Month: November 2021

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Security News in Brief: Justice Department Sues to Block U.S. Sugar’s Proposed Acquisition of Imperial Sugar

Source: United States Department of Justice

The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today to stop United States Sugar Corporation (U.S. Sugar) from acquiring its rival, Imperial Sugar Company (Imperial Sugar). The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleges that the transaction would leave an overwhelming majority of refined sugar sales across the Southeast in the hands of only two producers. As a result, American businesses and consumers would pay more for refined sugar, a significant input for many foods and beverages.

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Defense News in Brief: Alaskan Native Solomon Atkinson: Family Man, Patriot and Countryman

Source: United States Navy

SAN DIEGO – Alaskan Native Solomon Atkinson led an extraordinary life. He left his community and his career as a commercial fisherman to serve 22 years in the military and become one of the first U.S. Navy SEALs. A husband, father, mayor, veterans affairs advocate and community leader—his lifetime achievements by anybody’s standards are nothing short of remarkable.

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Security News in Brief: United States Proposes Modification to EPA Consent Decree to Reduce Sewer System Overflows for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District

Source: United States Department of Justice

The United States lodged with the U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia today a proposed modification of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2010 consent decree with the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) to require implementation of a comprehensive set of improvements to the sewer system to resolve longstanding problems with sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs).