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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday April 26, 2020 ( 3 items )  

Natural Resources Conservation Service-Nebraska: USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Nebraska office issued the following news release: All USDA Service Centers continue to be open for business by phone appointment only, and field work will continue with appropriate social distancing. While program delivery staff will continue to come into the office, they will be working with producers by phone and using online tools whenever possible. All Service Center customers wishin  more

Offutt AFB: Innovative Thinking Leads to First Local E-4B Wash Since Flood
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: For the first time in a little more than a year, the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron found a way to wash an E-4B aircraft here April 20, 2020. The unit's Allman Maintenance Facility has been without running water since floodwaters ravaged portions of the installation in March 2019, but thanks to some innovative thinking, the 595th AMXS came up with a solution to   more

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Nebraska Dollar Tree Store for Exposing Employees to Exit, Storage and Other Hazards
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit, storage, compressed gas and walking working surface hazards at a LaVista, Nebraska, store. The national discount retailer faces $539,934 in penalties. OSHA alleges the company exposed employees to fire hazards from obstructed exit routes, struck-by hazards caused by unstable stacks  more