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Federal Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Friday October 18, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Combined planning conference held at Scott AFB for exercise series next Summer
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois Over 300 planners from seven nations, four services, and across multiple commands, came together last week for a Combined Mid-Planning Conference co-sponsored by Headquarters Air Force and United States Transportation Command, Sept 30-Oct 4 at Scott AFB, Illinois. The 5-day planning event focused on operational-level planning, integra  more

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Media Advisory: Members of the news media are invited to attend a media day at the Dubuque Regional Airport to see first-hand the aircraft and equipment that will be used to image geology during a U.S. Geological Survey Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) low-level airborne survey of the tristate region later this month. View the full advisory here. RESTON, Va. Low  more

NLRB Issues Decision on MacQueen Equipment, Automobile Mechanics' Local 701, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 13-RC-342913) by Region 13 Director Angie Cowan Hamada: * * * MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT, LLC, Employer and AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS' LOCAL 701, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS, AFL-CIO, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Petitioner seeks to represent a unit of full-time and regular part-time Technicians/1, Lead Technicians/2, Technicians - Field Service, and Custodi  more

Ohio U.S. Attorney: Grand Jury Indicts 5 Defendants in Multi-State Narcotics, Nearly $25 Million Money Laundering Conspiracies
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: A federal grand jury charged five defendants with narcotics and money laundering conspiracy crimes involving multiple kilograms of drugs in at least eight states and nearly $25 million of allegedly laundered proceeds. * * * Those charged include: Name ... Age ... City of Residence Charles Wooden ... 46 ... Pickerington, Ohio Gregory Fountain ... 37 ... Columbus, O  more

Tenth DOE Cyber Force Competition Challenges College Students to Use Cybersecurity Skills to Harness and Defend Their Wind Energy System
ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * College teams will work to outsmart a simulated attack on a U.S. wind energy plant The CyberForce Competition(R) offers students hands-on experience, igniting their passion for cybersecurity. * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) CyberForce(R) Program will host its annual collegiate cybersecurity competition, challenging college and university teams from a  more