News from August 2021
By State Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) newest report makes it clear – climate change is already a crisis. Today, the United States joined nearly 200 IPCC member governments in approving the Working Group I contribution to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report. This is the first volume in ...
By State Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: The Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with Keysight Technologies, Inc. (Keysight) of Santa Rosa, California, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. ...
By State Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you very much, Foreign Minister Jaishankar. It’s wonderful to be with you and please convey our thanks to Prime Minister Modi for bringing us together for this critically important discussion and for India’s leadership on these issues, especially in championing a free and open Indo-Pacific.
By State Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone.
By State Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: On the one-year anniversary of Belarus’s fraudulent presidential election, the United States government has taken decisive action against forty-four individuals and entities in order to hold Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his regime to account for its continued, violent repression of Belarusians inside and ...
By State Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Japanese National Security Advisor Akiba Takeo in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken and National Security Advisor Akiba emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance to maintaining an inclusive, ...
By State Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed regional security and the Iranian attack on the M/V Mercer Street in ...
By State Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad departed for travel to Doha on August 8. Ambassador Khalilzad will be in Doha to help formulate a joint international response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. In several planned rounds of meetings ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS –As more working mothers return to the workplace, federal and state agencies are coming together in August to underscore how accommodations for breastfeeding mothers can aid them in that return, in pursing their careers, and in bolstering the workforce.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: BOSTON – An employee who worked for two Massachusetts construction contractors was within his rights when he complained to his supervisor about not receiving overtime pay and requested the wages he was due. The two companies responded with a campaign of retaliation, pressuring the worker to withdraw ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: PIERSON STATION, IL – A central Illinois grain-handling cooperative exposed workers to serious engulfment hazards when soybeans collapsed inside a Pierson Station bin and engulfed an employee up to their waist.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced funding of $1,016,923 to support disaster-relief employment for eligible individuals to assist with cleanup after severe storms in February and March caused flooding and extensive waterway damage in southwestern areas of West Virginia.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: BOSTON – An employee who worked for two Massachusetts construction contractors was within his rights when he complained to his supervisor about not receiving overtime pay and requested the wages he was due. The two companies responded with a campaign of retaliation, pressuring the worker to withdraw ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced funding of $1,016,923 to support disaster-relief employment for eligible individuals to assist with cleanup after severe storms in February and March caused flooding and extensive waterway damage in southwestern areas of West Virginia.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: PIERSON STATION, IL – A central Illinois grain-handling cooperative exposed workers to serious engulfment hazards when soybeans collapsed inside a Pierson Station bin and engulfed an employee up to their waist.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS –As more working mothers return to the workplace, federal and state agencies are coming together in August to underscore how accommodations for breastfeeding mothers can aid them in that return, in pursing their careers, and in bolstering the workforce.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) has provided up to $499.5 million to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) for the Complete 540 Phase 1 Project (the Project). The Department provides Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and other surface transportation infrastructure financing through the Bureau.
By State News Post | Aug 9, 2021
The US State Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 9, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
