By Bob Pepalis | Aug 17, 2022
The Department of State recently issued a Federal Register notice of 10 people statutorily debarred after being found guilty of breaking the Arms Export Control Act or conspiring to do so.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 16, 2022
A $3.9 million grant will enable the Wyoming County Economic Development Authority in Pineville, W.V., to build three facilities to support carbon manufacturing in the Barkers Creek Industrial Park.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 16, 2022
Northern California will get assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor through a $960,000 award to aid with wildfire cleanup and recovery after the August 2020 fires.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 16, 2022
A former United States ambassador to the United Nations expressed optimism Aug. 9 about freedom for Paul Whelan and WNBA star Brittney Griner, who are currently being held in Russian prisons.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 15, 2022
The signing of the CHIPS and Science Act puts $100 million in an International Technology Security and Innovation Fund to support secure semiconductor supply chains and the development of secure telecommunications networks.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 15, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced 32 grant awards in the Good Jobs Challenge to industry-led workforce training partnerships around the nation Aug. 3.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 15, 2022
A Baton Rouge roofing contractor faces consequences after an employee’s fatal fall off a roof two months after federal safety inspectors issued a warning it was not complying with fall protection requirements.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 14, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent his best wishes to the Ecuadorian people on the anniversary of their nation’s declaration of independence.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 14, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was pleased with how quickly Finland and Sweden were becoming NATO Allies.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 14, 2022
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves told the Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ACE) that the Commerce Department’s one overarching goal was to improve competitiveness so that the nation’s workers and companies succeed.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 13, 2022
The town of Douglas, Mass., will receive a $3.3 million grant to update its sewer and water systems, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 13, 2022
Hazardous conditions found at two Ohio locations continue the pattern of infractions found by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and state agencies at Family Dollar and Dollar Tree stores.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 12, 2022
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor recovered $608,000 in wages and liquidated damages from the operators of six northern California pizza restaurants who failed to properly compensate workers for overtime.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 12, 2022
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves said giving workers access to training to succeed and to the new, high-quality jobs of the future are essential to expand and diversify the nation’s workforce.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 12, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States appreciated UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg’s tireless efforts to extend a truce in Yemen.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 12, 2022
Some people in China reportedly feel House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan crossed a line.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 11, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) recent trip to Taiwan might have triggered a show of military strength and presidential rebuff from China, but it's unlikely the Communist country will make aggressive moves against Taiwan or the U.S. anytime soon, according to multiple sources.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 11, 2022
A contractor in Appleton, Wis., was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing workers to falls and for failing to train them on how to use fall protection effectively.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 11, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced visa restrictions on 100 Belarus regime officials for what they did to impede democracy on the second anniversary of that nation’s presidential election.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 11, 2022
University of Colorado Denver architecture students have worked with scientists for the past five months designing and building a new Antarctic field camp.
