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IR-2021-100, May 3, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the application period for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) matching grants for calendar year 2022 will run from May 3, 2021, to June 18, 2021. The LITC Program is a federal grant program administered by the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate at the IRS, which is led by National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Erin M. Collins. LITCs can make a tremendous impact on the lives of taxpayers, as detailed in this recent b...

Emory’s 2020 MBAs Plead For Retroactive STEM, But The School Isn’t Budging Read full article Emory University Goizueta Business School For international MBAs graduating from business school in the United States, STEM can make all the difference. Class of 2020 MBAs graduated into a world upended by coronavirus. Now, as the health crisis reaches new levels of catastrophe around the world, having a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics degree could literally be what saves them from...

The MQ-9 Reaper Drone: America’s Weapon of Choice for the Next World War? The U.S. military aims to evolve and sustain the MQ-9 Reaper as it transitions from primarily a counterterrorism surveillance and strike platform into a great-power warfare asset. The Air Force continues to add weapons, sensors, electronics, and anti-jam technologies to its Reaper drone in order to operate the platform until 2035. The strategy is to evolve and sustain the MQ-9 Reaper as it transitions from primarily a c...

Oorah: How the F-35B Is Serving the U.S. Marine Corps Quite Well The F-35B will help the Marines not only gain air dominance, but also be able to conduct amphibious operations. Key point: Having a high-tech stealth fighter would certainly make seizing an enemy island easier. Here is how the F-35B will help the Marines fight any future war. A few months back, pilots of the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) conducted the mass launch of the Lockheed Martin F-35B fighters at ...

Sheriff’s office completes Ohio 9-1-1 program audit Staff report PORTSMOUTH — Sheriff David Thoroughman announced the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office recently went through an audit concerning documentation, training, and call volume with the Ohio 9-1-1 Program Office. The office reviewed documentation and continuing training records of the Dispatchers in the 9-1-1 Center. The Ohio 9-1-1 Program Office coordinates and facilitates communication concerning 9-1-1 issues among state, federal, r...

3 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District hosted a number of events in April 2021 to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). This year’s Army theme was "Building Cohesive Teams through Character Trust and Resilience. Protecting Our People Protects Our Mission." Events included Teal Tuesday to show support of SAAPM and survivors; a walk/run/ride virtual 5K; Denim Day; and Ask-a-SARC Day in which several sessions were held on relevant topics s...

The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a free academic and career enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college students interested in the health professions. This six-week opportunity is offered at 12 program sites across the country. Although curriculum details and dates vary by program site, each program participant will have the opportunity to spend the summer exploring a range of health careers, including dentistry, medicine, nu...

First F-35C Air Wing Ready to Bring 5th-Gen Fighters to Carrier Strike Group April 29, 2021 5:31 PM PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2021) An F-35C Lighting II from the “Argonauts” Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 sits on the flight deck on Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Erin. C. Zorich) As the Navy approaches the first-ever deployment of its ...

Dutch airmen examine the wheel of an F-35A Lightning II. (Photo: USAF/Samuel King) Honeywell-GKN pact answers the need for a dedicated European MRO facility for F-35 wheels and brakes. Honeywell and Netherlands-based Fokker Landing Gear (part of GKN Aerospace) have signed a ten-year, non-exclusive licence and parts supply agreement to establish an authorised service centre for Honeywell wheels and brakes on the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. GKN Aerospace will provide MRO services for whee...

Dive Brief: The Department of Energy announced $8.25 billion in loans available for transmission projects on Tuesday, as the White House released a fact sheet on the coordinated efforts between DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to modernize the electric grid. The total included up to $5 billion in loan guarantees for innovative transmission projects, such as offshore wind, and projects sited on federally recognized tribal nations through DOEs Loan Program Office, along with up to $...