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Federal Tipoffs Involving Texas Newsletter for Sunday December 08, 2019 ( 49 items )  

2019 Global Strike Challenge Team Dyess Air Force Base Winners
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: Airmen from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, recently competed in the 2019 Global Strike Challenge, Nov. 20, 2019, and received multiple awards. The GSC is the world's premier bomber, intercontinental ballistic missile, helicopter operations and security forces competition. Units from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard participa  more

340th Flying Training Group Process Improvement Event at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Tackles Reserve Status Pay Issues
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Subject matter experts from across the 340th Flying Training Group gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 19-21 for a continuous process improvement, or CPI, event to address pay problems resulting when members transition between statuses, such as Active-Guard Reserve to Traditional Reserve or vice versa. The CPI event was led by 340th FTG continuous impr  more

88th Fighter Training Squadron Instructors Provide Support Roles to Luke Air Force Base Fighter Jets
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: Valuable lessons learned were brought back to Sheppard AFB, Texas, after fighter pilots from the 88th Fighter Training Squadron played the role of bad guys as part of a training exercise here. The 88th FTS, which is part of the 80th Flying Training Wing's Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, provided adversary support to a mix of F-35 and F-16 squadrons assigned to the 56t  more

Air Education and Training Command Learning Wi-Fi Service Begins Roll Out Across Command
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: In an effort to expand learning opportunities for Airmen and enable training and education from any device, Air Education and Training Command has begun a project to install commercial wireless internet across the command called the AETC Learning Wi-Fi Service. Implementation of the initial phase is in progress with the first activation of commercial Wi-Fi service delivered at Keesler Air Force Base  more

Air Education and Training Command Learning Wi-Fi Service Begins Roll Out Across the Command
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: In an effort to expand learning opportunities for Airmen and enable training and education from any device, Air Education and Training Command has begun a project to install commercial wireless Internet across the command called the AETC Learning Wi-Fi Service. Implementation of the initial phase is in progress with the first activation of commercial Wi-Fi service  more

Air Force Housing Helpline Connects Residents to Support They Seek
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Since its launch in May 2019, the Air Force Housing Helpline has been helping residents resolve concerns with Air Force privatized and government housing. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations Directorate, which manages and executes the Air Force's housing program, established a 24-hour helpline to address concerns raised regarding the military privatiz  more

Air Force Housing Helpline Connects Residents to the Support They Seek
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: Since its launch in May 2019, Air Force Housing Helpline has been helping residents resolve concerns with Air Force privatized and government housing. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations Directorate, which manages and executes the Air Force's housing program, established 1-800-482-6431 as 24-hour helpline to address concerns raised regarding the military privatize  more

Air Force Housing Helpline Connects Residents to the Support They Seek
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: Since its launch in May 2019, Air Force Housing Helpline has been helping residents resolve concerns with Air Force privatized and government housing. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations Directorate, which manages and executes the Air Force's housing program, established 1-800-482-6431 as 24-hour helpline to address concerns raised regarding the military privatized  more

Air Force Releases 2019 Chief Master Sergeant Promotion Cycle Statistics
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: Air Force officials have selected 530 out of 2,529 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant in the 2019 promotion cycle--a selection rate of 20.96%. This was the first senior noncommissioned officer promotion cycle in which the promotion board focused strictly on performance as the Air Force eliminated the requirements for promo  more

Air Force Taking Next Steps to Address PFAS at Former Reese Air Force Base
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is taking the next steps in its response to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, attributable to its past activities, at the former Reese Air Force base near Lubbock, Texas. "We're initiating a base-wide investigation to further identify source areas of these PFAS of concern, better characterize the geology and hydrogeology, and d  more

Army Honors 922nd Contracting Battalion Contracting Officer as Best
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Army Special Operations Command issued the following news: A Soldier from the 922nd Contracting Battalion at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, is a winner of the Secretary of the Army Awards for Excellence in Contracting for fiscal 2019. Maj. Katrina Grimes, the battalion executive officer, earned the individual contracting officer award in the contingency contracting category. The award, one of four by Mission and Installation Contract  more

Best Practice: New Look for Conroe's Wastewater Treatment Plant, a New Outlook on Mitigation
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Conroe's Wastewater Treatment Plant, built in 1972, serves Conroe and part of Willis, or about 90,000 residents of Montgomery County Texas. It's one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S. and lies 40 miles north of Houston. Storm mitigation, population growth and plant modernization rank as important factors in planning long- and short-term operations o  more

Best Practice: Texans Living in Low-risk Flood Areas Get Flooded, Flood Insurance Helps Them Recover, Pay Losses
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: More than 70 percent of Texas homes that flooded in Tropical Storm Imelda were in areas at low risk for flooding. And most of those with flood damage from Imelda did not have flood insurance. Insurance policies for those who live in low-risk areas are inexpensive and can make a huge difference if, and when flooding occurs. Charles and Rose Lyons, a retired  more

BLS Issues Houston Area Employment for October 2019
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Total nonfarm employment in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 3,202,100 in October 2019, up 80,400 or 2.6 percent, from one year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.4 percent. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Ope  more

Bureau of Labor Statistics: 49 Metro Areas Had Increases in Nonfarm Employment From October 2018 to October 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from The Economics Daily: Forty-nine metro areas had increases in nonfarm employment from October 2018 to October 2019, and 340 were essentially unchanged. The largest over-the-year increase in employment among the metropolitan areas occurred in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (98,700), followed by New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey (84,600), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-A  more

California Airman Aces 15-Block Aerospace Ground Equipment Course
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: An Airman from California showed his mastery of aerospace ground equipment when he graduated from the 361st Training Squadron's course Nov. 27, 2019. Airman Ryan D. Elmer, from Santa Rosa, California, achieved perfect scores in the aerospace ground equipment apprentice course during the 15 blocks of instruction that spanned 87 training days. Elmer and his classmates learned how to maint  more

California Airman Aces 15-Block Aerospace Ground Equipment Course at Sheppard Air Force Base
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: An Airman from California showed his mastery of aerospace ground equipment when he graduated from the 361st Training Squadron's course Nov. 27, 2019. Airman Ryan D. Elmer, from Santa Rosa, California, achieved perfect scores in the aerospace ground equipment apprentice course during the 15 blocks of instruction that spanned 87 training days. Elmer and his classmates learne  more

Chicago District Wins Top USACE Award for FY 2019 Small Business Program
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Chicago District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District was recognized for awarding more than 20% of its FY19 contracts to disabled veterans, and more than 50% of its contracts to small businesses at the 2019 Society of American Military Engineers' Federal Small Business Conference in Dallas, Texas, last month. The district won 1st place for awarding 20.06% of its contracts to Service-D  more

Court Halts Operations of VoIP Service Provider After the FTC and Ohio Alleged That It Helped Promote Credit Card Interest Reduction Scheme
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * - First FTC case against a VoIP service provider under the Telemarketing Sales Rule * * * At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Ohio, a federal court has halted the operations of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider Globex Telecom Inc., which allegedly played a key role in robocalling consumers to promote a credit card interest reduction scheme that bilked co  more

DOD: General Officer Assignments
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Brig. Gen. Brenda P. Carter, director of operations, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, to vice commander, 19th Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Brig. Gen. Matthew W. Davidson, deputy Combined Force Space Component commander, U.S. Space Command; and vice commander, 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Vandenbe  more

Dyess Air Force Base Airman Deceased
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: A Dyess Air Force Base Airman died in Abilene, Texas in an incident involving the Abilene Police Department on November 30, 2019. The deceased was Staff Sgt. Ryan Blair, 23, assigned to the 7th Component Maintenance Squadron. "This is a tragic occurrence for the Dyess community," said Col. Ed Sumangil, 7th Bomb Wing commander. "We extend our deepest condolences and prayers to Ryan's family, fr  more

Dyess Air Force Base: Family Advocacy Program Team Teaches New Course
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: Dennis Wright is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Dyess Air Force Base. In his office on the third floor of the 7th Medical Group building, his warm eyes peer out from behind eyeglasses. He explains that this year, the Family Advocacy Program team has taught Positive Psychology to more than 400 Airmen with a 98% approval rating. Family Advocacy Programs across the Air Force are well-known   more

Eglin Air Force Base, Fish & Wildlife Serve Form Partnership
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Air Force natural and cultural resources are now safer, thanks to a new conservation law enforcement partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center and USFWS kicked off a joint Conservation Law Enforcement Partnership, or CLEP, this fall, placing six USFWS conservation law enforcement officers, or CLEOs, across five Air Force installations. These officers ar  more

EPA Helps Pueblo of Santa Ana Clean and Redevelop Contaminated Properties
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $70,000 to the Pueblo of Santa Ana in New Mexico to assist in remediating and redeveloping brownfields sites. "We are helping our tribal partners build and revitalize tribal lands," said Regional Administrator Ken McQueen. "This grant will help identify and assess brownfield sites for potential redevelopment." Grants awarded by EPA's   more

Federal Court Sentences Texas Healthcare Company Owner For Healthcare Fraud, Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs issued the following news release: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has sentenced Rafael Enrique Rodriguez - manager and owner of 210 Workers LLC, and registered agent of Alta Vista Healthcare Group LLC in San Antonio, Texas - after his conviction on six counts of healthcare fraud, five counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in June 2019. On December 2  more

FEMA Awards $8.9 Million to Brazoria County to Elevate 70 Flood-prone Homes
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA has awarded more than $8.9 million to Brazoria County, through the Texas Division of Emergency Management, to fund the elevation of 70 flood-prone homes as part of FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). Federal grant funding will provide 75% of the cost of this project, and a local match will provide 25%. These homes will be elevated to at l  more

Goodfellow Air Force Base: 20 Under 40 San Angelo
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: Members of the San Angelo community were recognized for being members of the 2019 20 Under 40 San Angelo class at the McNease Convention Center in San Angelo, Texas, Dec. 6. 20 Under 40 San Angelo is a program created to recognize 20 people under the age of 40 that are influential members of the city. "We have people from all walks of life," said Chief Master Sgt. Lavor Kirkpatrick,   more

Goodfellow Air Force Base: November Student of the Month
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: The Student of the Month awards and Rope of the Month award are presented by 17th Training Group leadership each month. The Student of the Month award is given to one outstanding student from each squadron, who are selected and voted for by the students and instructors of their respective squadrons. The Rope of the Month award is handed out as recognition for the rope who stands out   more

Houston Wing Stop Franchisee Pays $65,316 in Back Wages, Damages And Penalties To Resolve Violations Found by U.S. Department of Labor
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Mylanwings Enterprises LLC - operator of a Wing Stop franchise in Houston, Texas - has paid $31,888 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to four employees and $1,540 in civil money penalties for willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime and minimum wa  more

ICE Dallas Office Opening Its Newest Detention Facility in West Texas
ANSON, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: The field office director (FOD) for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) for Dallas, Texas, is announcing a new ICE detention facility that's officially opening during the week of Dec. 9. FOD Marc J. Moore explained that the new ICE facility was actually built in 2010 by the state of Texas to house inmates  more

ICE HSI Houston Announces Year-end Statistics for Fiscal Year 2019
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston -- the investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security that targets criminal and terrorist organizations that exploit America's travel, trade, financial and immigration systems -- announced Friday its year-end statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2019. Nota  more

Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Staffing Company
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Onin Staffing LLC (Onin Staffing), a Birmingham, Alabama-based staffing company with locations in over a dozen states. The settlement resolves the Department's investigation into whether the company violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against work-authorized, non-U.S. citizens in McAllen  more

Justice Department Settles Texas Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Texas apartment developer and a Texas site engineer have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The suit alleged that they built an eight-building addition and associated rental office at the Seasons Resort in Galveston, Texas, that were inaccessible to persons with disabilities. "The Fair Housing Act and the Ame  more

Justice Department: Former Texas Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offense for Assaulting Inmate
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Tavoris Bottley, 34, a former Senior Correctional Officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, pleaded guilty in court today to assaulting a federal inmate housed at the facility. According to documents filed in connection with the guilty plea, on June 8, 2017, Bottley, while on duty as a federal correctional officer at FCC Beaumont, punched A.A, an inmate, in the face and head mult  more

Justice Department: Waco Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the United States
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Waco, Texas, tax return preparer was sentenced to 27 months in prison today for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department's Tax Division. According to the indictment and information provided to the court, Janell Lightner and her co-defendant Stacey Anderson conspired to defraud the United Stat  more

Laughlin Air Force Base: Commander's Corner - Lt. Col. Gregory Moulton
LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: In my 17 years in the Air Force, I found three truths that guided me along and helped me make decisions as significant as guiding my career or as simple as the day-to-day ones. The first truth is the Air Force owes you nothing more than an opportunity. What I mean by this is every job, position, or assignment is an opportunity. You may have worked hard to earn a new position, but  more

Premedical Students Gain Army Insight at American Medical Student Association Premed Fest
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news: The U.S. Army 5th Medical Recruiting Battalion coordinated clinical skills training for over 200 premedical students during the American Medical Student Association's Premed Fest at Texas A&M University Nov. 23-24. During the event, students rotated through four workshops, led by U.S. Army health care professionals, to gain clinical skills in massive hemorrhage control, suturing, casting, and airway m  more

Producers in Texas Reminded to Signup for Market Facilitation Program
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Texas Field Office issued the following news release: USDA today reminded producers in Texas that the nationwide deadline to sign up for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) is Dec. 6, 2019. MFP payments are aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. "Farmers have had a tough year due to unfair trade retaliation and natural disasters, but   more

Sheppard Air Force Base Instructors Provide Support Roles to Luke Air Force Base Fighter Jets
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Valuable lessons learned were brought back to Sheppard AFB, Texas, after fighter pilots from the 88th Fighter Training Squadron played the role of bad guys as part of a training exercise here. The 88th FTS, which is part of the 80th Flying Training Wing's Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, provided adversary support to a mix of F-35 and F-16 squadrons assig  more

SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station With NASA Science, Cargo
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 5 -- NASA's Johnson Space Center issued the following news release: A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 12:29 p.m. EST Thursday. Dragon will deliver more than 5,700 pounds of NASA cargo and science investigations, including studies of malting barley in microgravity, the spread of fire, and bone and muscle loss. The spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air For  more

St. Paul District Receives Top Small Business Conference Awards
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, received two prestigious awards at the 2019 Society of American Military Engineers, or SAME, Small Business Conference in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 21, 2019. The SAME Small Business Awards is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of small businesses, individuals who work as advocates for furthering small business inte  more

Texas U.S. Attorney: Brownfield Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Prescribing Without Legitimate Medical Purpose
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, issued the following news release: A Brownfield doctor who prescribed drugs without legitimate medical purpose was sentenced today to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $70,000 in restitution following an investigation by the DEA, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. Dr. Dennis D. Tedford, a 59-year-old family medicine doctor, pleaded guilty in May   more

Texas U.S. Attorney: Former Beaumont Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offense for Assaulting Inmate
BEAUMONT, Texas, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Joseph D. Brown, issued the following news release: Tavoris Bottley, 34, a former Senior Correctional Officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, pleaded guilty in court today to assaulting a federal inmate housed at the facility, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown. According to documents filed in connection with the guilty plea, on June 8, 2017, Bottley, whi  more

Texas U.S. Attorney: Justice Department Settles Galveston Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Lawsuit
GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Ryan K. Patrick, issued the following news release: A Texas apartment developer and a Texas site engineer had agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The suit alleged they built an eight-building addition and associated rental office at the Seasons Resort in Galveston that were inaccessible to persons with disabilities. "  more

Texas U.S. Attorney: Lead Defendant in DFW Airport Drug-Smuggling Ring Sentenced to 16+ Years
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, issued the following news release: The lead defendant in a drug-smuggling ring that attempted to traffic methamphetamine through the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was sentenced this afternoon to 16 years and 8 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. Nelson Pabon, 48, pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to possess with intent to   more

U.S. Air Force Housing Helpline Connects Residents to Support They Seek
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Since its launch in May 2019, the Air Force Housing Helpline has been helping residents resolve concerns with Air Force privatized and government housing. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations Directorate, which manages and executes the Air Force's housing program, established a 24-hour helpline to address concerns raised regarding the military privatized housing program. As of November   more

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 Sign Project Partnership Agreement
GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Galveston District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District and the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 (DD7) are set to begin construction of the Port Arthur and Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (CSRM), this project will increase protection and provide resiliency to the existing hurricane protection system. The first of five planned Construction projects for the  more

U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Houston Oil Field Construction Company Paying $141,141 in Back Wages to 21 Employees
CENTER, Texas, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), JML Management Inc. - a construction company based in Center, Texas - has paid $141,141 in back wages to 21 employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime requirements. WHD investigators found that the employer paid a day rate, typically $175 to $225 per day plus $25 per  more

USTRANSCOM Oversees Strategic Theater Patient Movement, Ensuring Aeromedical Evacuation of Our Wounded Warriors From Abroad to America
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: In August 2019, the successful four-day, 8,000-mile aeromedical evacuation of a wounded soldier, whose life hung in the balance, from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, to Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas, demonstrated the criticality of strategic theater patient movement, transporting the ill or injured from abroad to America. U.S. Transportation Command, the Depart  more