News from November 2021
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
The Office of Inspector General terminated its audit of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) post-award oversight of grants awarded through the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant programs.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
Today the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $2 million in competitive grant funding for projects that improve experience and mobility for transit riders.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced today that the charter of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) has been renewed for a two-year period.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $120,000 civil penalty against Braille Battery, Inc., of Sarasota, Fla., for alleged hazardous materials violations.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today announced that the Biden Administration will invest nearly $1 billion in American infrastructure through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grants program.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor and the State of Iowa have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding to provide opportunities for the department’s Wage and Hour Division and the state’s Workforce Development agency to conduct joint investigations and outreach, and share training materials and other information as appropriate to ensure Iowa workers’ rights and wages are protected.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor today launched an online dialogue with stakeholders to increase access to Registered Apprenticeships for job seekers in underrepresented communities.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
A former New Bedford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on federal wire fraud charges arising from claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) funds.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2021
Border Patrol agents earlier this month were forced to rescue a man from a vehicle engulfed in flames after crashing south of McAllen, Texas.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Switzerland’s President Guy Parmelin signed a memorandum of understanding today to expand apprenticeships among Swiss companies and Swiss-invested companies in the U.S., and promote job creation in both countries.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
A federal whistleblower investigation led the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to order a Houston mobile crane rental company to pay a former employee nearly $24,000 in back wages, interest and damages after firing the worker in June 2020 for refusing to drive in excess of federal limits and reported fatigue.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has earmarked $40,000 in funding to the Center for EcoTechnology (CET) and Park City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) through the Sustainable Materials Management program.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
Louisville pharmacist Gary Green was sentenced to 9 months in prison, payment of a $4,000 fine, an order of restitution in the amount of $188,157.55, and forfeiture of $34,395 for his role in a health care fraud scheme involving fraudulent prescriptions for pain creams and regulatory violations relating to the storage of controlled substances.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
Chairwoman Maloney, Ranking Member Comer, and members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to provide remarks on the FBI’s role in our nation’s fight against ransomware.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the 2021 national recycling strategy, hoping it can be used to tackle critical recycling challenges and create a stronger, more resilient and cost-effective municipal solid waste recycling system.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
A federal jury convicted a Seattle doctor yesterday of fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
The Department of Justice announced today that it reached a settlement with SV Donuts Inc. LLC (SV Donuts), a Maryland corporation that owns two Dunkin Donuts store franchises.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging a former Kay County Oklahoma supervisory corrections officer with federal civil rights violations.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
A former University of Michigan professor pled guilty Nov. 16 to charges of transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity announced Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit Special Agent in Charge Vance Callender and acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin of Eastern District of Michigan.
By Press release submission | Nov 19, 2021
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Boat Operators Anti-Terrorism Training Program (BOAT), Law Enforcement Driver Instructor Training Program (LEDITP), and the Law Enforcement Instructional Skills Training Program (LEISTP) at the November 18, 2021, meeting.
