Source: United States Navy
The Department of the Navy and the State University of New York (SUNY) hosted a virtual discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment with America’s Colleges, Universities and Service Academies July 14-15. The critical conversations are occurring as the military assesses its culture and all major institutions explore how best to measure and positively impact organizational climate.
Source: United States Navy
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – A five-person Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Governance Team was employed August 2020 at Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) to develop and implement software application robots designed to accelerate business operations and improve supply-chain readiness for the Navy. Less than one year later, multiple bots are in production and saving the Navy time and money by rapidly performing manual, repetitive, labor-intensive tasks with pinpoint accuracy for the NAVSUP Enterprise workforce.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)
The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved shooting that occurred in a parking lot in the 2000 block of Wyoming Boulevard NE in Albuquerque at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2021.
A team of FBI special agents and task force officers were executing federal search warrants and making an arrest at the time in a violent crime case.
A male subject was shot and is deceased. His identity will not be released at this time.
An FBI agent was wounded but is expected to recover.
In accordance with FBI policy, the shooting incident is under investigation by the FBI’s Inspection Division.
The review process is thorough and objective and is conducted as expeditiously as possible.
Because this is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)
The FBI has provided the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General report titled “Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Handling of Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Former USA Gymnastics Physician Lawrence Gerard Nassar.”
As the Inspector General made clear in today’s report, this should not have happened. The FBI will never lose sight of the harm that Nassar’s abuse caused. The actions and inactions of certain FBI employees described in the report are inexcusable and a discredit to this organization. The FBI has taken affirmative steps to ensure and has confirmed that those responsible for the misconduct and breach of trust no longer work FBI matters.
Prior to today, the FBI initiated improvements to make sure that serious allegations, such as these, are promptly shared with our law enforcement partners and within the FBI. As a continuation of these efforts, the FBI is fully committed to implementing all of the recommendations made by the Inspector General.
We will take all necessary steps to ensure that the failures of the employees outlined in the report do not happen again.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)
Director Christopher Wray has named Thomas J. Sobocinski as special agent in charge of the Baltimore Field Office. Mr. Sobocinski most recently served as deputy assistant director of the International Operations Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington.
Mr. Sobocinski joined the FBI as a special agent in 1998 and reported to the Fayetteville Resident Agency of the Charlotte Field Office in North Carolina, where he worked violent crime. His focus shifted to counterterrorism cases after the 9/11 attacks. In 2005, he was promoted to supervisory special agent and assigned to the Counterterrorism Division at Headquarters to work in the International Terrorism Operations Section.
In 2007, Mr. Sobocinski was appointed the FBI’s senior liaison to the Department of Homeland Security. He transferred to the Washington Field Office as a counterterrorism supervisory special agent in 2008.
Mr. Sobocinski embarked on a the first of a series of foreign assignments in 2009, when he was appointed assistant legal attaché in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was promoted to legal attaché in Cairo, Egypt, in 2011, then moved to London in 2013 to serve as the deputy legal attaché.
In 2016, Mr. Sobocinski was appointed as the assistant special agent in charge of the Intelligence Branch at the Washington Field Office and was promoted to section chief in the Counterterrorism Division at Headquarters in 2018.
In 2019, he was appointed the deputy assistant director of the International Operations Division.
Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Sobocinski was a police officer and special agent with the U.S. Secret Service. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology and political science from the Purdue University and a master’s degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland and Defense Security.