Targeted News Service

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on June 10, 2026:

* * *

Economic Fury Disrupts Foreign Networks Supporting Iran's Military and Weapons Programs

Today, as part of Economic Fury, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned nine individuals and entities that have supported weapons procurement on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).

"Through Economic Fury, the Treasury Department is disrupting the foreign procurement ... Show Full Article

State Dept. Fact Sheet: Disrupting Iran's Weapons Procurement

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on June 10, 2026:

* * *

Disrupting Iran's Weapons Procurement

Today, the Department of State is taking action to designate four Iran- and Belarus-based entities and individuals involved in the procurement of arms and related materiel intended to support Iran's military.

The United States, as directed in the President's National Security Presidential Memorandum 2, is committed to disrupting procurement efforts supporting Iran's military programs. This action represents the commitment to stop Iran from engaging in ... Show Full Article

Reclamation Moves the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Forward With Contract Award for Challenging Underground Crossings

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release:

* * *

Reclamation moves the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project forward with contract award for challenging underground crossings

The Bureau of Reclamation announced a $75.5 million contract award to Flatland Energy Services LLC for construction of the Block 2-3 Pipeline Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) components for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project in northwest New Mexico.

"With this contract, Reclamation has awarded more than $143 million in contracts to advance ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Reclamation moves the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project forward with contract award for challenging underground crossings The Bureau of Reclamation announced a $75.5 million contract award to Flatland Energy Services LLC for construction of the Block 2-3 Pipeline Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) components for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project in northwest New Mexico. "With this contract, Reclamation has awarded more than $143 million in contracts to advanceconstruction of the Navajo Gallup Water System this year, said Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Andrea Travnicek. "The Trump-Vance Administration is making great progress on this important project to bring clean, reliable drinking water to the Navajo Nation."

Work is for portions of the Block 2-3 pipeline, which begins at the Frank Chee Willetto Reservoir approximately 17 miles east of Shiprock, New Mexico, and ends at the San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant, which is currently under construction approximately 6 miles east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 491 and Navajo Route 36 in the Hogback Chapter in San Juan County.

"This work includes some of the most complex horizontal directional drilling installations performed to date on the NGWSP, including the San Juan River crossing and Nenahnezad Hill bore, which includes a 250-foot elevation change," said Reclamation's Western Colorado Area Office Manager Bart Deming, who oversees the Four Corners Construction Office completing this work. "This installation on Reaches 2 and 3 will allow the pipeline to cross beneath the San Juan and Chaco Rivers and avoid other challenging terrain and existing infrastructure where traditional trenching would be difficult or impractical."

The contractor will install nearly 10,000 feet of new water supply pipeline using HDD, a trenchless method that allows underground placement with minimal surface disruption. The work includes four critical underground crossings for Block 2-3, using 36 to 42-inch diameter pipe placed beneath sensitive terrain and important Navajo traditional cultural sites--including Shumway Arroyo, the San Juan River, Nenahnezad Hill, and the Chaco River without disturbing surface features. Individual pipeline sections will range from roughly 2,000 to 3,300 feet in length and vary in depth, with the Nenahnezad Hill segment navigating an elevation change of approximately 250 feet.

Once complete, these pipeline segments in conjunction with the rest of the Block 2-3 Pipeline will deliver water from the Frank Chee Willetto Reservoir to the San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant and will provide a long term, sustainable water supply for communities across the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and eastern Arizona, as well as Gallup, New Mexico.

Construction under this contract is expected to begin in summer 2026 and conclude in fall 2028. In April, Reclamation announced award of a contract to construct the water system's San Juan intake facility.

The San Juan Lateral is more than 70% complete with initial water deliveries slated for late 2028 and final project completion by the end of 2029.

The Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project is the cornerstone of the Navajo Nation Water Rights Settlement in the San Juan River Basin in New Mexico and was authorized for construction by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, known as Public Law 111-11. Construction began in 2012, and the completed project will include approximately 300 miles of pipeline, two water treatment plants, 19 pumping plants and multiple water storage tanks. The project helps address the needs of the Navajo Nation, where more than one in three people do not have indoor plumbing and must haul drinking water to their homes.

For more information, visit the NGWSP website (https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/navajo-gallup/index.html).

* * *

Original text here: https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/news-release/5351

Justice Department Finds University of California Davis Medical School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 10, 2026:

* * *

Justice Department Finds University of California Davis Medical School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced today that it determined the University of California, Davis School of Medicine (Davis Med), discriminates based on race in its admissions process, violating the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision in, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA). The determination follows a six-month investigation by the Department ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 10, 2026: * * * Justice Department Finds University of California Davis Medical School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced today that it determined the University of California, Davis School of Medicine (Davis Med), discriminates based on race in its admissions process, violating the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision in, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA). The determination follows a six-month investigation by the Departmentinto Davis Med's admissions practices.

"Davis Med's actions reflect both unabashed contempt for the rule of law and plain disregard for the potential public health consequences of putting race over merit, skill, and competence," said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "The Department will not allow schools to violate federal law without consequence."

The Department's investigation found that Davis Med adopted admissions practices with the express purpose of circumventing the Supreme Court's decision in SFFA, which banned affirmative action in higher education admissions. Documents provided by Davis Med show that its leadership openly boasted about "skirting" the Supreme Court's ruling by using certain class-based "socioeconomic variables" or "disadvantages" as proxies for race (e.g., family income, parental education, or being from an "underserved area"). To admit more so-called "underrepresented minorities," Davis Med created the "Davis Scale," which ranks an applicant based upon perceived "disadvantages" while strategically adjusting the impact of his or her GPA and MCAT scores. The result: in 2024, Davis Med became the third most racially diverse medical school in the country, behind only historically black universities.

The Department's review of Davis Med's admissions data from 2023 to 2025 revealed that 93% of white and certain Asian admittees had MCAT scores at or above the average black admittee. It also showed that black and Hispanic applicants were admitted at rates up to six times higher than whites and Asians, despite consistently having, on average, lower academic qualifications.

Davis Med is just one of several medical schools that continue to flout SFFA's prohibition on race-conscious admissions. Last month, the Department determined that UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine discriminate based on race in admissions.

The Department will engage in settlement negotiations with any school we've determined violated the law to ensure its admissions practices are brought into compliance. If those efforts fail, the Department will sue the schools.

Medical schools receive substantial federal financial assistance and are subject to federal non-discrimination laws. The Department will continue to monitor and ensure their compliance with federal law.

* * *

INFODOC: https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1445191/dl

* * *

Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-uc-davis-medical-school-discriminates-based-race-admissions

Foreign Agricultural Service Secretary Rollins Announces FY27 Funding for Programs to Open Global Markets to American Farmers

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release on June 10, 2026:

* * *

Secretary Rollins Announces FY27 Funding for Programs to Open Global Markets to American Farmers

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that USDA is now accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2027 trade promotion programs.

USDA's trade promotion programs operate as powerful public-private partnerships. They allow USDA to work with farmers to lower trade barriers with foreign governments, creating space for American agribusinesses ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release on June 10, 2026: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces FY27 Funding for Programs to Open Global Markets to American Farmers Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that USDA is now accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2027 trade promotion programs. USDA's trade promotion programs operate as powerful public-private partnerships. They allow USDA to work with farmers to lower trade barriers with foreign governments, creating space for American agribusinessesto secure overseas sales. Applications are being accepted through 5 p.m. EDT, August 14, 2026.

"At USDA, Farmers First means giving our hardworking farmers, ranchers, and producers the tools they need to feed the world," said Secretary Rollins. "USDA is using every tool it has to cut through the heavy red tape in overseas markets, leveling the playing field so that American producers can reach new buyers and bring dollars back to their farms, fields, and rural communities."

USDA's trade promotion programs have a proven track record of delivering significant returns on investment. Since 1977, every taxpayer's dollar invested in these trade initiatives has generated $24.50 in return in export value. By expanding global demand for American agricultural products, we inject an additional $45 billion into the U.S. economy each year and support more than 225,000 jobs.

The specific trade promotion programs accepting applications under this funding cycle include:

* Market Access Program: Provides cost-share assistance to assist U.S. exporters and trade organizations to promote U.S. agricultural, fish and forest products. The Notice of Funding Opportunity is available at https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/362741.

* Foreign Market Development Program: Partners with nonprofit trade associations to build long-term international demand for U.S. commodities. The Notice of Funding Opportunity is available at https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/362745.

* Emerging Markets Program: Supports technical assistance that grows and develops opportunities for U.S. agricultural exports in emerging markets. The Notice of Funding Opportunity is available at https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/362746.

* Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops: Funds projects that address sanitary, phytosanitary and technical barriers that impact exports of U.S. specialty crops. The Notice of Funding Opportunity is available at https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/362744.

* Quality Samples Program: Helps trade organizations provide product samples to potential foreign importers to help familiarize them with U.S. agricultural products. The Notice of Funding Opportunity is available at https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/362742.

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service will review all applications during the summer. FAS anticipates the announcement of final award selections this fall, with approved activities to begin in FY27.

To learn more about USDA's trade promotion programs, visit: https://www.fas.usda.gov/programs.

* * *

Original text here: https://www.fas.usda.gov/newsroom/secretary-rollins-announces-fy27-funding-programs-open-global-markets-american-farmers

Army commissions second cohort of tech executives into Executive Innovation Corps

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:

* * *

Army commissions second cohort of tech executives into Executive Innovation Corps

*

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. -The U.S. Army commissioned its second cohort of senior technology leaders into the Executive Innovation Corps, known as Detachment 201, during a ceremony June 10 at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

Detachment 201 is a specialized Army Reserve unit designed to bridge the gap between private-sector innovation and military modernization. It reflects the War Department's broader push to leverage private-sector ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release: * * * Army commissions second cohort of tech executives into Executive Innovation Corps * JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. -The U.S. Army commissioned its second cohort of senior technology leaders into the Executive Innovation Corps, known as Detachment 201, during a ceremony June 10 at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Detachment 201 is a specialized Army Reserve unit designed to bridge the gap between private-sector innovation and military modernization. It reflects the War Department's broader push to leverage private-sectortechnical capabilities to address complex national security and defense challenges.

The program selects applicants who are highly skilled civilian technology professionals at the executive or C-suite level to serve as part-time strategic advisers. These officers use their advanced expertise in commercial tech and private industry to offer a different perspective and advise senior Army leaders on solving military problems.

The three newly commissioned officers of Cohort 2 are Dane Knecht, chief technology officer of Cloudflare; Sam Pallura, managing director and chief technology officer of Sutter Hill Ventures; and Serkan Piantino, co-founder of Facebook AI Research and former vice president of products at Reddit.

The officers shared their perspectives on joining the unit:

"I was drawn to Detachment 201 because it's a unique opportunity to apply private-sector technical expertise to national defense challenges," Knecht said. "I'm excited to contribute to helping the Army innovate and maintain a strategic advantage."

Pallura, whose father served in the US military, pointed to his desire to help solve some of the Army's most critical problems. "The Army's most pressing technology challenges in AI, cyber defense, and large-scale distributed systems require leaders who can evaluate a technical architecture in the morning and advise a general in the afternoon," he said.

Piantino noted the shifting nature of global conflict. "As the character of warfare evolves, the armed forces must rapidly adapt to new domains and prepare for continued technological change," he said. "Those who have the experience to contribute to that mission have a duty to offer their service."

The program's inaugural cohort, launched last year, commissioned four other leading innovators from the tech sector, including Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer at Palantir; Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, chief technology officer at Meta; Bob McGrew, former research lead at OpenAI and current advisor at Thinking Machines Lab; and Kevin Weil, former chief product officer at OpenAI.

Over the past year, the pilot cohort of Detachment 201 has provided strategic counsel on the Army's critical challenges. Their work has influenced key initiatives, including munitions supply chain data analysis, Organic Industrial Base investments, and foundational strategies for autonomous systems and counter-drone technologies.

The Army's acquisition pipeline for highly skilled talent is managed through the modernized Direct Commissioning Program, which has been overhauled to compete more effectively with the private sector for technical talent. By streamlining the centralized application process, the military has reduced the onboarding timeline from more than 18 months to approximately six months. This pathway allows senior corporate leaders to serve in uniform part-time without abandoning their civilian careers.

For more information on the Direct Commissioning Program, visit www.army.mil/dcp.

***

Original text here: https://www.army.mil/article/293173/army_commissions_second_cohort_of_tech_executives_into_executive_innovation_corps

53,000 Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Accounts Exposed in New Jersey Following OIG Intervention

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General issued the following news release on June 10, 2026:

* * *

53,000 Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Accounts Exposed in New Jersey Following OIG Intervention; Citing Governor Sherrill's Negligence

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General (OIG) today announced the identification of more than 53,000 fraudulent Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims in New Jersey, totaling over $9 million. The funds are in the process of being recovered and will be promptly returned to the American taxpayer. The investigation ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General issued the following news release on June 10, 2026: * * * 53,000 Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Accounts Exposed in New Jersey Following OIG Intervention; Citing Governor Sherrill's Negligence The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General (OIG) today announced the identification of more than 53,000 fraudulent Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims in New Jersey, totaling over $9 million. The funds are in the process of being recovered and will be promptly returned to the American taxpayer. The investigationexposed significant vulnerabilities within the state's UI system, demonstrating alarming negligence from Governor Mikie Sherrill's administration.

These fraudulent claims were flagged through OIG-led investigative efforts. Without this critical intervention, more than $31 million in potentially fraudulent accounts would have remained undetected and unaddressed under Governor Sherrill's administration.

In January 2026, the OIG raised initial concerns and issued a formal Financial Institution Alert Memorandum to the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The Alert Memorandum urges immediate action by state workforce agencies to recover potentially fraudulent UI funds related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The OIG identified nearly 220,000 suspicious accounts for New Jersey's review. Following the alert, a joint DOL-OIG strike team was deployed to New Jersey on April 13, 2026.

"New Jersey's 53,000 fraudulent accounts illustrate Governor Sherrill's failure to safeguard funds and a complete disregard for the American taxpayer," said Anthony P. D'Esposito, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor. "Allowing these accounts to go unchecked is unacceptable. New Jersey's reckless approach demonstrates a profound betrayal of hardworking Americans. My office will not rest until every account has been examined and every stolen dollar is recovered."

The identification of these fraudulent claims was made possible through close collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor, Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, and Inspector General D'Esposito. The joint strike teams deployed across the nation have produced significant results, establishing a new benchmark in combatting UI fraud and ensuring states are held accountable.

"This partnership is central to protecting American workers, taxpayers, and the integrity of the UI program." said Inspector General D'Esposito. "Our strike teams are working side-by-side, using every resource available -- including essential coordination with Vice President Vance's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud -- to bring justice back to the American people."

For additional information on DOL OIG, please visit oig.dol.gov. If you suspect wrongdoing involving DOL programs or operations, contact the DOL-OIG Hotline at (800) 347-3756 or oig.dol.gov/hotlinecontact.htm.

* * *

Original text here: https://www.oig.dol.gov/public/Press%20Releases/OIG-Press-Release-061026.htm

Existing Customer Login