-333871) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583dd5031) Tarrytown, NY, July 30, 2024. The Board granted the Party in  more

While thousands trained in WAREX 87-24-02, Fort McCoy's team supported exercise's success
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. From July 13-27, thousands of Army Reserve Soldiers from multiple units descended on Fort McCoy for the 87th Training Division's Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 87-24-02, training in scenarios "validating Soldier warfighting capabilities in both individual and collective common Warrior tasks," and more. To make sure those thousands of Soldiers have the working training are  more

White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Names 2024 HBCU Scholars
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: `The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is proud to announce the 2024 cohort of HBCU Scholars, marking the 10th anniversary of this transformative program. This year, 110 outstanding students from 77 HBCUs across the nation have been selected for their exceptional academic achievements,  more

Wis. U.S. Attorney: Two Brookfield, Wisconsin-Based Companies and Their Owners Pay Over $10 Million to Resolve Allegations That They Evaded Customs Duties
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Precision Cable Assemblies, Inc. (PCA), Global Engineered Products, Inc. (GEP), and their principals, Ryan Schmus and Richard Horky, paid over $10 million to resolve allegations that the companies failed to pay millions of dollars in customs duties on goods import  more