Security News in Brief: Justice Department Announces the Opening of Nominations for the Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing

Source: United States Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the Department of Justice is now accepting nominations for the Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing. These awards represent part of the Department of Justice’s on-going commitment to support the nation’s law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe.

Defense News in Brief: Acting SECNAV Harker Visits PSNS & IMF, Discusses Future Transformation Efforts

Source: United States Navy

BREMERTON, Wash. – Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Harker visited Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Washington, April 26. Harker met with command leadership and toured PSNS & IMF facilities to discuss ongoing and planned process improvement and transformation efforts at the shipyard.

Security News in Brief: Law Firms Representing Purdue Pharma Agree to Relinquish $1 Million in Settlement with U.S. Trustee Program

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

The Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) has entered into a settlement with three law firms representing Purdue Pharma (Purdue) in its ongoing bankruptcy cases. The firms are Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP; and Dechert LLP (the Firms).