By Bob Pepalis | Sep 20, 2022
A $6.7 million grant to Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska from the Economic Development Administration will promote tourism by creating new tourist infrastructure and facilities.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 19, 2022
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., asked the CEO of Apple to reconsider partnering with China's Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC) and said doing so would pose a threat to Apple customers as well as American national security.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 19, 2022
The Department of Labor declared its support for the negotiations of commitments under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity's Trade, Supply Chain, Clean Economy and Fair Economy Pillars, which aim to strengthen international worker standards and advance labor rights.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 19, 2022
Google and the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the U.S. Department of Commerce have entered into a cooperative research and development arrangement.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 18, 2022
A respected expert in coastal science and management with nearly 20 years' experience at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will head NOAA's research of marine ecosystems beginning in October.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 17, 2022
A new report argues for restructuring the U.S. defense budget over U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s belief that its size is critical to staying ahead of China, dealing with Russia and maintaining the responsibilities that come along with America's role as a global leader.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 17, 2022
A Cicero, Ill., real estate company’s president and owner must compensate participants for financial losses caused by the misappropriation of pension and profit-sharing plans under a federal court order.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 17, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Rina Raimondo said U.S. and Mexico’s governments have created economic conditions to spur a wave of economic growth, uplift their people and develop high-skilled work forces.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 17, 2022
The United States launched a new Afghan Fund, which will redistribute Afghanistan's frozen $3.5 billion back to the people.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 16, 2022
The Department of Labor asked the Office of Administrative Law Judges to compel a federal contractor in Minnesota and its Washington subsidiary to provide paperwork and information to complete a compliance review.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 16, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed support for the peace efforts being made by the African Union and Tigrayan government regarding the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 16, 2022
The U.S. Departments of Commerce and Defense are joining forces to keep an eye on the skies and more specifically, the tens of thousands of objects circling the planet overhead.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 15, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken used a YouTube video to inform the public that the 2023 Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship Program is now accepting applications.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 15, 2022
At the Sept. 9 IBEW Women's Conference, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said investing in women’s success is essential to the nation’s economic competitiveness.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 15, 2022
Since 2015, investigations into child labor and violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act have increased, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division reported.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 15, 2022
A senior policy analyst with America First Policy Institute said the Commitment to America discussed by U.S. Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Michael McCaul proposes bold solutions that can counter Chinese Communist Party policies.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 14, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for an immediate end to a conflict that broke out Sept. 12 between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 14, 2022
A Chicago restaurant owner was jailed overnight and forced to comply with a subpoena to produce records for a U.S. citizen more than two years after the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigated.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 14, 2022
Susie Feliz was sworn in Sept. 6 as the assistant secretary of Commerce for legislative and intergovernmental affairs by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo after her unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 13, 2022
Employers can now easily access federal guidance on how to interact with and support workers who are interested in forming or joining a labor union.
