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News Tipoffs - South Dakota Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 15, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Contracts for May 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 14, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $216,493,753 cost-plus-award-fee modification against a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-4212), DDG-51 Planning Yard Services. Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2026. Fiscal 2025 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $398,542 (<1%) will be obli  more

EEOC Files Subpoena Enforcement Action Against Mauser Packaging Solutions
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Files Subpoena Enforcement Action Against Mauser Packaging Solutions Federal Agency Seeks Court Order Compelling Packaging Material Manufacturer to Provide Information Relating to Its Hiring and Staffing Practices CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed an action in federal court to enforce a subpoena that it issued durin  more

Senate confirms Meink to be nation's 27th Air Force Secretary
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Senate confirms Meink to be nation's 27th Air Force Secretary * Published May 13, 2025 * By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Dr. Troy E. Meink was confirmed May 13 by the Senate as 27th Secretary of the Air Force, placing a trained engineer who rose through ROTC to senior positions, including those focusing on space, as the Department's highest-ranking   more

Statement by Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger on Her Departure From the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following statement on May 14, 2025: * * * Statement by Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger on her Departure from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission After careful consideration, long discussions with my family, and lots of prayers, I have decided to step down from my position as Commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") at the end of the month, to pursue new opportunities. This decision is not  more