Ex-US defense secretaries condemn Trump’s firing of senior military officials
Five former defense secretaries issued a poignant letter after President Donald Trump fired the chairman on Thursday, and President Staff Trump and other senior officers. In an open letter issued Thursday, former defense secretaries James Mattis, Leon Panetta, Lloyd Austin, Chuck Hagel and William Perry urged Congress to hold an immediate hearing on the recent […]
Wells Fargo ends diversity policy for senior level recruitment, Bloomberg News reports – Yahoo Finance
(Reuters) Wells Fargo has ended its policy requiring a diverse candidate slate in the first round of interviews for senior-level roles in the US, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing a note to staff. The move will make banks the latest in the financial industry and reduce diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts after criticism from […]
Senior Pentagon official acknowledges budget cuts under consideration
Senior Pentagon officials on Wednesday confirmed that the agency is considering a major budget cut of 8% each year over the next five years. In a statement, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Sales is expected to cuts to pay for other Trump administration defense priorities, including the “Iron and Moon for America” missile defense system and […]
Introducing Breakaway’s new Senior Writer for women’s college sports
It wasn't that long ago, so it can be vividly reminiscent of covering the first National Championship game in Tampa in 2019. I remember trying to clean up confetti from my keyboard when I tried to submit a story about the deadline from my courtside seat. I remember the disappointment of my face Notre Dame […]
Senior DC prosecutor quits rather than get to bottom of fishy funding decision by Biden EPA
Career prosecutors at the U.S. Lawyer's Office in Washington, D.C., have bid suddenly for her resignation this week after a tug of war with Trump officials over a suspicious Environmental Protection Agency grant issued under the Biden administration. Dennis Chan, criminal director at the US Lawyer's office, asked U.S. interim US lawyer Ed Martin and […]
Senior US prosecutor Denise Cheung resigns, citing demand to probe Biden-era contract
Washington, Feb. 18 – Washington's senior prosecutor resigned Tuesday, calling an inappropriate request for President Trump's appointee to launch a criminal investigation into government contracts awarded under former President Biden was quoted. Dennis Chen, who oversees criminal cases at the U.S. Lawyer's office in Washington, was ordered in a letter reviewed by Reuters to open […]
Southwest to cut 15% of corporate staff, including senior leadership positions
Jack Otter and the Panel discuss the popular downfall of Southwest Airlines and how to turn it around in “Baron's Round Table.” Southwest Airlines has cut 15% of the corporate workforce and rapidly reduced overhead costs to become a “lean” company. The airline said the layoffs are primarily targeting corporate overhead and leadership positions. Careers […]
Off-duty cop shoots Florida HS student during pre-dawn ‘Senior Assassins’ game; student mistaken for prowler, had water gun
An off-duty agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shot and killed a high school student last week during a pre-dawn game of the Nassau County Sheriff's Office “Senior Assignment.” I said. In the game, players carry fake guns such as water pistols, hiding their identity, running through the area, hiding in obscure places. […]
Trump names Jim Byron to senior archivist role
President Trump has appointed Jim Byron, president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation, to the role of senior archivist at the National Archives and the Bureau of Records (NARA). In a Sunday post The true societyTrump said he is pleased to announce that Byron will serve as a senior adviser to “Secretary of State […]
High school ‘Senior Assassin’ game leaves student shot as parents warned
Police have been experiencing a “potentially fatal situation” after Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents accidentally shot a high school soccer player while playing a popular “senior assassin” game. It's protected. Off-duty FDLE agents met three individuals “wandering” outside their agent's Nassau County home early Wednesday morning. The game consists of teams who use […]