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Federal Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday August 11, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Approves Wyoming's "Internet for All" Initial Proposal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * Wyoming Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $347 Million * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Wyoming's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "Internet for All"  more

VA IG: Inadequate Care of a Patient Who Died by Suicide on a Medical Unit at Sheridan VA Medical Center in Wyoming
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 23-03159-204) on July 25, 2024, entitled "Inadequate Care of a Patient Who Died by Suicide on a Medical Unit at the Sheridan VA Medical Center in Wyoming." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the Sheridan VA Medical Center (facility) in Wyoming to assess an allegation of inadequate clinical care o  more

Wyo. U.S. Attorney: Laramie Man Sentenced for Distribution of Fentanyl
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming issued the following news release: Tristan Chase Eickbush, 27, of Laramie, Wyoming, was sentenced to 84 months' imprisonment for distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents, on March 7, 2023, Cheyenne Police Officers responded to 305 Storey Boulevard in Cheyenne for a report of a deceased person. On the premises, investigators found numerous small, round, blue pills, marked with "M" on one side   more