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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Thursday March 13, 2025 ( 8 items )  

2025 Hennessy Award Winners Announced
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, March 13 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe issued the following news: * * * 2025 Hennessy Award winners announced By Debbie Aragon, AFIMSC Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the 2025 John L. Hennessy Awards for the best dining facility operations in the Department of the Air Force. This year's winners are: Region 1 (East): 786th Force Support Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germa  more

Air Force Medical Service announces 2024 award winners
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force Medical Service announces 2024 award winners FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Air Force Surgeon General is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards. The awards include both individual and team awards. Joint Base San Antonio had a number of winners in their respective fields The nominations s  more

BLM announces June 2025 oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces June 2025 oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for June 3, 2025, to offer 29 oil and gas parcels totaling 22,965 acres in Wyoming. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in October 2024 and held a public comment period that closed in  more

BLM seeks initial public input on proposed Dry Piney Helium and Carbon Sequestration Project
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks initial public input on proposed Dry Piney Helium and Carbon Sequestration Project PINEDALE, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management is opening a 15-day public scoping for the Dry Piney Helium and Carbon Sequestration Project proposed on public, private, and state lands near LaBarge in Sublette County. The project is estimated to be capable of producing more t  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area - February 2025'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area - February 2025": * * * Area prices up 0.6 percent over the past two months, up 2.9 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska advanced 0.6 percent from December 2024 to February 2025, the U.S. Bur  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, West Region - February 2025'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - February 2025": * * * Area prices up 0.6 percent over the past month, up 2.6 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report  more

Contracts for March 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 12, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY BOH Environmental LLC, Covington, Louisiana, has been awarded a maximum $466,000,000 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for specialized shipping and storage containers. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in the Federal Acquisition Reg  more

Maintenance work to begin March 17 at Sand Mountain Recreation Area
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Maintenance work to begin March 17 at Sand Mountain Recreation Area CARSON CITY, Nev. - On March 17, crews will begin road repairs and other maintenance at Sand Mountain Recreation Area, located 28 miles east of Fallon, Nevada. Work will include repairing low water crossings in the main road, installing a helipad and repaving the road. The helipad will help shorten   more