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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Thursday October 17, 2024 ( 7 items )  

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings In Georgia - 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Georgia - 2023": * * * In 2023, Georgia women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $976, significantly below the $1,103 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

Department of Labor Cites Kumho Tire Georgia $271K in Penalties, Finds 15 Safety Violations in Wake of 57-Year-Old Worker's Fatal Injury
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Employer failed to use safety measure that stops machine from starting during maintenance * * * MACON, GA - Federal safety inspectors found a Macon tire manufacturing facility with a history of safety and health violations could have prevented the fatal injuries sustained by a 57-year-old maintenance worker in April 2024. The U.S. Department of Labor's   more

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Copper Retirement Network Change Notification Filed By AT&T Georgia
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-454) on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Georgia (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet si  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: District Election Officer Appointed to Oversee Election Day Complaints in the Southern District of Georgia
SAVANNAH, Georgia, Oct. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Southern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney Jill E. Steinberg announced today that she has appointed a District Election Officer (DEO) to lead the efforts of the office in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 5, 2024, general election. The DEO is responsible for overseeing the district's h  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Warner Robins Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Meth
MACON, Georgia, Oct. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: A member of an armed methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking organization operating in Middle Georgia was sentenced to serve more than 19 years in prison for his crime. Travis Warthen aka "Trap," 40, of Warner Robins, was sentenced to serve 235 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. Warthen previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pos  more

Medical Leaders Provide Update on DOD's Health Care Focus
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: All service members and their families deserve quality care, better access to treatment centers, health care providers and mental and physical well-being, said Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, director of the Defense Health Agency. Crosland spoke on the panel "Transforming Combat Ready Care" today at the Association of the United States Army's annual meeting and exposition in Washington. A secure video system for   more

U.S. Secretary of Education to Visit Atlanta, Georgia, to Announce Significant Milestone for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: On Thursday, October 17, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Atlanta, Georgia to hold a press conference to announce a significant milestone for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for borrowers and helping more hardworking public service workers reach full forgiveness. This press conference will also include members of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens' office and other Atlanta recipie  more