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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday November 03, 2019 ( 10 items )  

Army Corps of Engineers: Cape Disappointment State Park Area Closures to Re-Open Jan. 1, 2020
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will extend construction on the Mouth of the Columbia River's North Jetty to Jan. 1, 2020. The Corps originally planned to re-open the area and road at the North Jetty on Nov. 1, 2019, but jetty construction and equipment removal from the site has taken longer than the Corps previously anticipated. The jetty, North Jetty Road and nearby parking lots will remain clo  more

Corps Begins Spillway Gate Rehabilitation Work at Detroit Dam
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will perform spillway gate rehabilitation work at Detroit Dam from Friday, Nov. 1 through Feb. 15, 2020. During this period of time, the road running across Detroit Dam will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians. Contractors will use the parking lot at the top of the dam as a staging area during construction. This parking area is currently fenced off from the publi  more

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Brockett, N.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Norvin D. Brockett, 18, of Crook, Oregon, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Aug. 5, 2019. (This identification was initially published Aug. 7, 2019.) In December 1950, Brockett was a member of Battery A, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, 31st Regimental Combat   more

Heppner Ranger District to Host Workshop on the West End Farm Bill Categorical Exclusion Project
PENDLETON, Oregon, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Umatilla National Forest - issued the following news release: The Heppner Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest is hosting a public workshop on the West End Farm Bill Categorical Exclusion (CE) project (West End Project) on Nov. 7, 2019, from 6-8 p.m. at the Heppner Ranger District office. The objective of the workshop is to discuss and receive feedback on the proposed treatments in the proje  more

INL Wins Two Federal Laboratory Consortium Regional Awards
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news: Idaho National Laboratory has been honored with two Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Awards in 2019 in the Far West Region. The FLC is formally chartered and mandated by Congress to promote, educate and facilitate technology transfer nationwide among more than 300 federal laboratories, research centers and agencies. The Far West region, which includes more than 50 laboratories i  more

National Energy Technology Laboratory Technology Licensee Awarded Best Paper at International Conference
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Ampere Scientific, an Oregon-based company that licenses NETL's Arc Position Sensing (APS) technology, received a best paper award at the Liquid Metals Processing and Casting conference held in Birmingham, England. The paper detailed a first-of-its-kind demonstration of the technology, which may lead to better processing and larger yields of specialty metals used  more

Oregon FBI's Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Using Virtual Private Networks
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Portland Field Office issued the following news release: Welcome to the Oregon FBI's Tech Tuesday segment. This week: building a digital defense by using Virtual Private Networks. As we wrap up our series of reports on popular cyber scams and tools you can use during Cyber Security month, we want to take some time to talk about the benefits of VPN's. Going even a few minutes without being connected t  more

Rural Development - Oregon: USDA Invests $8.48 Million to Expand Rural Electric Infrastructure in Northwest Oregon
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Oregon office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is investing $8.48 million to expand electric infrastructure in rural northwest Oregon, announced State Director John Huffman today. "Universal access to electricity is essential for rural communities to prosper," said Huffman. "Today's funding reflects our commitment to help rural communities improve a  more

Terra Peninsular to Receive $140,000 Grant from Interior
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $140,000 grant to the Terra Peninsular of Baja, California, for Pacific brant mid-winter ground survey in Mexico. The agency description of the grant states: "This award would provide funding to estimate the Pacific Brant population on their primary wintering grounds in northwestern Mexico. These data are the primary component of the Pacific Flyway Mid-Winter Brant Su  more

USDA Seeks Public Comments on Conservation Practice Standard Updates
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon office issued the following news release: USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking public comments on 13 conservation practice standards. Per direction from the 2018 Farm Bill, NRCS will gather feedback on 94 practices over the coming months through posting on the Federal Register. Comments on these current 13 practice standards are due by Thursday, November 21.  more