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News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Saturday August 23, 2025 ( 9 items )  

311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) G8 team conducts Road to Budget circulation
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) G8 team conducts Road to Budget circulation * RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) G8 team, led by Mr. Steve Ortiz, Staff Operations and Training Officer, successfully conducted the annual Road to Budget circulations from August 4-22, 2025. As part of this effort, the G8 team visited the 304th Sustainment Brigade, 650  more

Building a more agile, integrated force: DAF cements inaugural DLE
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Building a more agile, integrated force: DAF cements inaugural DLE * After a month-long series of exercises across the Indo-Pacific, The Department of the Air Force has concluded its Department-Level Exercises and looks to lessons learned. The Department of the Air Force recently concluded its Department-Level Exercise series, a month-long series of exercises conducted acro  more

California Air Guard Spearheads Joint MQ-9 Operations in Exercise Resolute Forces Pacific 2025
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * California Air Guard Spearheads Joint MQ-9 Operations in Exercise Resolute Forces Pacific 2025 * In a significant demonstration of enterprise leadership in advanced capabilities, the California Air National Guard's 163rd Attack Wing spearheaded MQ-9 operations during Exercise Resolute Force Pacific, or REFORPAC. REFORPAC is the U.S. Air Force's largest-ever contingency resp  more

California Man Pleads Guilty for Role in $15.9M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * California Man Pleads Guilty for Role in $15.9M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme * A California man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration (SBA) out of $15.9 million in loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs. "The defendant orchestrated a scheme where he worked with purported business owner  more

DHS Condemns Rioters' Violent Assault on ICE Law Enforcement in San Francisco
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Condemns Rioters' Violent Assault on ICE Law Enforcement in San Francisco * DHS arrests U.S. citizen who assaulted ICE officers and threatened law enforcement yelling at agents, "I'm going to go after your family," and "I'm going to stab you." WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement after a group of 15-20 violent rioters in   more

Federal court orders major agricultural employer to pay $427K in wages, penalties for H-2A violations uncovered by Labor Department investigation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Federal court orders major agricultural employer to pay $427K in wages, penalties for H-2A violations uncovered by Labor Department investigation * PASCO, WA - A federal court has ordered California-based Grimmway Enterprises Inc. to pay $427,456 in back wages and penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation in south Washington found some workers were underpaid and others were subjected t  more

ICE San Diego investigation leads to arraignment of 3 fugitives transferred from Mexico
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE San Diego investigation leads to arraignment of 3 fugitives transferred from Mexico * SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Following an ICE San Diego investigation, three fugitives transferred from Mexico -- Pablo Edwin Huerta Nuno, also known as Flaquito; Juan Carlos Felix Gastelum, also known as El Chavo Felix; and Abdul Karim Conteh -- appeared in federal cour  more

Reclamation Initiates Sites Reservoir Project Public Negotiation Sessions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2025: * * * Reclamation initiates Sites Reservoir Project public negotiation sessions SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announces the beginning of public negotiation sessions with the Sites Project Authority for a Partnership Agreement for the proposed Sites Reservoir Project. Reclamation and the Sites Project Authority are partnering on capacity  more

U.S. Space Force Successfully Launches X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
EL SEGUNDO, California, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Space Force successfully launches X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Summary: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-36 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission, carrying the eighth X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission for the U.S. Space Force, the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU  more