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Ethics watchdogs warn Trump border czar could be exploiting new role to make profit

President-elect Donald Trump's controversial top adviser on border security has come under scrutiny for a new reason, reported Rolling Stone — the suspicion that he could personally be profiting from his access to the president. The firm, which was founded by border czar Tom Homan in 2018 just after he left his role of acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to know about Elon Musk’s contracts with the federal government

LA Times

Elon Musk speaks at a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York in October. Tesla Trump’s policies could reduce the sales of electric vehicles, but with Musk’s influence, his administration’s policies could boost Tesla — though not with federal funding. “It would essentially take competition out of the market.” Trump’s Republican administration also is considering imposing tariffs …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Biden To Sign $15 Minimum Wage Executive Order For Federal Contractors

Huff Post

President Joe Biden is following through on a campaign pledge that’s expected to boost hourly pay for hundreds of thousands of workers. Senior administration officials said the president plans to sign an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage for workers under federal contracts. In addition to instituting a more aggressive pay scale, the Biden order also phases out …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Federal government paying millions in consulting fees for advice on subsidising gas industry, documents show

ABC

The federal government is spending millions of dollars on consultants to advise on how to subsidise the multi-billion-dollar gas industry, despite it employing just 0.2 per cent of the Australian workforce, according to tender documents and ABC sources. Key points: Tender documents show the federal government allocated more than $9 million to pay for private consultants A request to see …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Biden Plans To Raise Wages For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Workers Without Congress

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats in Congress hope they can find enough votes to pass a $15 minimum wage bill and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk. Under a campaign proposal that Biden has reaffirmed since taking office, government procurement rules would be changed so that workers employed under federal contracts would have to be paid at least $15 per …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Trump signs executive order against hiring H1B visa holders for federal contracts

The Hindu

In a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from contracting or subcontracting foreign workers -- mainly those on H-1B visa -- from hiring. “Today I am signing an executive order to ensure that the federal government lives by a very simple rule, higher …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Federal agencies turn to untested suppliers for big PPE contracts

CNN

CNN — Facing a supply crunch for sorely needed medical equipment like masks and gowns, the federal government has turned to a long list of untested suppliers – some of which have failed to deliver. “The health and safety of our first responders depends on obtaining a sufficient quantity of these essential N95 masks and other personal protective equipment.” Former …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Sanders pitches a tougher line than Trump on GM closures

Hindustan Times

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of betraying the working people who put him in office and challenged him to deny federal contracts to General Motors until the company reopens shuttered plants. “That was a monstrous lie.” Earlier in Lordstown, Ohio, and again in Pittsburgh, Sanders pressed Trump to put action behind his words on GM plant …

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