ALBANY, New York, Aug. 1 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Valvoline Forced 150 Current and Former Hourly Employees in New York to Sign Non-Competition Agreements, Limiting Future Job Opportunities * * * NEW YORK -- New York Attorney General Letitia James and a multistate coalition of six attorneys general today announced a settlement to end unfair labor practices at oil change and auto services company Valvoline LLC, Valvoli  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. North Carolina state and local governments are anticipated to receive approximately $2.5 million from this settlement in principle. In total, Attorney General Stein has secured nearly $1.5 billion   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Gauss Management Research and Engineering Inc., Ogden, Utah (FA8003-24-D-0015); Luna Labs USA LLC, Charlottesville, Virginia (FA8003-24-D-0016); TransTecs Corp., Wichita, Kansas (FA8003-24-D-0017); Frontier Technology Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0018); SelectTech Services Corp., Dayton, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0019); Boston Engineering Corp., Waltham, Massachusetts (FA8003-24-D-0020); SynapseM  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $2,089,200,000 fixed-price-incentive contract for low-rate initial production of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2028. Fiscal 2024 Foreign Military Sales (Poland) and resea  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: * * * Scientists, engineers, and technologists from academia, government, and commercial organizations of all sizes are invited to engage with DARPA on next-generation tech for national security * * * DARPA's Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is hosting an in-person Discover DSO Day (D3) on Oct. 3-4, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. The goals of the two-day gatherin  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following project announcement (No. D2024-DEV0SN-0147.000) on July 8, 2024, entitled "Evaluation of Ability to Maintain Command and Control of Nuclear Forces Following a Nuclear Attack:" * * * MEMORANDUM FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT COMMANDER, U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND DIRECTOR, JOINT STAFF COMMANDER AND PROGRAM EXECUTIVE, AIR FORCE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS CENTER SUBJECT: Evaluation of DoD Ability to Ma  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * Noncitizen workers will now be offered an initial four years of protection against deportation during investigations of workplace violations, enabling labor agencies to more effectively enforce laws and seek justice for impacted workers * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Secu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Bill requires employers to post pay ranges, improves data collection on gender and racial wage gaps * * * Governor Maura T. Healey today signed into law An Act relative to salary range transparency (H.4890), which increases equity and transparency in pay by requiring employers to disclose salary ranges and protecting an employee's right to ask for salary ranges. "I   more