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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday January 12, 2020 ( 10 items )  

BLS Issues Women Earnings in Oregon for 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: In 2018, Oregon women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $808, or 82.0 percent of the $985 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the 2018 women's-to-  more

Homeland Security Investigations Welcomes New Leadership to Pacific Northwest
SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has named Debra Parker as the new special agent in charge of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) office based in Seattle. As special agent in charge, Parker, a 25-year veteran of federal law enforcement, supervises a cadre of special agents responsible for investigative work across Alaska, Idaho, W  more

NASS - NW Regional Field Office: Annual Crop Summary
OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: All wheat planted in Idaho in 2019 totaled 1.20 million acres, up slightly from 2018. Harvested area, at 1.13 million acres, is down 1 percent from the previous year. All wheat production totaled 98.8 million bushels, down 5 percent from last year. Yield is estimated at 87.8 bushels per acre, down 4.1 bushels from 2018  more

NASS - NW Regional Field Office: Winter Wheat Seedings
OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: * * * - Wheat Seedings in the Northwest down 3 percent from last year United States planted acres down 1 percent * * * Idaho growers seeded 720,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2020 crop, down 1 percent from 2019, but unchanged from the 2018 crop. Oregon farmers planted 700,000 acres, down 5 percent from the 2019 c  more

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Finds New Liquified Natural Gas Pipeline in Oregon Will Not Jeopardize Species
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: NOAA Fisheries has issued a final biological opinion on construction and operation of the Jordan Cove terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, and the associated 229-mile long Pacific Connector Liquid Natural Gas pipeline. After conducting a thorough review, NOAA scientists determined that the proposed action does not jeopardize protected species or adversely modify t  more

Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Tech Support Scams
PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 9 -- 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 against digital device repair scams. For many of us, the lives we lead in the digital world are critical to how well we live our lives in the real world. Those family pictures from five years ago? Stored on the computer. The important essay that is due next we  more

Public Comments Sought for East Fork Irrigation District Infrastructure Modernization Project
HOOD RIVER, Oregon, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon office issued the following news release: Advancements in irrigation efficiency are on the horizon for farmers and orchardists in East Fork Irrigation District pending the completion of a federal environmental planning process that began in October 2018. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has reviewed the potential impacts of the East Fork Irrigation District Inf  more

The Corps of Engineers Begins Refill at Detroit Dam During Spillway Gate Construction
PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District will begin refilling Detroit Dam reservoir up to an elevation of 1450 feet from now through Jan. 31. The Corps will continue spillway gate rehabilitation work on two of Detroit Dam's spillway gates while refill begins. This first phase of spillway gate work at Detroit began in November 2019 and is expected to be complete in March. On Feb. 1, the C  more

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Awards $7.5 Million in Grants for America's Marine Highways
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced more than $7.5 million in grants to nine Marine Highway projects. The funding, provided by MARAD's America's Marine Highway Program, will go towards enhancing existing services in Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington "This $7.5 million   more

USDA Invites Input on Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Rule
PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 7 -- 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) seeks public comments on its interim rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). ACEP is USDA's premier conservation easement program, helping landowners protect working agricultural lands and wetlands. The rule - now available on the Federal Register - takes effect on pub  more