Net Debt Flows Fell 28% to $529 Billion; Debt Burdens Rising WASHINGTON — Total external debt of low- and middle-income countries climbed 5.3 percent to $7.8 trillion last year, while net debt flows (gross disbursements minus principal payments) from external…

LIFT’s “Operation Next” Hits Goal of Providing Training to 101 Soldiers, Preparing Them for Their Next Careers – in Advanced Manufacturing Pilot program provides separating military personnel with skills and credentials for the most in-demand advanced manufacturing jobs FORT CAMPBELL,…

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) Office of the Ombudsman, an independent, neutral and confidential liaison between the agency and its stakeholders, published its 2018 Annual Report outlining the office's structure, outreach activities, and goals. "Engaging with our stakeholders helps…

New work adds to company's growing hypersonic portfolio TUCSON, Arizona -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will build and deliver the control, actuation and power-conditioning subassemblies that control flight of the U.S. Army's new Common-Hypersonic Glide Body program. The work will…

FLORENCE –Fitch Ratings along with Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings have maintained their long-term rating for the upcoming Pinal County General Obligation Bonds with Fitch rating the county AA and S&P rating of AA- On August 7, the Board of…

The promoters of recruitment-based cryptocurrency schemes are permanently banned from operating or participating in any multi-level marketing program, as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC obtained a court order in March 2018 against Thomas Dluca,…

Program Will Create Awareness, Opportunities, and Pathways to Careers in Cybersecurity for Manufacturing (CHICAGO) – MxD has launched a comprehensive workforce development program for cybersecurity in manufacturing, underwritten with a $1.25 million grant from the Siemens Foundation. The grant will…

FinCEN Advisory Alerts Financial Sector to Fentanyl Trafficking schemes Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced coordinated actions to bring additional financial pressure upon those…

WASHINGTON – Last night, the U.S. Department of Commerce initialed a draft agreement with Mexican tomato growers to suspend the ongoing antidumping (AD) investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico, ensuring that the domestic tomato industry will be protected from unfair…

The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today approved an interagency final rule to simplify and tailor requirements relating to Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the…

Luke Hillier, the majority owner and former Chief Executive Officer of Virginia-based defense contractor ADS, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $20 million to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently obtaining federal set-aside…

The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers affected by Equifax’s 2017 data breach to consider signing up for the free credit monitoring offered as part of the settlement. A new FTC blog post notes that because of high interest in…