By Bob Martin | Dec 7, 2021
The deadline for financial institutions to roll out a class exemption intended to help investors and advisers was recently extended for those “working diligently, and in good faith, to comply,” according to a U.S. Department of Labor press release.
By Bob Martin | Dec 5, 2021
Train enthusiasts may be thrilled to hear the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will host a model railroad exhibit throughout December
By Bob Martin | Dec 2, 2021
A process to remove derogatory names of geographic features in the U.S. has been established by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, a release by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) said.
By Bob Martin | Dec 1, 2021
The Bureau of Reclamation recently awarded $9.9 million to tribal communities across the U.S. to assist in improving their water supply and drought sustainability, according to a Nov. 23 press release.
By Bob Martin | Nov 30, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that it recovered $2.4 billion after Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) investigations in fiscal year 2021.
By Bob Martin | Nov 27, 2021
A Cameroonian citizen recently pleaded guilty to his involvement in a scheme using COVID-19 to trick people into paying for pets that never arrived.
By Bob Martin | Nov 23, 2021
An Oklahoma man has recently pleaded guilty to one count concerning a firearms trafficking conspiracy involving Mexican Cartels; part of the first successful prosecution of its kind in the United States.
By Bob Martin | Nov 23, 2021
TerraPower will build a Natrium reactor in Kemmerer Wyoming, which the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy believes will create thousands of construction jobs and hundreds more permanent jobs once completed.
By Bob Martin | Nov 23, 2021
Two Bronx men were recently arrested for allegedly having over 25 pounds of heroin, three guns, and ammunition, the Drug Enforcement Agency said in a release.
By Bob Martin | Nov 21, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor is relaunching askEARN.org, a website aimed at making workplaces more inclusive for those with disabilities, according to a release by the DOL on Nov. 9.
By Bob Martin | Nov 21, 2021
The Department of Labor recently submitted a proposal to rescind a Trump-era policy on a religious exemption that would bring the department back to the policies of the Bush and Obama presidencies.
By Bob Martin | Nov 19, 2021
A Reno man was indicted for alleged child sexual exploitation and child pornography after being investigated by multiple agencies, according to a statement this week by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.
By Bob Martin | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of State as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have announced that they are partnering with the Walt Disney Company and Wildlife Direct to launch a brand new educational television program designed to inspire people to help the world around them.
By Bob Martin | Nov 18, 2021
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. is working to develop an infectious disease preparedness plan that will minimize health-related plant closures.
By Bob Martin | Nov 18, 2021
To cut costs and boost safety, the Office of Nuclear Energy is mulling the idea of using artificial intelligence-powered drones in nuclear power plants, the agency said in a Nov. 2 release.
By Bob Martin | Nov 16, 2021
The Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy Carbon Management (FECM) has announced an intent to help fund research and development involving carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR).
By Bob Martin | Nov 13, 2021
The Department of Energy started a new initiative designed to assist "underserved and frontline" communities in energy storage, federal officials said in a Nov. 3 release.
By Bob Martin | Nov 13, 2021
The first complete accident-tolerant fuel assembly has been created and is now in use at a power plant, the Office of Nuclear Energy said in a Nov. 8 release.
By Bob Martin | Nov 12, 2021
The Department of Energy recently announced $10 million in funding for a pair of electric trade associations focused on stopping cyber threats that could be detrimental to the country’s energy grid.
By Bob Martin | Nov 12, 2021
Tennessee officials recently attended the groundbreaking for a center that aims to provide nuclear and radioactive material training, and the facility located in Oak Ridge is expected to be running by 2023, according to a statement at energy.gov.
