LabCorp to pay $2.1 million for allegedly overbilling Department of Defense
LabCorp has settled a lawsuit over allegedly overbilling the Department of Defense for laboratory testing services. Source link
L.A. County OKs steps to reform probation department
Los Angeles County supervisors were in agreement Tuesday: The Probation Department is failing. Many officers say they’re too traumatized to come to work. Living quarters…
U.S. State Department announces more than $170 million in aid for Venezuela crisis
The U.S. State Department has announced more than $170 million in aid to confront the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says…
State Department spokesman Ned Price to step down but continue work for Blinken
1/3 State Department spokesman Ned Price will step down and move to a role working directly with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File Photo courtesy…
Donald Trump can be sued for January 6 riot harm, US Justice Department says in court filing
Former US president Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic politicians over the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol building, the Justice…
US Justice Department says Trump can be sued for January 6 | Donald Trump News
The former president has argued for presidential immunity in cases that seek to link his actions to 2021 Capitol riot. The United States Justice Department…
Trump shouldn't be immune from Jan. 6 lawsuits, Justice Department says
The Justice Department on Thursday said former President Donald Trump should not be immune from lawsuits against him related to the Jan. 6 attack on…
Essential Politics: Energy Department endorses a once-fringe theory
WASHINGTON — In late January 2020, I was sitting by a fire in a pub in London and reading the Daily Mail to distract myself from…
Li-Cycle gets $375M Energy Department loan for New York recycling center
1/3 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, hailed the preliminary support for a facility in Rochester that could recycle many of the materials needed to…
Classified Energy Department report finds lab leak likely cause of COVID-19 pandemic
1/2 A general view of Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, in January 2021. File Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA-EFE Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A…
Department of Agriculture to invest nearly $10 million in reforestation initiatives
The Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $10 million in forest nursery and seed partnerships for reforestation. The department hopes the initiative can help areas…
Justice Department unseals two indictments related to Russia sanctions
1/2 The Justice Department has unsealed two indictments related to Russia sanctions. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the United States would stand "shoulder to shoulder"…
Company pays $1.5 million for breaking child labor laws in 8 states, Labor Department says
The U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh pictured) said Friday that Packers Sanitation Services Inc. has paid a $1.5 million civil…
Department of Energy to award $50 million for clean energy projects on tribal lands
The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced $50 million to help promote clean energy use on tribal lands. Source link
Agriculture Department commits $63M to fund rural Internet in four states
1/2 The federal government is spending $63 million to bring high-speed internet access to rural areas of four separate states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
FAA briefly closes airspace above Lake Michigan for Defense Department
The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday briefly closed airspace above Lake Michigan for Defense Department "activities." Source link
Interior Department allocates $24.6M for Indiana mine reclamation
1/3 Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Thursday that a $24.6 million investment in reclaiming abandoned mines in Indiana "will create jobs, revitalize economic activity, and…
State Department approves Poland’s $10B rocket purchase from Lockheed Martin
1/5 Poland now has approval to buy $10 billion worth of rocket-propelled weapons systems (pictured) from Lockheed Martin, in a move announced by the U.S.…
Memphis Police Department fires 6th officer
A sixth Memphis Police Department officer was fired on Friday for his role in the brutal beating and death of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black…
Treasury Department changes classifications for clean vehicle tax credit eligibility
The Treasury Department has updated the standards it uses to determine if cleaner vehicles qualify for tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act. The change…