Wednesday - October 23, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday October 06, 2024 ( 6 items )  

A Cloverleaf of Innovation: INL Releases Custom Smart Watch Faces to Commemorate 75 Years of Innovation
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Idaho National Laboratory's (INL) Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) stands as a lasting monument to an innovative idea born on a twilight ride home across the Snake River Plain. The word "cloverleaf" best describes ATR's innovative core design. Early nuclear engineers built ATR to improve fuel performance in the U.S. Navy's nuclear fleet. Fifty-seven years late  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Idaho - First Quarter 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 3, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Idaho - First Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in both of Idaho's large counties from March 2023 to March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2023.) Regional C  more

DOE Idaho National Laboratory: Programming for Cost Efficiency - An Intern's Innovation in Nuclear Automation
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: The potential for remote operation and autonomous control, which could improve operational efficiency and reduce risk, is a major selling point for some advanced nuclear technologies. Take microreactors, for example. These small nuclear reactors are designed to be able to operate independently from the electric grid with limited local operating assi  more

FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Issues Public Notice: Region 12 700 MHz, 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees to Hold Meetings
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237; WT Docket No. 02-378) on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * The Region 12 (Idaho) Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold a joint 700 MHz and 800 MHz meeting on Thursday, October 10, 2024, 10:00 am, at the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue 5271 E. Seltice Way, Post Falls, ID 83854. Please note: The Idaho State Radio Users Group (ISRUG) meeting   more

Geological Survey: Substrate Enhancement Pilot Project--Monitoring Summary and Evaluation, Kootenai River, Idaho, 2012-22
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Idaho Water Science Center issued the following report (No. 2024-5070) on Aug. 29, 2024, entitled "Substrate Enhancement Pilot Project--Monitoring Summary and Evaluation, Kootenai River, Idaho, 2012-22". The report was written by Taylor J. Dudunake. * * * To assess changes in substrate conditions and the efficacy of artificially placed substrates at select sites on the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho,  more

Idaho U.S. Attorney: Two Businesses and Their Owner Consent to an $850,000 Judgment to Resolve COVID-19 Relief Fraud Allegations
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: Brett Deuter and his businesses, Deuter Construction, LLC, and Enlighten, LLC, consented to an $850,000 judgment against them in United States District Court after admitting to violations of the False Claims Act, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced. The fraud perpetrated by Deuter involved misappropriating funds from two different COVID-19 Relief Programs: the Paycheck Protection  more