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Federal Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday September 22, 2019 ( 12 items )  

61st Fighter Squadron Sends 10 F-35s to Eielson Air Force Base to Enhance Training Efforts
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Aspen Reid The 61st Fighter Squadron sent seven U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and three Royal Australian Air Force F-35s to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for a training capstone, Sep. 6, 2019. The capstone, which concludes Sept. 20, 2019, is the final phase of training for the student fighter pilots after nine months. This training event is designed to present the students wit  more

Agricultural Research Service: New Tool Improves Beekeepers' Overwintering Odds and Bottom Line
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: A new tool from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) can predict the odds that honey bee colonies overwintered in cold storage will be large enough to rent for almond pollination in February. Identifying which colonies will not be worth spending dollars to overwinter can improve beekeepers' bottom line. Beekeepers have been losing an average of 30 percent of overwintere  more

Cocopah Tribe to Bring Drinking Water Facility Into Compliance
YUMA, Arizona, Sept. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The Cocopah Tribe has agreed to bring the Cocopah Bend RV Park and Golf Resort's drinking water system into compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The resort is located outside of Yuma, Arizona. "We are pleased this system will make critical investments to prevent drinking water contamination," said EPA Paci  more

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: Fuel Tank Repair Everywhere
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is home to more than 11,000 Airmen who directly support four combatant commanders around the globe every day. Out of those Airmen, there are only 89 who maintain the fuel systems on every aircraft assigned to Davis-Monthan. The 355th Aircraft Fuel Systems Repair Shop is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing over 5.3 billion  more

EEOC Sues Desert Truss and Buttrum Construction for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Companies' Owner Subjected a Female Employee to Sexual Harassment, Then Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges * * * Desert Truss, Inc., an Arizona-based construction supplies manufacturer, and Buttrum Construction, Inc., a home building company with operations based in New Braunfels, Texas, violated federal law when they subjected a female employee to flagrant se  more

Findlay Subaru Prescott Takes Part in a Community Collaboration Celebrating the Commencement of the New Spence Springs Trailhead
PRESCOTT, Arizona, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Prescott National Forest - issued the following news release: On September 10, 2019 City of Prescott officials, representatives from Findlay Subaru, members of the Forest Service, and volunteers with Prescott Mountain Bike Alliance and Over the Hill Gang celebrated the benchmark event of putting the final signs up and officially opening the Spence Basin Trailhead. The new trailhead is located on Spenc  more

FTC Returns More Than $2.2 Million to Vemma Affiliates Who Lost Money
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The FTC will be mailing refund checks totaling more than $2.2 million to people who lost money to an alleged pyramid scheme operated by Vemma Nutrition Company. The refunds are the result of the FTC's settlement with Vemma, an Arizona-based multilevel-marketing company that sold health and wellness drinks through a network of distributors known as "affiliates." Vemma allegedly targeted college students and   more

Funding Available for Head Start Services in Arizona
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to four discretionary grants for Head Start services in Apache, Coconino, Navajo and Yavapai counties, Arizona. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $17,740,191. The agency said the grant was associated with income security and social services. The funding is open to state, county, city, township governments; independent   more

NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Arizona Department of Health Services
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54270) involving Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona: LOST / STOLEN TRITIUM EXIT SIGN The following information was received from the Arizona Department of Health Services via E-mail: "The Department [Arizona Department of Health Services] received notification that a tritium exit sign has been lost/stolen. The model is an Isolite 2040 with an activity of approximately 7.  more

Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General: Company Pays $50,000 Penalty to Settle Claim of Misleading Consumers With Social Security-Related Images
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- 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 USA Filing Services, LLC, has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty to resolve the Government's claim that the company misled consumers by using Social Security-related images on its fee-based Social Security card application services website, blog, and Facebook account.*   more

U.S. Air Force: Operation Supplement Safety, an Enduring Program
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force (56th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Brooke Moeder Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) is a Department of Defense (DoD) educational program under the Consortium for Health and Military Performance at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to increase awareness within the DoD community. It provides information about how to evaluate dietary supplements (DS), by outlining the potential red flags and health   more

U.S. and Indonesia Celebrate Indonesia's Future Environment Leaders at Homecoming Reception for USAID-CIFOR Fellows
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia issued the following news release: On Monday, the U.S. Embassy hosted a homecoming reception for 20 young Indonesian professionals who recently earned their Master's Degrees in the United States. Through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Fellowship Program, USAID provided opportunities for highly qualified Indonesians to pursue graduate studies in for  more