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Federal Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday October 18, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Corps of Engineers Awards $18.6M for Lock and Dam 5A Gate Maintenance
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $18.6 million contract to Abhe & Svoboda, Inc., of Jordan, Minnesota, Sept. 24, for dam maintenance on Lock and Dam 5A located near Fountain City, Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River. The project focuses primarily on sandblasting, painting, rehabilitation and other maintenance of the roller gates. The roller gates w  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

Wis. U.S. Attorney Announces Election Day Program & District Election Officer
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Christopher J. Ladwig will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 5, 2024, general election. AUSA Ladwig h  more