News from June 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the selection of eight new partners for its Employment Navigator and Partnership Program (ENPP), part of the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). The ENPP aims to provide personalized employment assistance to service members transitioning from active duty and their spouses.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, members of his family, and trust entities Low established (collectively, the “Low Parties”) that resolves two civil forfeiture cases.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Ken Saito convened a ministerial meeting today under the Japan-United States Commercial and Industrial Partnership (JUCIP). During the session, both officials expressed significant concern over the weaponization of economic dependencies and non-market policies affecting strategic goods supply sources.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
Since 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor has reported an increase in wage theft by customs brokers and logistics companies near the Mexican border. Recent investigations in San Diego have recovered nearly $840,000 for 32 employees, some of whom were paid less than $3 per hour.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced today the allocation of $1.8 billion in grants from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program to 148 projects nationwide. This announcement increases the total amount of RAISE grants under the Biden-Harris Administration to over $7.2 billion for more than 550 projects.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
GENEVA, N.Y., June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new USDA grape research facility on the Cornell AgriTech campus.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
On June 16, 2024, Pastor Sun Hongguang of the Holy Covenant True Word Church in Yanji City, Jilin Province, was taken away during Sunday worship and later administratively detained for five days on the grounds of illegal gathering. The last time Pastor Sun Hongguang faced a similar incident was on February 12, 2023. During that instance, he went to Hefei to serve a local house church and was taken away by local police during Sunday worship. Although released later that day, his computer was confiscated and he was instructed not to leave Hefei temporarily.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and Designated Agency Ethics Official Heather Gottry. The letter continues the committee’s oversight of Secretary Haaland's potential conflicts of interest regarding Somah Haaland's involvement with the Pueblo Action Alliance (PAA) and the organization’s advocacy before DOI. In part, the members wrote:
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
A Texas man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $529,551 in restitution to the United States for evading taxes on income earned from his business.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
Minister Ahn, Minister Saito, it is my honor to welcome you to the United States Department of Commerce. Thank you for being here for the first-ever U.S.-Japan-Korea Commerce and Industry Ministerial.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
TechNet, the national bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, has sent a letter to members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee ahead of its expected markup of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) this week. The following statement is attributed to TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore:
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
On June 26, 2024, Secretary Antony J. Blinken presented the State Department's annual report on international religious freedom. The report highlights the status of religious freedom globally and underscores the importance of this fundamental right.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted Amin Timovich Stigal, a 22-year-old Russian citizen, on charges of conspiring to hack into and destroy computer systems and data. The indictment accuses Stigal of targeting Ukrainian government systems and data prior to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Subsequent targets included computer systems in countries supporting Ukraine, including the United States. Stigal remains at large.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo convened with European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Saito Ken, and Republic of Korea Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Duk-geun today to deliberate on the significance of trustworthy and resilient supply chains in key sectors.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
On June 25, Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer and members of her team visited Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Coleman, the largest federal complex in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) located in Sumterville, Florida. The Pardon Attorney and her team provided a series of educational sessions about the federal clemency process and answered questions from FBOP staff and incarcerated individuals at the low-security, medium-security, and minimum-security camp. During their visit, the Pardon Attorney and her team met with approximately 1,200 incarcerated individuals and FBOP...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Saito Ken, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy Ahn Duk-geun convened in Washington for the inaugural meeting of Commerce and Industry Ministers. The meeting aligns with the vision set by their leaders at the Trilateral Summit at Camp David on August 18, 2023.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
The Department of the Interior has awarded $126.7 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address legacy pollution in Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, New York, and Ohio. Orphaned oil and gas wells are contaminating various areas across the country, posing significant health and safety threats by polluting surface and groundwater, releasing toxic air pollutants, and leaking methane—a potent greenhouse gas.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
The Department of State has announced a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of German national Ruja Ignatova. Ignatova is wanted in the United States for her involvement in one of the largest global fraud schemes in history.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
The Defense Science Board presented their findings yesterday from the 2023 Summer Study on Climate Change and Global Security to officials from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Canadian Department of National Defence. The study, led by Dr. Tomás Diaz de la Rubia and VADM Michael Franken (Ret.), investigated the impacts of climate change on global political and military stability.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
A federal workplace safety investigation has determined that a Florida labor contractor could have prevented the fatal illness of a 41-year-old worker who collapsed while harvesting oranges at Alico Farms in December 2023. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that Guerrero Ag LLC failed to take necessary steps to protect employees from high temperatures, which reached approximately 92 degrees on the day of the incident.
