By Bob Pepalis | Oct 29, 2022
A $500 million investment in 32 high-quality, locally driven workforce systems for the U.S. Economic Development Administration's Good Jobs Challenge is radically changing American neighborhoods.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 29, 2022
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation recovered more than $1 million in back pay and liquidated damages from the part-owner and operator of an assisted living facility in the Pittsburgh area.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 29, 2022
The United States has sanctioned nine individuals and 12 entities for corrupting Moldova's political and economic institutions.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 29, 2022
A senior China analyst at Eurasia Group, said Xi Jinping's appointments on the newly announced Politburo Standing Committee represent the removal of potential opposition to an extreme degree.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 29, 2022
A Kauai, Hawaii, restaurant allegedly violated federal regulations by permitting eight workers as young as 15 to work in its kitchen and bake.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 29, 2022
Deputy Secretary Don Graves shared that the Department of Commerce wants to keep the dialogue and partnerships going with participants at the Faith-Based National Partnership Summit.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 29, 2022
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong, during which time she reiterated the U.S. commitment to defending the Republic of Korea and Japan amid ballistic missile tests by North Korea.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 28, 2022
The U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report to bring light to the allocation of federal funds for specific community projects.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 28, 2022
The U.S. Department of State designated three Syrian military officials for their involvement in the chemical attacks on Ghouta in 2013.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 28, 2022
The New Growth Innovation Network received a $5.5 million grant from the Department of Commerce Networks program to develop and introduce a new program called Equity Impact Investments.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 28, 2022
The remains of a U.S. citizen who was killed during the conflict in Ukraine are being released from Ukraine custody and brought back to the United States.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 28, 2022
U.S. Sec. of Labor Marty Walsh shared a personal anecdote on the benefits of mental-health support in the workplace when he spoke recently with employers and disability-advocacy leaders.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 27, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently announced plans for the United States to impose a new round of sanctions on Nicaraguan government officials and on the country's gold industry.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 27, 2022
Zoë Baird has been appointed senior counselor to the secretary for technology and economic growth.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 27, 2022
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said the U.S. firmly rejects the “transparently false allegation” by Russia that Ukraine has plans to detonate a “dirty bomb” on its own territory.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 26, 2022
The United States will provide $2 million in emergency funding through the U.S. Agency for International Development to Cuba after the devastation of Hurricane Ian.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 26, 2022
The Department of Commerce announced the intent to establish a U.S.-Ukraine Infrastructure Task Force that will concentrate on Ukraine's crucial post-conflict infrastructure reconstruction needs.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 26, 2022
A Georgia crawl space remediation company may have prevented the death of an employee had it adhered to safety regulations required by law, investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 25, 2022
President Joe Biden signed the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act into law Oct. 19, which directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the prevention and treatment of global malnutrition.
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 25, 2022
A new Workforce Planning Guide has been made available by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce for use by states and territories when organizing high-speed internet deployment initiatives.
