EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblowers Break Silence: Staffing Shortages Because Of NATO Summit, Jill Biden Event Put Trump At Risk
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – After hearing from multiple United States Secret Service (USSS) whistleblowers, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday demanding answers to several questions about the security failures that led to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. In the letter to Wray, a […]
Corrections officers’ union slams Gov. Whitmer, demands she send National Guard to ease staffing shortages
The head of the union representing Michigan corrections officers has called on Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to deploy the National Guard to help alleviate staffing shortages in the state’s prisons. in letter In a July 3 statement, Michigan Corrections President Byron Osborn addressed the plight of his members, arguing that long hours and mandatory overtime […]
Warren, Schakowsky hammer nursing home groups over opposition to minimum staffing rule
Two Democratic lawmakers sharply criticized opposition by two national organizations to new minimum staffing requirements in nearly all U.S. nursing homes, calling it “sabotage.” “We are writing about the brazen attempt by the American Health Care Association, the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and LeadingAge to block a long-delayed CMS rule that would improve […]
Vets deserve better than confusion on defense funding and VA staffing
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was one of the last vestiges of bipartisan unity in Congress. Our elected officials stick together on almost everything these days, and differences are often put aside to support America’s troops. until now. Today, the bill has become a multi-billion dollar game of bumbling, with those who have given […]
After ‘whites only’ job posting, tech staffing firm settles with DOJ
A Virginia-based tech company will pay thousands of dollars to advertise jobs asking for “whites only” applications. The Departments of Justice and Labor assessed a civil penalty of $7,500 against minority-owned federal contractor Arthur Grand Technologies, Inc. They also ordered the federal contractor to pay a total of $31,000 to 31 people who complained about […]
WV Gov. Justice ends jail staffing state of emergency after nearly 2 years
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday he was ending a state of emergency for state Department of Corrections employees. The Republican governor asked the National Guard to help keep staff at the state’s prisons and jails from turning over nearly two years ago, after vacancies topped 30 percent last summer. “We take pride in […]
House Republicans introduce measure to overturn nursing home staffing rule
House Republicans have introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. Under requirements announced last month, all nursing homes receiving federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid must have a registered nurse on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week, per resident per day. Must provide […]
NYC Buildings Dept. cuts back staffing including inspectors despite recent collapses
The city’s Department of Buildings is cutting its staff by a quarter starting in 2022, with many of those positions being filled by inspectors who are supposed to identify problems in structures before they potentially collapse. Ta. The troubling revelation surfaced Tuesday during a meeting of the City Council’s Housing and Buildings Committee. Commission Chair […]
National Guard delays Alaska staffing changes that threatened national security, civilian rescues
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has postponed plans to demote the status of about 80 members of an Alaska unit that threatens national security and civilian rescue in the nation’s most remote state. This is a dangerous measure. The Alaska Air National Guard acknowledged the delay in an email to The Associated […]
Democrat-Run Austin at ‘Brink’ Due to Police ‘Staffing Collapse’
Today’s heartwarming story is from Austin, Texas, where Democrats got exactly what they voted for. There, police understaffing caused the murder rate to explode, and the report found that on one Saturday in February, there were no police in some parts of the city. “Residents in Austin, Texas, are expressing anger over police understaffing and […]