WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $57 million in grants to support programs that help veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness overcome barriers to the workforce and find meaningful employment. Administered by the Veterans' Employment and Training Service, the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program awarded   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Resulted in 62 significant and substantial violations, 5 unwarrantable failure findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections in May 2024 at 15 mines in 12 states, leading the agency to cite 300 violations and one safeguard. The agency began conducting impact   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 26 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on June 25, 2024, by Governor Michelle W. Bowman at the Midwest Cyber Workshop hosted by the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis: * * * Good afternoon and welcome to the 2nd annual Midwest Cyber Workshop hosted by the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis./1 This workshop was launched last year to further the conversation on cyber risks between community bankers, regul  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Wednesday sentenced a St. Louis woman to 24 months in prison for conspiring to defraud a COVID-19 pandemic relief program. Jeannine Buford, 46, changed the name of an existing company to Couture Trading Inc. with the Montana Secretary of State's Office in April of 2020. She listed herself as the company president and Pors  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on June 27, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a room rededication ceremony for Secretary of States Madeleine K. Albright and Colin L. Powell: * * * MS GEORGE: Hi. AUDIENCE: Hi. MS GEORGE: Welcome to the State Department. Thank you all for joining us today to dedicate this Treaty Room to Secretary Powell and the Secretary's Conference Room to Secretary Albright. It's an immense privilege to mark this special a  more