Saturday - November 23, 2024
*Maryland Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday November 10, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Department of Labor Awards More Than $10.5M in Grants to Support Mine Safety, Health Training Across the Nation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Supports delivery of federally mandated education in 45 states, territories * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to reduce mining accidents,   more

Justice Dept.: Maryland Business Owner Pleads Guilty for Scheme to Bribe Texas-Based U.S. Customs and Border Protection Official
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A Maryland man pleaded guilty today for his role in a bribery scheme to give kickbacks to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official in exchange for the official's efforts to influence the award of lucrative federal contracts. According to court documents, Christopher "Mac" Cassity, 51, of Glenwood, was charged in a single-count criminal information with honest services wire fraud,   more

National Capital Planning Commission Approves Joint Base Andrews Child Development Center Preliminary Plans
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The National Capital Planning Commission issued the following news release: At its November 7, 2024 meeting the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approved preliminary site and building plans for a Child Development Center at Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Maryland. Plans submitted by the U.S. Department of Defense are for a new 23,000 square foot facility. It will be located at the intersection of Arkansas Road and California Avenue in the Installation's Adm  more