WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12462) on Nov. 22, 2024, by financial economics analyst Karl E. Schneider. Here are excerpts: * * * Elder Financial Exploitation Elder financial exploitation (EFE), as defined by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), is "the illegal or improper use of an older adult's funds, property, or assets." EFE can deprive seniors of much-needed resources for retirement and re more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following welcome remarks on Nov. 21, 2024, by Daniel Glad, director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, at the Strike Force's fifth anniversary event: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. My name is Daniel Glad, and I have the honor of serving as the Director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF). I say honor because it truly has been one, to work alongside fellow enforcers to combat collusion in gov more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $70.8 million to support federal partnerships with state and local governments to support small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) across the automotive, battery recycling, and smart manufacturing sectors. The projects, selected by the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), w more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: A former New York man and dual citizen of the United States and Albania was arrested yesterday in New York on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and distributing instructional information regarding the making of explosives. According to court documents, Erald Alimehmeti, 33, of Tirana more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * 7 organizations join, 8 others re-commit to career services program that improves outcomes * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Veterans' Employment and Training Service has expanded the Transition Assistance Program, extending the opportunity for veterans, transitioning service members and their spouses to use resource more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: * * * Commission saw market participants respond to its efforts to promote culture of proactive compliance. * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed 583 total enforcement actions in fiscal year 2024 while obtaining orders for $8.2 billion in financial remedies, the highest amount in SEC history. The 583 enforcement actions represent a 26 percent decline in total more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * Firms receive credit for cooperating with SEC's investigations * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that broker-dealers Webull Financial LLC, Lightspeed Financial Services Group LLC, and Paulson Investment Company, LLC have agreed to settle charges that they filed with law enforcement suspicious activity reports (SARs) that failed to include importan more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication on Nov. 18, 2024, from Lance Roddy, cartographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Coast Survey, Marine Chart Division, Nautical Data Branch: * * * Dear Mr. Lapiejko, The Office of Coast Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is responsible for charting U.S. coastal waters. Our mission is to help ensure safe na more ST