February 2021 – Page 22 – Security News Ngin

February 5, 2021

Security News in Brief: Justice Department Settles Retaliation Claim Against Florida Electrician Company

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Justice Department today announced that it reached a settlement agreement with Service Minds Inc., dba Mister Sparky (Service Minds), a company that provides contract electrical services to residential customers in Florida and Alabama. The settlement resolves a claim that the company retaliated against a work-authorized job applicant, in violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when he and his wife challenged a U.S. citizens-only hiring rule that a recruiter had wrongly claimed was the company’s policy.

February 5, 2021

Security News in Brief: Louisiana Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Filing Fraudulent Returns

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A Louisiana tax return preparer was sentenced to 24 months in prison today for conspiring to defraud the United States, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

February 5, 2021

Defense News in Brief: Saudi, UK, U.S. Forces Complete Exercise Nautical Defender 21

Source: United States Navy

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Jan. 29, 2021) – Forces assigned to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), UK Maritime Component Command (UKMCC) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) conducted tri-lateral maritime exercise Nautical Defender 21 (ND 21) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 20-29.

February 4, 2021

Defense News in Brief: African American/Black History Month: Houston Native Reflects on Navy Supply Corps Service

Source: United States Navy

“When I joined the Navy, I barely saw African American officers. I believe that African Americans are now making positive strides in the officer ranks,” said Lt. Nana Bonsu, a Navy Supply Corps officer assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) in Mechanicsburg, Pa. “We’re still growing and breaking down barriers, but I feel lucky to be part of a group that is inspiring the next generation of Sailors.”

February 4, 2021

Security News in Brief: Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Old Dominion University to Resolve Disability Discrimination Complaint

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Today the Justice Department announced a settlement agreement with Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia, to resolve its investigation into a complaint that ODU discriminated and retaliated against a graduate student based on disability and her related request for reasonable modifications of policy. The Civil Rights Division conducted the investigation under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.