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Law Enforcement and Investigations - Archeological Resources Protection

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A Forest Service archaeologist studies an artifact found on the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona. Each artifact discovered offers a tiny glimpse, a sliver of context, into the past. (Forest Service photo by Andrew Avitt) Forest Service personnel are trained in archeological investigation and…
#LawEnforcement, #Safety, #LEI, #SpecialAgents, #Policy, #RulesAndRegulations, #Crime, #CrimePrevention, #Police, #OutdoorSafety, #WildlandFire, #FirePrevention, #Camping, #LeaveNoTrace, #Archaeology, #Protection, #HistoricPreservation

Powering Through

Workers feed branches into a chipping machine underneath a power line on a road.
Roseburg, Ore – Phil Bigler, the chief operating officer at Douglas Electric Cooperative, embodies the multifaceted role required to keep the lights on in rural America. From strategic planning and managing cybersecurity to hands-on tasks like unloading freight trucks and delivering pizza to linemen during outages, his commitment runs deep. Raised on tales of courageous linemen battling storms to…
#Protection, #CommunityWildfireDefenseGrants, #InfrastructureInvestmentAndJobsAct, #Infrastructure, #Grants

USDA: Whistleblower protections

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The start of a New Year presents an opportunity to remind USDA employees of their responsibility to promote a workplace free from retaliation/reprisal. Whistleblowers are important to a proper functioning Government and law prohibits retaliation/reprisal towards a person because of whistleblowing. As generally understood, Federal statutes protect whistleblowers who report wrongdoing internally to…
#Protection, #Training