Month: December 2021

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Security News in Brief: Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and UK Competition and Markets Authority Issue Joint Statement Following the G7 Competition Enforcers Summit

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Leadership of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attended meetings in London this week as part of the Competition Enforcers Summit, which took place under the 2021 G7 Digital and Technology Track in connection with the United Kingdom’s G7 presidency. The U.S. agencies expressed their appreciation to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for hosting them during this event, and for the opportunity to meet in person with the CMA to discuss cooperation between our respective jurisdictions. Following the meeting’s conclusion, the UK CMA, the FTC, and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice issue this joint statement.

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Security News in Brief: Jury finds North Carolina man guilty for lying during sentencing in previous case involving theft of company’s trade secrets

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A North Carolina man previously convicted for conspiring to steal trade secrets from aircraft manufacturing companies faces additional prison time after a federal jury convicted him for committing perjury in his prior case and for providing false statements to a government agency, namely the FBI.

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Defense News in Brief: USS The Sullivans Completes Historic Deployment with HMS Queen Elizabeth and UK CSG 21, Marking the Culmination of Decade-Long Bilateral Effort

Source: United States Navy

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Nov. 24, marking the end of a seven-month world tour deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of operations as part of the U.K. Carrier Strike Group 2021 (CSG 21) and Operation Fortis.

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Security News in Brief: Justice Department Anti-Trafficking Efforts Highlighted in 2021 National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Today the White House released the 2021 National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, which lays out a broad-based, multi-disciplinary, whole-of-government approach to addressing this crime and its harmful impacts on crime victims, their communities and our national security.