August 26th, 2025
Ensuring truck drivers can communicate with law enforcement and read road signs keeps American families on our roads safe
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced California, Washington, and New Mexico will lose federal funding unless they adopt and enforce English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers. The three states have 30 days to come into compliance before the Department will withhold up to 100% of funding from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP).
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced California, Washington, and New Mexico will lose federal funding unless they adopt and enforce English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers. The three states have 30 days to come into compliance before the Department will withhold up to 100% of funding from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP).
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August 22nd, 2025
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – “The global threat environment is converging into kind of a perfect storm.”
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Director David Cattler explained his perception that a storm of such magnitude is brewing as he spoke to insider threat and security professionals from military, government, industry and academia at the National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM) conference held at the U.S. Patent and Trade Office on Aug. 18.
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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Director David Cattler explained his perception that a storm of such magnitude is brewing as he spoke to insider threat and security professionals from military, government, industry and academia at the National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM) conference held at the U.S. Patent and Trade Office on Aug. 18.
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August 22nd, 2025
VA spent more than $45 million supporting union activities in 2024. Resources will now be spent on care and services for Veterans
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is redirecting tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds away from subsidizing federal unions and back to the Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors VA serves.
On Aug. 6th, VA announced the termination of union contracts for most bargaining-unit employees, reducing the number of VA bargaining unit employees from about 375,000 down to about 7,000. As a result of that decision, VA is redirecting nearly $45 million per year in federal funds from unions to America’s Veterans by:
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WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is redirecting tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds away from subsidizing federal unions and back to the Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors VA serves.
On Aug. 6th, VA announced the termination of union contracts for most bargaining-unit employees, reducing the number of VA bargaining unit employees from about 375,000 down to about 7,000. As a result of that decision, VA is redirecting nearly $45 million per year in federal funds from unions to America’s Veterans by:
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August 21st, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF) terminated California’s Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grant after the state refused to remove radical gender ideology from the federally-funded education program to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in schoolchildren.
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August 20th, 2025
DES MOINES—Ahead of National Senior Citizens Day tomorrow, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is warning Iowans about scams and fraud targeted at older Iowans.
Scammers often target older Iowans, exploiting their kindness and good will. These schemes can take many forms, such as a scammer posing as a family member in urgent need of help or falsely claiming the older Iowan is involved in a crime and needs to pay to avoid arrest or jail. It’s important for senior Iowans to be on alert, recognize the warning signs of a scam, and know how to avoid and report scams.
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Scammers often target older Iowans, exploiting their kindness and good will. These schemes can take many forms, such as a scammer posing as a family member in urgent need of help or falsely claiming the older Iowan is involved in a crime and needs to pay to avoid arrest or jail. It’s important for senior Iowans to be on alert, recognize the warning signs of a scam, and know how to avoid and report scams.
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August 19th, 2025
DES MOINES—As students across Iowa prepare to return to the classroom, Attorney General Brenna Bird is issuing a warning to Iowa parents and schools about the dangers of deepfake artificial intelligence (AI) images being used for bullying and harassment.
The start of the school year is an exciting time, but it also presents new challenges for protecting our children. The rise of AI technology has led to an increase in the creation and circulation of “deepfakes”—realistic but fake images or videos. There has been a rise in use of deepfakes to create non-consensual nude or sexually explicit images of students, which can have a devastating and lasting impact.
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The start of the school year is an exciting time, but it also presents new challenges for protecting our children. The rise of AI technology has led to an increase in the creation and circulation of “deepfakes”—realistic but fake images or videos. There has been a rise in use of deepfakes to create non-consensual nude or sexually explicit images of students, which can have a devastating and lasting impact.
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