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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Wednesday March 27, 2024 ( 8 items )  

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Alabama had 129,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 135,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Alabama   more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Florida Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Florida Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Florida had 518,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 522,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Florida   more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Mississippi Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 26, 2024, entitled "Mississippi Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Mississippi had 74,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 75,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Mi  more

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Program
GLYNCO, Georgia, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release: In a rapidly changing world with new challenges and threats emerging on a regular basis, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) Enforcement Operations Division Instructors Larry Brooks and Troy Rowell saw an opportunity to develop a law enforcement focused small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) training program. When Brooks and Rowell revi  more

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers: Streamlining Cyber Programs for Law Enforcement & Law Enforcement Support
GLYNCO, Georgia, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: As January 2024 concluded, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) Cyber Division (CYD) saw the approval of two critical courses - Digital Forensic Examiner (Jan. 25) and Technical Investigations Level 1 (Jan. 18). This marks substantial progress in an ambitious initiative to overhaul advanced cyber programs for law en  more

INSCOM Hosts Chaplain Annual Sustainment Training Event
AUGUSTA, Georgia, March 26 -- The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command issued the following news: By Michael A. Parker Unit Ministry Teams (UMT) from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), Army Cyber Command, and the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command participated in a three-day Chaplain Annual Sustainment Training (CAST) event held at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Technology Center in Augusta from March 12-14, 2024. CAST is an annual event committed to br  more

Justice Dept.: Federal Court Enters $9.9M Penalty and Injunction Against Man Found to Have Caused Thousands of Unlawful Spoofed Robocalls
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal court in Montana entered a $9.9 million penalty on Tuesday against a man found responsible for causing thousands of unlawful and malicious "spoofed" robocalls to consumers across the nation. The court also imposed an injunction prohibiting any future violations of the Truth in Caller ID Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The case arose out of an investigation conducted by the Federal Com  more

Justice Dept.: Former Georgia Detention Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation for Strangling Female Detainee
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A former detention officer with the Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office pleaded guilty today to violating a detainee's civil rights by using excessive force while booking her into a Fulton County detention facility. Monique Clark, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. "This defendant wrapped his hands around the throat of a handcuffed woman and strangled her in  more