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*Oklahoma Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday June 14, 2025 ( 14 items )  

DMLS Decommissions Three Legacy Air Force Systems in EMASS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * DMLS Decommissions Three Legacy Air Force Systems in EMASS By Adam Petrey The Depot Maintenance Legacy Systems (DMLS) Program Management Office (PMO) Information Assurance (IA) team took the reins in modernizing the DMLS Information Technology (IT) backbone. Through joint efforts with stakeholders including Headquarters Air Force (HAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)/A4  more

FAA Issues Rule on Standard Instrument Approach Procedures
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule (Docket No. 31609; Amdt. No. 4169) entitled "Standard Instrument Approach, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments." This final rule is effective June 12, 2025, and concerns various airports across the nation. This action involves establishing, amending, suspending, or removing instrument approach procedures and associated takeoff minimums   more

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Vape It
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to JT Wood Investments LLC dba Vape It: * * * To: JT Wood Investments LLC, d/b/a Vape It, 7515 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite D, Oklahoma City, OK 73159, United States To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed our inspection records and determined that JT Wood Investments LLC,   more

Filson Historical Society to Return Cultural Items to Cherokee Tribes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky, intends to repatriate 123 cultural items, identified as unassociated funerary objects, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The Society has determined a cultural connection between these objects and various Indian Tribes. This process allows for the return of these culturally important items, which may occur on or after July 11, 2025. The inventory describes 123 unasso  more

Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Returns Ancestral Remains and Objects to Numerous Native American Tribes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority in Brighton, Michigan, has completed an inventory of ancestral human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The authority has determined a cultural connection exists between these items and various Indian Tribes, making them available for repatriation. This process allows for the return of these cultural items on or after July 11, 2025. The inventory identif  more

Justice Department Issues Notice on Utility Broadband Alliance Membership Changes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has issued a notice entitled "National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 - Utility Broadband Alliance Inc." The Utility Broadband Alliance Inc. has filed written notifications with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission, disclosing alterations to its membership. This notice is filed under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is  more

Labor Caucus Leaders Budzinski, Magaziner and Union Leaders Urge Congress to Protect Clean Energy Tax Credits, Avoid Job Losses
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Labor Caucus Leaders Budzinski, Magaziner and Union Leaders Urge Congress to Protect Clean Energy Tax Credits, Avoid Job Losses * Labor leaders and Members of Congress highlighted the devastating impact cutting these tax credits would have on jobs across the country WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Seth Magaziner (RI-02), co-leads of the Congressi  more

Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science Returns Ancestral Remains to Multiple Native American Tribes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science in Baton Rouge has completed an inventory of human remains in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum has determined that a cultural connection exists between these remains and several Indian Tribes. This finding means the human remains are now available for repatriation, a step that honors ancestral ties, and may occur on or after July 11, 2025. The inventory i  more

Milwaukee Public Museum Returns Ancestral Remains, Objects to Ho-Chunk, Iowa, Menominee, Otoe-Missouria, Winnebago Tribes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Milwaukee Public Museum, Wisconsin, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum has determined a cultural connection exists between these items and various Indian Tribes. This finding means the human remains and associated funerary objects are now available for repatriation, a step that honors ancestral ties, and may occur on or after July 1  more

SBA Offers Relief to Texas Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Texas Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Texas to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning March 18. The decl  more

University of Kansas Returns Ancestral Remains and Objects to Kaw Nation, Northern Arapaho, and Pawnee Tribes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas in Lawrence has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The university has determined that a cultural connection exists between these items and various Indian Tribes. This finding means the human remains and associated funerary objects are now available for repatriation, a step that honors ancestral ties, and may occur on or after   more

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise EPA's Proposed Repeal of Biden-Harris EPA Regulations for Power Plants, Which Would Spark Industry and Save Americans More than $1B
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise EPA's Proposed Repeal of Biden-Harris EPA Regulations for Power Plants, Which Would Spark Industry and Save Americans More than $1B * WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that EPA is proposing to repeal all "greenhouse gas" emissions standards for the power sector under Section 111 of the Clea  more

Wyo. Bureau of Land Management Returns Dozens of Ancestral Remains and Thousands of Objects to Native American Tribes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Wyoming Bureau of Land Management has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The bureau has determined a cultural connection exists between these items and various Indian Tribes. This finding makes the human remains and associated funerary objects available for repatriation, a step that honors ancestral ties, and may occur on or after July 11, 2025. The inventory  more

Wyoming Bureau of Land Management to Return Ancestral Remains, Objects to Native American Tribes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Wyoming Bureau of Land Management intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. These items, removed from Federal or Tribal lands, are intended for return to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition. This disposition may occur on or after July 11, 2025, marking a step towards honoring a  more