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Federal Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday September 01, 2019 ( 13 items )  

A First Sergeants Job, the Airmen
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Aspen Reid First sergeants, or first shirts or shirts, are the front-line ambassadors to unit commanders for maintaining the health, morale, and welfare of everyone assigned. They stay vigilant on watching for things that may adversely impact the readiness of the Airmen and the mission. In the Air Force, first sergeant is not a grade, it's a special duty designation. It  more

Ammo, Maintenance and Pilots: How a Strike Mission is Accomplished
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force (56th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Leala Marquez From start to finish, many Airmen contribute to the success of an F-35A Lightning II strike mission. Mission success depends on a smooth transition from every required task from building bombs to maintaining the jets to flying them. For a strike mission, the whole process starts with building the munitions. "There's a lot of prep work that goes into building a munition,  more

Arizona Air National Guard Officer Heads to the World Long Drive Championship
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 29 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Gabbi Moore An officer with the Arizona National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing is teeing off with golf's best in the Volvik World Long Drive Championship thanks to his win at the Exchange Celebrating Service: Fort Jackson qualifier this spring. Maj. Mikael Dubois is one of 96 long-drive hitters in the men's open division, which starts Aug. 29 in Thackerville, Okla. He earned a place in   more

Arizona Game & Fish Department to Receive $49,816 Grant from Interior
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $49,816 grant to the Arizona Game and Fish Department for the survey and mapping of the distribution of cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in Arizona and Mexico. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00356 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Janet Huff, 505/248-6477, janet_huff@fws.gov.  more

Colorado River Indian Tribes to Receive $400,000 from Interior
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $400,000 grant to the Colorado River Indian Tribes of Parker, Arizona, for the rehabilitation of No Name Lake backwater. The agency description of the grant states: "Work includes replacement of the existing Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) culvert with a 42-inch Outside Diameter, High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) culvert; install a duckbill-style elastomer (non-corrodible) check va  more

DEA Targets Sentenced to Prison Following Dark Web Drug Trafficking Investigation
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Field Office issued the following news release: Last week, Kevin Dean McCoy, 28, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and launder proceeds from drug distribution. McCoy was the final defendant to receive their sentence following a federal DEA investigation into the dark web drug trafficking organization. Pre  more

High-Dollar Contracts Announced, Defense Contract Management Agency Will Administer
FORT LEE, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: The following contracts with a value of over $7 million were awarded last week and will be administered by the Defense Contract Management Agency. The agency currently manages approximately 350,000 contracts with an overall total value of $5.2 trillion. The agency also currently authorizes $678.4 million in contractor payments per business day. ARMY The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $15  more

Office of the IG: Background Screening Companies Agree to Pay $103,950 Penalty to Settle Claim They Violated Consumer Protection Law
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 27 -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Gail S. Ennis, announced today that Trak-1 Technology, Inc. and People Facts, LLC, have agreed to pay a $103,950 penalty to resolve the Government's claim that they misled consumers by including an image of the Social Security's official seal in customer reports. The two related companies provide backg  more

Persian Room Fine Dining Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment Discrimination and Retaliation
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Owner Fired Employee Who Rebuffed His Advances and Complained, Federal Agency Charges * * * Rainbow Tree LLC, doing business as Persian Room Fine Dining in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., violated federal law when its owner repeatedly made sexual advances to an employee and then punished her for complaining and fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charg  more

The Votes are In! TSA's 'cutest K9' is PHX's Alfie
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * - TSA salutes all of its working K9s on National Dog Day * * * The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that Alfie, a four-year-old yellow lab and explosive detection K9 who works at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), was voted the winner of TSA's "cutest K9" contest. Last Friday, TSA held a 24-hour natio  more

U.S. Air Force: A First Sergeants Job, the Airmen
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force (56th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Aspen Reid First sergeants, or first shirts or shirts, are the front-line ambassadors to unit commanders for maintaining the health, morale, and welfare of everyone assigned. They stay vigilant on watching for things that may adversely impact the readiness of the Airmen and the mission. In the Air Force, first sergeant is not a grade, it's a special duty designation. It's filled by a   more

U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command Honors Fallen Signal Warriors
FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following news: By Gordon Vanvleet The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command held a memorial ceremony for the Signal Cove of Remembrance May 22, inside the command headquarters, Greely Hall, here. The ceremony included reading the names of all 102 Soldiers and civilians, who are forever etched on the Signal Cove of Remembrance walls, and ended with the placement of a memorial wreath ins  more

U.S. Embassy in Tanzania Imparts Training Skills to Graduates of AE E-Teacher Program From Across Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania issued the following news release: On August 21, 2019 at the Uhuru Hotel in Moshi, the U.S. Embassy awarded more than 30 English teachers from across Tanzania certificates of completion of the U.S. Embassy's AE E-Teacher Program. Over the course of the past year, these teachers actively participated in 10-week, graduate-level, online methodology courses offered by prominent American universities. These courses included Professiona  more