Security News in Brief: Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Issue Joint Statement to Preserve Competition in Post-Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today issued a joint statement detailing antitrust guidance for businesses taking part in relief efforts and those involved in rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Ida without violating the antitrust laws.

Security News in Brief: Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Approximately $9 Million in COVID-Relief Loans, Some of Which Was Gambled Away

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A California man pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from a scheme that used a series of corporations he controlled to fraudulently obtain approximately $9 million in loans from COVID-relief programs, some of which he used on gambling excursions to Las Vegas and transferred to his stock trading accounts.

Defense News in Brief: CNO Hosts International Heads of Navy and Coast Guard for 24th International Seapower Symposium in Newport

Source: United States Navy

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday is hosting more than 140 delegates, including the U.S. Secretary of the Navy and international heads of navies and coast guards from more than 100 nations, at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, September 14-17, for the 24th International Seapower Symposium. 

Defense News in Brief: MQ-25 conducts first air-to-air refueling with F-35C

Source: United States Navy

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. – The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation (PMA-268) program completed its first aerial refueling of an F-35C Lightning II aircraft by the Boeing-owned MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, as part of the Navy’s broader initiative to field unmanned systems that transform and enhance the fleet’s capability, capacity and lethality.

Defense News in Brief: Naval Safety Center to Present at 2021 ASSP Expo

Source: United States Navy

NORFOLK, Va. – The Naval Safety Center (NAVSAFECEN) will make its inaugural appearance at the 2021 American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Expo and Conference, Sept. 14 in Austin, Texas. Representatives from NAVSAFECEN’s Shore Safety Directorate will present “The Case for Making Systems Safer,” which addresses Safety Case and modern safety theory.