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Federal Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Friday September 20, 2024 ( 6 items )  

California Streamin': Jefferson Lab, ESnet Achieve Coast-to-Coast Feed of Real-Time Physics Data
BERKELEY, California, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Energy Sciences Network issued the following news: * * * EJFAT prototype demonstrates proof of concept for connecting scientific instruments with remote high-performance computing for rapid data processing * * * NEWPORT NEWS, VA - In April 2024, scientists at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) clicked a button and held their collective breaths. Moments later, they exulted as a m  more

FEMA Updates Flood Maps in Santa Barbara County
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for Santa Barbara County, and the Cities of Santa Barbara, Solvang, Buellton, and Carpinteria, California. The maps identify revised flood hazards along multiple flooding sources. The new maps will help building officials, contractors and homeowners make effectiv  more

Fla. U.S. Attorney: Fort Myers Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Through the U.S. Mail
FORT MYERS, Florida, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Durand Dijuon Demetiu Colbert (34, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Colbert faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: California Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Conspiracy
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Franklin W. Jackson, age 29, of San Diego, California, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a drug-trafficking organization that distributed methamphetamine in Onondaga County and elsewhere in Central New York. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of th  more

New CHDS Director Offers Thoughts on Promoting Innovation During August Alumni Hour
MONTEREY, California, Sept. 20 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: After years working at various levels of government, Dr. Greg Bernard had become accustomed to lengthy delays and other obstacles in his quest for innovation. That is until he joined the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a component of U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), where he served as Talent Portfolio Director and le  more

Reclamation waives day use fees at New Melones, Berryessa, and Stony Gorge Reservoir for National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. On Saturday, Sept. 28, the Bureau of Reclamation's California-Great Basin Region will celebrate the 31st anniversary of National Public Lands Day by waiving day use fees at directly managed areas at New Melones Lake, Lake Berryessa, and Stony Gorge Reservoir. Other fees such as overnight camping, boat launching, and fees associated with concession managed are  more