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Department of Defense
April 28, 2018
Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continued to strike Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq between April 20-26, conducting 26 strikes consisting of 34 engagements, officials reported today. Graphic of solider pointing for OperationÃâà...
The Straits Times
April 28, 2018
New Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was confirmed and sworn in on Thursday, will bring an edgy, hardball style to the role of the United States' top diplomat. The former congressman from the conservative Tea Party movement of the Republican Party has advocated a hard line on North Korea andÃâà...
Department of Defense
April 28, 2018
Santos praised the strong cooperation and joint efforts between Colombia and the U.S., particularly through Southcom. Colombia is and will remain the strongest U.S. strategic partner in the region, he said. Santos' administration has implemented a national strategy aimed at ending more than 50 years ofÃâà...
Department of Defense
April 28, 2018
April is designated as the Month of the Military Child and is a time to honor the sacrifices of the more than 1.7 million children of military members serving in the U.S. and overseas. “Military children go through different challenges than civilian children,” said retired Air Force Master Sgt. Jose Cerna, a parentÃâà...
Press-Enterprise
April 28, 2018
Murrieta school officials say an error led to a new federal report's statistic that 25 percent of all rapes and sexual assaults in American high schools in 2015-16 happened on their campuses. In fact, Murrieta administrators say, there were none. The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights releasedÃâà...
Department of Defense
April 27, 2018
The United States has a clear way forward with the 2018 National Defense Strategy to restore the military's competitive edge in an era of re-emerging long-term great power ... A lethal military enhances the persuasiveness of U.S. diplomats, allowing them to negotiate from a position of strength, he added.
Department of Defense
April 27, 2018
“Guardian Sea is an increasingly sophisticated and robust exercise that enables the U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy to continue working closely together and learning from each other,” said Navy Capt. Lex Walker, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 7. “Each year, as allies, our two nations are becomingÃâà...
512tech.com
April 27, 2018
The Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas said Thursday it will be leading a $7.5 million U.S. Department of Defense project to create artificial intelligence technology for military drones. UT researchers will try to develop AI that can help drones to more thoroughly learn information as theyÃâà...
Law.com
April 26, 2018
Trouble is brewing for a New London-based home care business caught in the federal government's crosshairs in a case that will test overtime requirements for employees who spend the night where they work. A new federal lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Labor alleges Care At Home LLC founderÃâà...
WV News
April 25, 2018
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senators from West Virginia and Virginia have introduced legislation that, if passed, would rename the federal Department of Agriculture. The bill would change the department to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. While not making any changes to the currentÃâà...
Department of Defense
April 25, 2018
The Defense Department is already looking at ways to make its agencies more productive and efficient, the deputy defense secretary told the Defense Writers Group here today. Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan answers questions at a Defense Writers Group forum in Washington, April 24,Ãâà...
WQAD.com
April 25, 2018
STERLING, Illinois -- The U.S. Department of Labor said a Sterling nonprofit exploited nearly 250 workers, violated labor laws and occasionally paid workers with ... We are obviously disappointed in the decision made by the United States Department of Labor, disagreeing with this outcome, but will take allÃâà...
Department of Defense
April 25, 2018
“There were several of us who worked nights after work until 9-10:30 p.m. and 16-hour days on Saturdays and Sundays,” said Leuellen, who put over 850 hours into the project. The hard work culminated in a grand opening on July 31, 2017. The mayor of Belleville, Illinois, Mark Eckert, visited the grandÃâà...
Department of Defense
April 25, 2018
Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, 22nd Engineer Clearance Company based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., brushed up on their search-and-rescue skills during the Guardian Response 18 exercise held here April 22. The training scenario features searching for and treating victims in the aftermath of aÃâà...
Department of Defense
April 25, 2018
With a top running speed over 30 mph, a bite force over 200 pounds and a sense of smell 40 times more sensitive than a human's, the military working dogs of the 48th Security Forces Squadron here are not to be messed with. Gorro, a 48th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, practices his biteÃâà...
Vox
April 25, 2018
The Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to announce changes to the way it investigates pay disparities at companies that do business with the federal government — making it easier for ... Many companies have pushed back against DOL's expanded powers, including the US Chamber of Commerce.
Middlebury College News and Events
April 25, 2018
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – A team of Middlebury College students has won the Department of Energy's (DOE) international Race to Zero Student Design Competition for ... “Our project's focus on visible engineering, design details, and collaborative learning helped set us apart from the other teams,” said Berzolla.
CNNMoney
April 1, 2018
The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to abandon its case against Microsoft over international data privacy. ... The act establishes a legal pathway for the United States to form agreements with other nations that make it easier for law enforcement to collect data stored on foreign soil.
Chaffee County Times
April 1, 2018
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Bob Broscheid on Tuesday, March 20, accepted a check for $29 million from the U.S. Department of Interior, declaring the funding “critical to CPW's efforts for wildlife conservation, research, habitat preservation” as well as for supporting hunting and fishing programs.
Rockford Register Star
April 1, 2018
ROCKFORD — Officials with the U.S. Department of Defense have expressed interest in obtaining office space inside the federal courthouse in Rockford, an official confirmed, a move that could benefit businesses in the Rock River Valley looking to land federal contracts. Shawn Lewellen, U.S. GeneralÃâà...
FOX 10 News Phoenix
April 1, 2018
The soldier was identified as Master Sgt. Johnathan J. Dunbar of Austin, Texas. The 36-year-old was seriously injured after a improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in Manbij, Syria, which is located in the northern part of the war-torn country. He later died of his injuries. Dunbar was assigned to U.S.Ãâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
April 1, 2018
Butler said he tied the knot with the Department of Medicine because it “stood out as one that had incredible opportunities and assets to the max.” ... The couple has two daughters; Sophia, 10; and Zara 6; they have lived all of their lives in the United States, where their father has resided since 1991.
KCRG
March 31, 2018
In a letter sent to staff on Friday, the district says the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights dropped the investigation. The investigation started in 2014 after someone filed a complaint with the Office. It led to multiple visits at Cedar Rapids high, middle and elementary schools, and forced theÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
March 31, 2018
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a $182 billion budget and hundreds of medical facilities and offices across the country. The agency has ... Trained in emergency medicine in the U.S. Navy, Jackson was appointed as a White House physician in 2006 under President George W. Bush. In 2013Ãâà...
Department of Defense
March 30, 2018
Exercise Cope West 2018, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical fighter aircraft exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces, concluded ... this exercise are very important to enhancing security cooperation and advancing the strategic partnership between Indonesia and the United States.
Herald-Whig
March 6, 2018
"The No. 1 goal for us is to find a solution," he said. Jeffries said two task forces appointed by Gov. Bruce Rauner have been studying infrastructure investment needs and water management issues at the Veterans Home. She expects the Department of Veterans' Affairs to release a "rough draft" of the taskÃâà...
Department of Defense
March 6, 2018
A luncheon was held here March 2 by the leaders of the 18th Wing to show their appreciation for the Key Spouse program and what it does for the base and its personnel. Attendees listen to an announcement during a Key Spouse appreciation luncheon at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2018.
The Times
March 6, 2018
The collapse of a merger that was supposed to boost its firepower in America has dealt a blow to the fortunes of Ultra Electronics. The British defence contractor said yesterday that it was not proceeding with its $235 million acquisition of Sparton Corporation after authorities in the United States had raisedÃâà...
AOL
March 6, 2018
President Trump and the Department of Defense are wrongly keeping plans for a grand military parade under wraps, advocates charged Monday in a new lawsuit. Public Citizen sued the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. district court, alleging the agency was ignoring a Freedom of InformationÃâà...
Arkansas Online
March 6, 2018
The Arkansas Department of Human Services employees, Chelsea Smith and Stacy Houck, are accused of "seizing" children and placing them in state custody without ... 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, one Grant County mother had to wait five weeks to get her children back.
Department of Defense
March 6, 2018
The port call and U.S. operations in the South China Sea are routine, Manning said. “They demonstrate our commitment to regional prosperity and stability,” he said. The United States and Vietnam normalized relations in 1995. The first port visit to Vietnam following the war was by the cruiser USSÃâà...
Department of Defense
March 6, 2018
“We provided manpower, which organized their assets as well as training for us, which will make us a more efficient communications flight.” Communications flight airmen disposed of more than 200 computer hard drives, inventoried and processed in about 250 computers, updated the software on 40 computers and fixedÃâà...
Department of Defense
March 6, 2018
“Those freedoms and principles are what unite us,” he said, adding the United States is “watchful” for attempts to erode those shared principles, threaten U.S. interests or undermine U.S. partnerships within the region. “These shared concerns are driving our efforts to continue building a network of capableÃâà...
Monterey County Weekly (blog)
March 4, 2018
A long day of travel might include a bus to the airport, two flights with a connection, then a shuttle on the other end—a long, multi-part way home. That same multi-part travel itinerary might feel even longer if you have disabilities—and a leg of the journey does not accommodate for travelers with disabilities.
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