Federal Agencies
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Justice Department creates National Fraud Detection Center to combat fraud in government programs
The National Fraud Detection Center is a multi-agency team that is intended to investigate the most serious people defrauding federal government programs.
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State Department planning mass revocation of 200,000 visas: AP
The effort comes as State works with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify recipients who used the visas for short-term entry, but instead filed for asylum to try to secure a permanent stay.
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Trump administration proposes $100,000 fee on H-1B visa workers already residing in the US
The draft rule the agency published Monday would apply to individuals hired within the U.S., Bloomberg reported, and it would be added to all petitions for H-1B workers.
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GOP senators question DHS on preventing terrorist-linked Gazans crossing U.S.-Canada border
"When a Palestinian national, or Canadian TRV holder, attempts to enter and/or claim asylum at a U.S. port of entry, what is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s protocol to either permit or deny their entry?" the senators asked Mayorkas
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Arrest warrant issued for North Korean intelligence operative allegedly behind cyberattacks in U.S.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Hyok on Wednesday in U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, "after he was charged with conspiracy to commit computer hacking and conspiracy to commit promotion money laundering," the FBI said.
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Ex-Secret Service officer: Agency has become top-heavy with management as overworked agents flee
Former Secret Service officer explained that the agency is very low in manpower due to bad employee treatment.
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DOJ watchdog finds Bill Barr violated department's policy during 2020 election
Certain statements included "selective details" about the investigation which misled the public and violated department policy. But the department's Inspector General Michael Horowitz did not formally accuse Barr, or Freed of misconduct.
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Ex-Secret Service agent says management has increased in agency over years while workers leave
Byrne explained that the agency is very low in manpower due to bad employee treatment.
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Federal appeals court rules FCC's 'universal service fee' unconstitutional tax
In Consumers' Research v. FCC, the court concluded that the FCC subdelegated the tax authority for imposing the fee to the Universal Service Administrative Company, which is a private entity, making it an illegal tax.
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Watchdog: DOJ didn't improperly apply pressure on prosecutors to lower Roger Stone sentence
second sentencing memorandum and DOJ leadership’s personal involvement in the preparation of that second memorandum."
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FBI Director Wray tells Congress would-be Trump assassin sought info about Kennedy assassination
This is the third hearing this week on the assassination attempt of the 45th president.
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Trump files FEC complaint over Biden transferring campaign war chest to Kamala Harris
The complaint attempts to block Harris from accessing the war chest, and comes after the Biden campaign account changed its name to “Harris for President” on Monday. The money would be on top of the over $80 million haul Harris raised on Monday.
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Justice Department finds transcripts of Biden interview with biographer
An attorney for the DOJ, Cameron Silverberg, did not state when exactly the new discovery took place, but said it occurred in the "last few days" while processing part of the audio recordings of the Biden-Zwonitzer interview.