By Bob Pepalis | Sep 3, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced $13.5 million to support 11 trade adjustment assistance centers, which assist import-affected manufacturers in adjusting to rising international competition and generating jobs.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 3, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor hosted an event celebrating Labor Rights Week 2022 at the consular section of the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce will communicate with the public about CHIPS and Science Act initiatives in a transparent and fair process.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 2, 2022
A State Department spokesperson said that despite Russia failing to accept a final draft of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, it still holds strong since all other state parties showed their support.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 2, 2022
A maintenance worker inside a cement mixer narrowly avoided fatal injury when a coworker at a Colorado Springs concrete manufacturing facility turned the machine on.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 2, 2022
A Chinese Communist Party spokesperson said that the Chinese economy, combined with the country’s anti-COVID measures, makes the nation an attractive place to do business, though a U.S.-China Business Council report found otherwise.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 1, 2022
A Human Rights Watch researcher shared the fears of Chinese pro-democracy students in Australia of being harassed and intimidated, and of Australian academics who focus on China of being recorded and doxed by nationalistic Chinese students.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 1, 2022
Grants valued at $51 million were awarded for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 1, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor launched an online portal to help contracting officers, contractors, and subcontractors in providing the necessary notices of federal construction contracts and subcontract awards.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 31, 2022
A federal appeals court unanimously ruled a Lake County, Minn., iron ore mine owner flagrantly broke the Mine Safety and Health Act in 2016 by ordering miners to work on an elevated walkway that had been deemed unsafe for more than a year.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 31, 2022
A U.S. Department of Labor program that holds violators accountable for violating workers’ rights has made substantial headway in the Southeast.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 31, 2022
An Office of Health and Safety Administration investigation into a fire that broke out on a drilling platform located in Sabine Pass, Texas, found the two companies operating at the platform violated safety procedures.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 31, 2022
Deputy Secretary of Commerce announced the intent to hold an economic dialogue in Washington, D.C., between the Department of Commerce and the government of Puerto Rico in the fall.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 30, 2022
The Chinese government uses approximately 500 million surveillance cameras to collect data on its citizens at a more elaborate scale than previously known to maintain control over its population, according to a video report based on 100,000 documents provided by China Files.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 30, 2022
The National Disability Institute (NDI) will receive $8 million over four years for a center that concentrates on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 30, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken recalled the countless individuals suffering religious persecution as the State Department observed the fourth annual International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 29, 2022
The U.S. State Department observed the second anniversary of the poisoning of opposition leader Aleksy Navalny by the Russian government.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 29, 2022
A Republican congressman from Wisconsin has introduced legislation to cease issuing U.S. visas to people from countries that won't take back those who commit crimes while in the U.S.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 28, 2022
The United States remains committed to supporting Ukraine in its military defense against Russia six months after Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 27, 2022
Humanitarian aid workers who have helped the world’s most vulnerable people who felt the compounding effects of the COVID-19 pandemic during crises were honored by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on World Humanitarian Day.
