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  • MIL-OSI Video: AR & VR Saves Time & Money on Training

    Source: United States Department of Defense (video statements)

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    Training @USNavy submariners is getting easier thanks to augmented reality and virtual reality technologies. Engineers at@NAVSEApa in Keyport, Wash., are using commercial gaming technology to produce simulations to teach sailors how to maintain the fleet.

    For more on the Department of Defense, visit: http://www.defense.gov
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  • MIL-OSI USA: Organizing for our future

    Source: US International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

    We organize so that individual workers, through union representation, can bring their voices together and be heard.

     Tim Simmons, International President

    Unions exist to organize. Unions work because we organize. And unions organize, because it’s the only way for workers to hold companies’ feet to the fire and ensure safety, fair treatment, living wages and decent working conditions. 

    We organize so that individual workers, through union representation, can bring their voices together and be heard—so that through a collectively bargained, negotiated contract, management cannot ignore our voices. 

    Organizing is why workers at Doppelmayr OAC, who are now Local 549 Boilermakers, have a contract that includes yearly pay increases, medical premium payments and specifications on how reprimands are handled. Workers didn’t have those guarantees before. Organizing is why union Boilermakers at any industrial facility in the United States and Canada get a fair shake through defined and regimented grievance processes. 

    Organizing is why, in our Construction Sector Operations, all Boilermakers, no matter if they’re a man, woman or the best friend of a supervisor, go to work knowing their wages are fair and equal and knowing exactly what to expect on the job from the legally-binding contract that was agreed upon by our union and the contractors who employ them.

    We like to think we’re a long way from the grim days before unions existed; when children as young as 10 years old labored in textile mills; when worn-to-the-bones men and women worked grueling hours in sweatshops for mere pennies. We like to think horrors like the disgusting working conditions in the 1900’s Chicago stockyards or New York City’s tragic Triangle Shirtwaist fire are a faraway past. But even today, left to their own moral standards, companies unfortunately continue to prove they’ll put greed and profit above human decency, let alone simply doing the right thing. 

    Just a year ago at Siemens Mobility in Sacramento, California, workers endured high temperatures and poor ventilation that was so extreme, some became ill. Siemens’ welders were paid less than the hourly wage of California McDonald’s workers.

    The California Labor Federation reported revenue of $3 billion for Siemens Mobility.Yet, the company didn’t care about the inhumane working conditions, and they didn’t care that their workers—the very people they depend upon for the profits they enjoy—cannot afford the company-provided health insurance and sometimes work multiple jobs just to pay rent.

    How does this happen in 2025 in the United States of America? Because the workers aren’t unionized. They don’t have a voice. You can read on page 12 about our efforts to organize Siemens workers. We didn’t win the votes this time—this time—but we’ve set a solid path for success, and we will not give up on the future these hard-working men and women deserve. 

    Organizing is a top priority in the work we do as a union. We know there are workers, like those at Siemens, who desperately need a union. It’s our duty as part of the labor movement and as Boilermakers to help them organize. 

    Even as we build power for the workers we represent, we also build our union’s power by joining more and more workers to amplify our unified Boilermaker voice. And as we make our Boilermaker voice louder, we make our Boilermaker future brighter.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Doggett Honors Austin Students Headed to Our Nation’s Military Service Academies

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

    Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov

    Austin, Texas—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) honored 13 Austin students whom he nominated for our nation’s military service academies. In a highly competitive selection process, these students have been admitted to the U.S. Military, Air Force, and Naval Academies.

    The students will receive a tuition-free education, which includes room and board, textbooks, and uniforms, as well as a guaranteed military job after graduation. A fully funded, four-year education at a military service academy is valued at upwards of $450,000.

    “This is by far my largest number of nominees accepted for academy admission ever. It shows that Austin is home to many talented and determined students who have already demonstrated success in their studies and extracurricular activities. They are ready to serve our country and obtain the education and experience needed to become our next generation of leaders,” said Rep. Doggett. “Every year, I look forward to making these nominations to help a select group of young Austinites achieve their dreams. Young people, usually current high school juniors, wishing to be considered for our next year-end round of nominations should contact my office.”

    The students and their parents were honored in a special ceremony in the historic LBJ Suite of the JJ Pickle Federal Building—President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Austin office, where he met with military and civilian leaders during his presidency.

    Rep. Doggett’s nominees attending the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY:

    • Tyler Letcher, a senior at Westlake High School
    • Mary Teal, a senior at St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School
    • Owen Baggish, a 2022 graduate of Westlake High School

    Rep. Doggett’s nominees attending the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO:

    • William Kugler, a senior at Westlake High School
    • Paxton Seghi, an Air Force soccer recruit and senior at Westwood High School
    • Maddox Brown, a 2024 graduate of Bowie High School and a NASA High School Aerospace Scholar
    • Benjamin Brophy, an Air Force soccer recruit and senior at St. Michael’s Catholic Prep School
    • Alexander Agrawal, a senior at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
    • Arun Gandhi, a senior at Bowie High School
    • Ryan Gulandri, a senior at Bowie High School

    Rep. Doggett’s nominees attending the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD:

    • Oscar Bednar, a senior at Anderson High School
    • Angelina Gomez, a senior at Austin High School
    • Trent Gray, a senior at Austin High School

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  • MIL-OSI USA: U.S. Secret Service Applications Jump 200% Since President Trump’s Inauguration

    Source: US Federal Emergency Management Agency

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    Secret Service Applications Jump 200% Since President Trump’s Inauguration

    ASHINGTON – Internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data shows a massive spike in applications to join the United States Secret Service (USSS)

    From January 20, 2025, to May 1, 2025, USSS received over 22,000 applications to join its ranks

    This is a 200% increase over the same period from 2024, where only 7,000 applied

    This surge of applications comes as President Trump and Secretary Noem have put an end to DEI-based hiring practices in the Secret Service and across the Department

    Secret Service officers are now being hired and promoted based on their merit

    “For four years, the previous administration demoralized and denied resources to our brave men and women in law enforcement, including in the Secret Service,” said a DHS spokesperson

    “We are reinvigorating the Secret Service and providing it with the resources our brave and women need to do their jobs

    We are seeing a historic surge in applications

    Americans want to protect and serve, and we simply must let them

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    These officers are charged with a no-fail mission, and that mission demands only the best of the best

    Further, by putting an end to the distractions imposed upon them by political operatives in the previous administration, we have freed up the Secret Service to once again focus on its core mission of protecting the President

    If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Secret Service, please go to https://www

    secretservice

    gov/careers to apply online

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  • MIL-OSI USA: NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference

    Source: NASA

    NASA will join a media teleconference hosted by Axiom Space at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 20, to discuss the launch of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
    Briefing participants include:

    Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA
    Allen Flynt, chief of mission services, Axiom Space
    Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management, SpaceX
    Sergio Palumberi, mission manager, ESA (European Space Agency)
    Aleksandra Bukała, project manager, head of strategy and international cooperation, POLSA (Polish Space Agency)
    Orsolya Ferencz, ministerial commissioner of space research, HUNOR (Hungarian to Orbit)

    To join the call, media must register with Axiom Space by 12 p.m., Monday, May 19, at:
    https://bit.ly/437SAAh
    The Ax-4 launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted no earlier than 9:11 a.m., Sunday, June 8, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
    During the mission aboard the space station, a four-person multi-national crew will complete about 60 research experiments developed for microgravity in collaboration with organizations across the globe.
    Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut and director of human spaceflight at Axiom Space, will command the commercial mission, while ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists are ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.
    The first private astronaut mission to the station, Axiom Mission 1, lifted off in April 2022 for a 17-day mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. The second private astronaut mission to the station, Axiom Mission 2, also was commanded by Whitson and launched in May 2023 for eight days in orbit. The most recent private astronaut mission, Axiom Mission 3, launched in January 2024; the crew spent 18 days docked to the space station.
    The International Space Station is a springboard for developing a low Earth economy. NASA’s goal is to achieve a strong economy off the Earth where the agency can purchase services as one of many customers to meet its science and research objectives in microgravity. NASA’s commercial strategy for low Earth orbit provides the government with reliable and safe services at a lower cost, enabling the agency to focus on Artemis missions to the Moon in preparation for Mars while also continuing to use low Earth orbit as a training and proving ground for those deep space missions.
    Learn more about NASA’s commercial space strategy at:
    https://www.nasa.gov/commercial-space
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    Claire O’SheaHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov
    Anna SchneiderJohnson Space Center, Houston281-483-5111anna.c.schneider@nasa.gov
    Alexis DeJarnetteAxiom Space, Houstonalexis@axiomspace.com

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  • MIL-OSI USA: NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars

    Source: NASA

    On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive explosion of gas and magnetic energy that carries with it large amounts of solar energetic particles. This solar activity led to stunning auroras across the solar system, including at Mars, where NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover made history by detecting them for the first time from the surface of another planet.

    “This exciting discovery opens up new possibilities for auroral research and confirms that auroras could be visible to future astronauts on Mars’ surface.” said Elise Knutsen, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo in Norway and lead author of the Science Advances study, which reported the detection.
    Picking the right aurora
    On Earth, auroras form when solar particles interact with the global magnetic field, funneling them to the poles where they collide with atmospheric gases and emit light. The most common color, green, is caused by excited oxygen atoms emitting light at a wavelength of 557.7 nanometers. For years, scientists have theorized that green light auroras could also exist on Mars but suggested they would be much fainter and harder to capture than the green auroras we see on Earth.
    Due to the Red Planet’s lack of a global magnetic field, Mars has different types of auroras than those we have on Earth. One of these is solar energetic particle (SEP) auroras, which NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission discovered in 2014. These occur when super-energetic particles from the Sun hit the Martian atmosphere, causing a reaction that makes the atmosphere glow across the whole night sky.
    While MAVEN had observed SEP auroras in ultraviolet light from orbit, this phenomenon had never been observed in visible light from the ground. Since SEPs typically occur during solar storms, which increase during solar maximum, Knutsen and her team set their sights on capturing visible images and spectra of SEP aurora from Mars’ surface at the peak of the Sun’s current solar cycle.
    Coordinating the picture-perfect moment
    Through modeling, Knutsen and her team determined the optimal angle for the Perseverance rover’s SuperCam spectrometer and Mastcam-Z camera to successfully observe the SEP aurora in visible light. With this observation strategy in place, it all came down to the timing and understanding of CMEs.
    “The trick was to pick a good CME, one that would accelerate and inject many charged particles into Mars’ atmosphere,” said Knutsen.
    That is where the teams at NASA’s Moon to Mars (M2M) Space Weather Analysis Office and the Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC), both located at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, came in. The M2M team provides real-time analysis of solar eruptions to the CCMC for initiating simulations of CMEs to determine if they might impact current NASA missions. When the simulations suggest potential impacts, the team sends out an alert.
    At the University of California, Berkeley, space physicist Christina Lee received an alert from the M2M office about the March 15, 2024, CME. Lee, a member of the MAVEN mission team who serves as the space weather lead, determined there was a notable solar storm heading toward the Red Planet,which could arrive in a few days. She immediately issued the Mars Space Weather Alert Notification to currently operating Mars missions.
    “This allows the science teams of Perseverance and MAVEN to anticipate impacts of interplanetary CMEs and the associated SEPs,” said Lee.
    “When we saw the strength of this one,” Knutsen said, “we estimated it could trigger aurora bright enough for our instruments to detect.”
    A few days later, the CME impacted Mars, providing a lightshow for the rover to capture, showing the aurora to be nearly uniform across the sky at an emission wavelength of exactly 557.7 nm. To confirm the presence of SEPs during the aurora observation, the team looked to MAVEN’s SEP instrument, which was additionally corroborated by data from ESA’s (European Space Agency) Mars Express mission. Data from both missions confirmed that the rover team had managed to successfully catch a glimpse of the phenomenon in the very narrow time window available.
    “This was a fantastic example of cross-mission coordination. We all worked together quickly to facilitate this observation and are thrilled to have finally gotten a sneak peek of what astronauts will be able to see there some day,” said Shannon Curry, MAVEN principal investigator and research scientist at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder).
    The future of aurora on Mars
    By coordinating the Perseverance observations with measurements from MAVEN’s SEP instrument, the teams could help each other determine that the observed 557.7 nm emission came from solar energetic particles. Since this is the same emission line as the green aurora on Earth, it is likely that future Martian astronauts would be able to see this type of aurora.
    “Perseverance’s observations of the visible-light aurora confirm a new way to study these phenomena that’s complementary to what we can observe with our Mars orbiters,” said Katie Stack Morgan, acting project scientist for Perseverance at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “A better understanding of auroras and the conditions around Mars that lead to their formation are especially important as we prepare to send human explorers there safely.”

    More About Perseverance and MAVEN
    The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program portfolio and NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover.
    The MAVEN mission, also part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program portfolio, is led by LASP at CU Boulder. It’s managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and was built and operated by Lockheed Martin Space, with navigation and network support from NASA’s JPL.
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    By Willow ReedLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), University of Colorado Boulder
    Media Contact: 
    Karen Fox / Molly Wasser
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1600
    karen.c.fox@nasa.gov / molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov  
    Nancy N. JonesNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
    DC AgleJet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.818-393-9011agle@jpl.nasa.gov

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Doggett, Schakowsky, Warren and Wyden Push Congressional Leadership to Reject Medicaid Cuts, Crack Down on Medicare Advantage Upcoding

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

    Congressional Republicans’ current plan sets them up to slash hundreds of billions from Medicaid and CHIP; Lawmakers cite bipartisan support for cracking down on waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare Advantage

    Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov

    Washington, D.C. – As Congress considers reconciliation legislation, Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee led their colleagues in writing to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, urging them to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare Advantage (MA) instead of forging ahead with cuts to Medicaid.

    “As Congress considers reconciliation legislation, we urge you to reject cuts to Medicaid, which are deeply unpopular and will rip away health care from millions of Americans,” wrote the lawmakers. “Where there is widespread agreement is the need to address waste, fraud, and abuse by private, for-profit insurance companies. We write to urge you to crack down on the growing threat to the Medicare program known as ‘upcoding.’”

    Upcoding is the practice by which private insurers in Medicare Advantage exaggerate the medical diagnoses of their enrollees to secure higher payments from the federal government. This results in wasteful spending in Medicare, overcharging seniors and taxpayers while adding tens of billions in costs to the federal government. Analysis from the non-partisan Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) found that upcoding is expected to increase Medicare payments to private health insurance companies by an estimated 10 percent, or $40 billion, in 2025.

    This waste, fraud, and abuse has been called out by both Democrats and Republicans. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz even noted that tackling this fraud “is relatively enjoyable to go after, because … we have bipartisan support.” Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has launched an inquiry into UnitedHealth’s billing practices in Medicare Advantage, and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) supports the No UPCODE Act, which would ban some of the most aggressive forms of upcoding by private insurers in the program.

    “The Wall Street Journal, MedPAC, Administrator Oz, and Congressional Republicans all seem to agree: wasteful spending in MA, driven by abusive upcoding practices, are a ‘more rational’  route to securing health care savings that will benefit the Medicare program and taxpayers,” continued the lawmakers. “Your directive to cut federal health care spending should come from reducing waste, fraud, and abuse like upcoding by for-profit insurance companies, not by cutting health care benefits for American families who rely on Medicaid to make ends meet.”

    Nevertheless, Congressional Republicans are forging ahead with plans to slash hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)  – which will put health and livelihoods at risk for the nearly 80 million Americans, including 37 million children, eight million people with disabilities, and seven million seniors covered by these programs

    “If there is no course correction that protects Medicaid, tens of millions of Americans will be kicked off their health care,” wrote the lawmakers. “We urge you instead to listen to Administrator Oz and tackle real fraud, waste, and abuse by private, for-profit health insurers in MA.”

    The letters were also signed by Representatives Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Summer Lee (D-Pa.), Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Al Green (D-Texas), John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Eleanor Homes Norton (D-D.C.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Maxwell Frost (D-Florida), Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), Greg Casar (D-Texas), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.), Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii), Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.), Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), as well as Senators Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).

    The letters have been endorsed by the Center for American Progress, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Families USA, LeadingAge, P Street Project, Protect Our Care, and Public Citizen. 

    The full letter can be read here.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Doggett’s Reaction to Trump’s Executive Order on Drug Prices

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

    Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov

    Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement:

    “Rather than changing the law, Trump issues another press release that will offer consumers little or nothing. Begging Big Pharma to show some benevolence to the taxpayers and consumers, whom they continue to price gouge, will do nothing to assure access to affordable medications. As in his first term, Trump keeps talking big about drug prices but fails to accomplish anything. Simply by utilizing his existing authority to lower prices for drugs made possible through taxpayer research investments, as I have repeatedly urged, he could provide genuine relief to millions of Americans. And since Trump has failed to include real drug price relief this week in his ‘one big, beautiful bill,’ he could at least insist that House Republicans stop their continued attempt to weaken or repeal Medicare price negotiations.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Loudermilk Asks House Ways & Means to Make 1099-K Threshold Fix in Reconciliation Bill. – U.S. Representative Barry Loudermilk

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)

    Washington D.C. (May 14, 2025) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) issued the following statement after he authored a letter to Ways and Means Committee Chair, Rep. Jason Smith, asking the committee to fix the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) IRS 1099-K threshold in the upcoming Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) reauthorization.

    “The American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law in March 2021. This was President Biden’s first reconciliation bill, including a pay-for that lowers the thresholds of reporting transactions on peer-to-peer payment platforms from $20,000 and 200 transactions to just $600 with no minimum transaction number. In practice, this lower threshold requires these platforms to report millions of untaxable transactions to the IRS, and the platforms have to provide a Form 1099-K to hundreds of thousands of people who do not need it. Additionally, this change would require people to keep detailed records of purchases or sales on items that need not be reported, which leads to over-reporting and overpaying, and in some cases could lead to an unwarranted audit. The ARPA change also threatens to delay processing for legitimate tax documents, leading to further delays and even greater backlogs at the agency.

    “This provision is a gross example of federal overreach, and I am pleased that Chairman Smith has included this fix in the reconciliation bill. Returning to the pre-ARPA thresholds is a win for Americans and government efficiency.”

    Here is a statement of support from the Coalition for 1099-K Fairness:

    “The Coalition for 1099-K Fairness thanks Rep. Barry Loudermilk and the more than 20 members of Congress who sent a letter to Rep. Jason Smith, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, encouraging him to return the 1099-K reporting threshold to $20,000. As the letter notes, the current, lower reporting requirement, creates unnecessary confusion for American taxpayers and could result in overpayment and unnecessary IRS scrutiny.

    At a time of economic uncertainty, small business owners and consumers need policies that simplify their operations, not needless burdens.

    We are grateful that Chairman Smith included this language in the Ways and Means Committee bill – which passed in Committee this week — to permanently increase the 1099-K reporting threshold and look forward to seeing this important change enacted into law later this year.”

    Click here to read the full letter

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Atlanta Attorney Sentenced in Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme

    Source: US State of California

    A Georgia attorney was sentenced today to 16 months in prison for obstructing the IRS in connection with his participation in the promotion of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters.

    The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: Vi Bui was an attorney and partner at Sinnott & Co., an Atlanta-based company. Beginning at least in 2012 and continuing through at least May 2020, Bui participated in a scheme to defraud the IRS by organizing, marketing, implementing, and selling illegal syndicated conservation easement tax shelters created and organized by co-conspirators Jack Fisher, James Sinnott, and others. Fisher and Sinnott were convicted at trial for their involvement in the scheme, and in January 2024, they were sentenced to 25 and 23 years in prison, respectively.

    The scheme entailed the creation of partnerships that purchased land and land-owning companies and then donated conservation easements over that land or the land itself. Appraisers generated fraudulent and inflated appraisals of the conservation easements. The partnerships then claimed a charitable contribution tax deduction based on the inflated value of the conservation easement, resulting in a fraudulent tax deduction flowing to the wealthy clients who purchased units in the partnership. Many of these clients joined the tax shelters after the donation of the interest in land and after the end of the relevant tax year. Bui knew that in order to make it appear that the participants had timely purchased their units in the tax shelters, Fisher, Sinnott, and others backdated and instructed others to backdate documents, including subscription agreements, checks, and other documents.

    Bui anticipated that the syndicated conservation easement transactions would be audited. In order to deceive the IRS, Bui and others took steps to make the partnerships appear as legitimate real estate development companies. They created and disseminated lengthy documents disguising the true nature of the transaction, instituted sham “votes” for what to do with the land that the partnership owned despite knowing that outcome was predetermined, and falsified paperwork such as appraisals and subscription agreements.

    In one instance, when investigators conducted an undercover operation in 2018, Bui, believing that the IRS was auditing an individual’s tax returns, prepared false documents related to a 2014 syndicated conservation easement tax shelter with the intent to make it appear that the documents were executed before the purported donation of the conservation easement in 2014 and before the 2014 tax returns had been filed.

    Bui earned substantial income for his role in the illegal scheme. He also used the fraudulent tax shelters to evade his own taxes, filing false personal tax returns from 2013 through 2018 that claimed false tax deductions from the illegal syndicated conservation easement tax shelters.

    In addition to his prison sentence, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr. for the Northern District of Georgia ordered Bui to serve one year of supervised release and to pay $8,250,244 in total restitution to the IRS.

    Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Karen E. Kelly of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg for the Northern District of Georgia made the announcement. They also thanked the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina for their assistance in the investigation of this matter.

    IRS Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the case.

    Senior Litigation Counsel Richard M. Rolwing, and Trial Attorneys Parker Tobin, Jessica Kraft, and Nicholas Schilling of the Tax Division prosecuted the case, with support from Assistant U.S. Attorney Samir Kaushal for the Northern District of Georgia. 

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Richmond Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Child Pornography

    Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (b)

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Richmond, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving child pornography, after having a prior state conviction for possession of child pornography.

    Derek Shain, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 25 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Shain to serve supervised release for Life following his incarceration.

    On January 16, 2025, Shain pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography, after having a prior state conviction for possession of child pornography. According to court documents, Shain communicated with a 15-year-old minor female on a social media platform.  He requested and received an image of child pornography from the minor female.  A background investigation of Shain confirmed that Shain was a registered sex offender at the time of this offense. Shain also has prior state convictions for attempted child molestation in the first degree and age misrepresentation with intent to solicit a minor.

    This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Maureen A. Brackett. It was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Sugar Creek, Missouri Police Department.

    Project Safe Childhood

    This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc . For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Director General in Ecuador to Support Nuclear Power Plans, the Galapagos and More

    Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA

    Alongside energy, the Director General and Foreign Minister Sommerfeld also discussed how IAEA initiatives to promote the benefits of nuclear science are supporting Ecuador’s progress in many key development areas.  

    High on the agenda was cancer care, where IAEA flagship initiative Rays of Hope is increasing  access to radiotherapy in the country. During his trip, Mr Grossi visited Carlos Andrade Marin Hospital where he was pleased to see “how IAEA efforts and local investment in cancer care — including access to radiotherapy — are making a life-changing difference.” 

    Nuclear science is also a powerful tool to boost food security and strengthen food export potential, and the IAEA’s Atoms4Food is helping Ecuador and other countries battle invasive insect pests like Mediterranean Fruit Fly, make banana crops more resilient to disease and map water resources to ensure a sustainable supply. 

    NUTEC Plastics, the IAEA initiative to use nuclear science to monitor and reduce marine plastic pollution, is also of relevance to the coastal country. During his trip, the Director General exchanged on the importance of tackling plastic pollution in valuable ecosystems, such as Antarctica where he recently launched microplastics research, and the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador where the IAEA has helped establish one of the world’s leading laboratories in microplastics. He also met with a range of local partners already working with the IAEA on the archipelago to preserve biodiversity and work for a healthier ocean. 

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  • MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Secret Service Applications Jump 200% Since President Trump’s Inauguration

    Source: US Department of Homeland Security

    WASHINGTON – Internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data shows a massive spike in applications to join the United States Secret Service (USSS).

    From January 20, 2025, to May 1, 2025, USSS received over 22,000 applications to join its ranks. This is a 200% increase over the same period from 2024, where only 7,000 applied. This surge of applications comes as President Trump and Secretary Noem have put an end to DEI-based hiring practices in the Secret Service and across the Department. Secret Service officers are now being hired and promoted based on their merit.

    “For four years, the previous administration demoralized and denied resources to our brave men and women in law enforcement, including in the Secret Service,” said a DHS spokesperson. “We are reinvigorating the Secret Service and providing it with the resources our brave and women need to do their jobs. We are seeing a historic surge in applications. Americans want to protect and serve, and we simply must let them.”

    These officers are charged with a no-fail mission, and that mission demands only the best of the best.

    Further, by putting an end to the distractions imposed upon them by political operatives in the previous administration, we have freed up the Secret Service to once again focus on its core mission of protecting the President.

    If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Secret Service, please go to the Careers at Secret Service webpage to apply online.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Latta Votes to Strengthen Medicaid, Prioritize American Energy Dominance, and Reduce Fraud and Abuse in Federal Government

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green Ohio)

    Latta Votes to Strengthen Medicaid, Prioritize American Energy Dominance, and Reduce Fraud and Abuse in Federal Government

    Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) voted in favor of the Energy and Commerce budget reconciliation markup. Congressman Latta released the following statement:  

    “I’m pleased to have joined my Energy and Commerce colleagues in voting to strengthen Medicaid, prioritize American energy dominance, and reduce fraud and abuse in the Federal government through the reconciliation process. This legislation reflects our commitment to advancing fiscally responsible policies that prioritize effective and efficient use of American taxpayer dollars by fortifying the Medicaid system for generations to come, unleashing American energy while opening spectrum for auction, and refilling our strategic petroleum reserve. Not only does this bill support the rapid innovation of American industry, but it also ends spending on the Green New Deal-style waste. The previous administration weakened protections against fraud by limiting states’ ability to remove ineligible individuals from Medicaid and broadening coverage to include able-bodied, unemployed adults, taking away resources from those who truly need it. Our bill corrects Biden’s harmful spending and ensures that taxpayer dollars are prioritized for hard working Americans. I will continue to work with my colleagues and President Trump to use American taxpayer dollars effectively while making life easier, safer, and more affordable in Ohio and across the nation. The American people are counting on us, and we will deliver the results.” 

    NOTE: Reconciliation allows for expedited consideration of certain tax, spending, and debt limit legislation—nowhere in the resolution does it mention cuts to Social Security or Medicare, meaning such claims are misleading and misrepresent the actual intent of the process. In fact, according to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, under the Byrd Rule, social security cannot be changed through reconciliation.   

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  • MIL-OSI Security: From the Top End to the Philippines: MRF-D 25.3 bolsters U.S.-Philippine alliance

    Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

    PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — From the northern coast of Australia to the southern edge of the Philippine archipelago, U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) spent the last month executing rapid maneuver, joint and combined integrated fires, and combined exercises alongside Philippine and Australian allies across one of the world’s most complex and challenging maritime regions.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Canadian Man Illegally In The United States Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Smuggle Handguns Into Canada

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Durante King-Mclean, age 26, of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, pled guilty today before United States District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to a single count of a multi-count indictment charging him with conspiring with others to illegally traffic in firearms.

    According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the charges stem from a September 2, 2023, traffic stop by the Pennsylvania State Police in Franklin County of a rental vehicle operated by King-Mclean who was the only occupant of the vehicle. During the stop King-Mclean fled on foot and was apprehended after a brief foot chase. A subsequent search of the rental vehicle led to the recovery of 65 handguns in the vehicle’s trunk that were all individually concealed in socks. Of the 65 handguns that were recovered, two were fully automatic, 11 were stolen, and one had an obliterated serial number. King-Mclean had been in communication with his co-conspirators from April of 2023 until his arrest on September 2, 2023, and had been staying at an Airbnb in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, until he rented the vehicle at the end of August 2023 and headed north towards Canada with the illegally purchased handguns. Sometime after his arrest and incarceration on September 2, 2023, King-Mclean was charged by Canadian authorities for his alleged participation in the April 17, 2023, heist of approximately $22.5 million dollars in gold bars and foreign currency from the Air Canada cargo terminal at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. It was shortly after this heist that King-Mclean illegally entered the United States where he remained until his arrest on September 2, 2023, as he was headed back to Canada with the 65 handguns.

    “King-Mclean’s international firearms trafficking scheme had 65 guns destined for the hands of violent criminals and other prohibited people who threaten their communities,” said Eric J. DeGree, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Philadelphia Field Division. “ATF’s highest priority is reducing violent gun crime, and thanks to our cooperative efforts, this action kept dozens of crime guns off the street — preventing them from being used in any number of killings and other crimes.”

    “This guilty plea highlights the serious consequences of international arms trafficking and the dangers it poses to public safety. By illegally moving firearms across borders, criminal networks fuel violence and threaten communities,” said Special Agent in Charge of HSI Philadelphia Edward V. Owens. “HSI remains dedicated to working with our domestic and international partners to disrupt these illicit operations and ensure that those who engage in trafficking are held accountable.”

    King-Mclean faces a potential sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000.00 fine, and a three-year term of supervised release.

    The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – Harrisburg Office, the Pennsylvania State Police, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).  Assistant United States Attorney William A. Behe is prosecuting the case.

    This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

    This prosecution is also part of an extensive investigation by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).  OCDETF is a joint federal, state, and local cooperative approach to combat drug trafficking and is the nation’s primary tool for disrupting and dismantling major drug trafficking organizations, targeting national and regional level drug trafficking organizations and coordinating the necessary law enforcement entities and resources to disrupt or dismantle the targeted criminal organization and seize their assets.

    All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Springfield Man Pleaded Guilty to Burglary of a United States Post Office and Theft of Mail Matter

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to burglarizing a local post office building and stealing mail from this facility.

    Zachary M. Walker, 38, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Willie Epps, Jr., to a federal information charging him with one count of burglary of a post office building and one count of theft of mail matter.

    Walker, a former United States Postal Service employee, used his knowledge of building security to gain unauthorized access to a local post office, stealing mail matter and selling those items over the internet.

    According to the plea agreement, Walker was observed on secretly installed video cameras within a local post office building.  Walker was able to burglarize the post office because he had previously worked at that facility and knew the authorization codes that allowed him to circumvent building security.  While in the United States Post Office building, Walker would examine letters and mail matter, stealing those items that he could easily sell.

    Under federal statutes, Walker is subject to a sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

    This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney. It was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Springfield, Missouri, Police Department

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Father and Son Sentenced for Role in International Market Manipulation Scheme Related to New Jersey Deli

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    CAMDEN, N.J. – A father and son were sentenced on May 13, 2025, for their roles in orchestrating a large-scale market manipulation scheme related to two publicly traded companies, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.

    Peter Coker, Sr., 82, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Peter Coker, Jr., 56, formerly of Hong Kong, China, had pleaded guilty, on December 19, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn to securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Coker, Sr. was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release, including six months’ home detention, and fines totaling $500,000. Coker, Jr. was sentenced to 40 months’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release, and fines totaling $250,000.

    James Patten, 65, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina also previously pleaded guilty to the same charges and is awaiting sentencing.

    According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

    From 2014 through September 2022, Peter Coker Sr., Peter Coker Jr., and Patten conspired to enrich themselves through a scheme to manipulate securities prices via a pattern of coordinated trading, which injected inaccurate information into the marketplace, creating false impressions of supply and demand for these securities.

    As part of the securities fraud scheme, the defendants targeted two publicly traded companies—Hometown International Inc. and E-Waste Corp.—which both traded on the OTC Link Alternative Trading System, also known as the OTC Marketplace. The OTC Marketplace is an alternative trading system that contains three tiers of markets, which are largely based on the quality and quantity of the listed companies’ information and disclosures.

    Coker Sr., Coker Jr., and Patten took steps to gain control of both entities’ management and stock with the ultimate intention of entering reverse mergers, a transaction through which an existing public company merges with a private operating company. A successful reverse merger would allow the defendants to sell shares of each entity at a significant profit.

    In or around 2014, two New Jersey residents began the process of opening a local deli in Paulsboro, New Jersey. One of the individuals discussed his interest in opening the deli with Patten, a long-time friend, who suggested the creation of Hometown International, an umbrella corporation, under which the deli would operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. Unbeknownst to the deli owners, after Hometown International was formed, Patten and his associates began positioning Hometown International as a vehicle for a reverse merger that would yield substantial profit to them.

    Around October 2019, Hometown International began selling shares on the OTC Marketplace. Patten, Coker Sr., and Coker Jr. furthered their scheme by gaining control of Hometown International’s management and its shares from the deli owners. Coker Sr., Coker Jr., and Patten took similar actions to gain control of E-Waste Corporation’s stock and management. The defendants also arranged for the transfer of millions of shares of stock to a number of nominee entities, including entities controlled by Coker Jr., in an effort to mask their control of the shares.

    In addition, the defendants transferred shares to family members, friends, and associates and gained control over their trading accounts by obtaining their log-in information to conceal the defendants’ involvement. The defendants then used those accounts to commit a number of coordinated trading events, often referred to as match and wash trades, to trade in Hometown International and E-Waste Corp.’s stock on both sides of the transaction.

    These tactics artificially inflated the price of Hometown International and E-Waste’s stock by giving the false impression that there was a genuine market interest in the stock. Their scheme had the ultimate impact of artificially inflating Hometown International’s stock by approximately 939 percent and E-Waste’s stock by approximately 19,900 percent.

    U.S. Attorney Habba credited special agents of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs, and special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jenifer L. Piovesan in Newark, with the investigation. He also thanked special agents from FBI Charlotte, FBI Los Angeles, FBI San Francisco, FBI Denver, and FBI Knoxville, for their assistance.

    The government is represented by Lauren E. Repole, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Webman of the Economic Crimes Unit. 

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    Defense counsel:

    Peter Coker, Sr.: John Azzarello, Esq. (Morristown, New Jersey), William McGovern, Esq. (New York, New York)

    Peter Coker, Jr.: Zach Intrater and Marc Agnifilo (New York, New York)

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  • MIL-OSI USA: EPA Administrator Zeldin to Fischer: Congressional Action on Year-Round E15 Most Durable and Easiest Solution

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Nebraska Deb Fischer
    Fischer’s Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act the only permanent, nationwide solution to unleash power of year-round E15
     Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on the need for a permanent legislative solution for the nationwide sale of year-round E15, who confirmed that Congressional action is the “most durable and easiest solution to this issue.”
    Fischer’s legislation, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, is the only permanent, nationwide solution to unleash the power of year-round E15.
    Click the image above to watch a video of Fischer’s questioning
    Click here to download audioClick here to download video
    On Securing a Permanent Nationwide Solution for Year-Round E15:
    Fischer: Administrator, a couple of months back, you and Secretary Rollins met with me and several of my colleagues about the importance of Congress passing a permanent, nationwide solution to allow for the year-round sale of E15, and I thank you.
    I thank you for acting on the emergency summertime waivers to allow for the year-round sale of E15 again this year. But certainly, this yearly exercise, it needs to be done permanently. We need to pass a solution, a permanent solution, and not have your agency have to go through this product every single year. 
    On President Trump’s Support of Nationwide Year-Round E15: 
    Fischer: The President tried to get E15 done permanently through regulation back in 2019, and he has maintained strong support for it since. I want people to understand the history here, Mr. Zeldin.
    We have effectively been operating under year-round E15 for the last six years through President Trump’s regulation and then yearly emergency waivers. Is that correct?Zeldin: Yes. 
    On Congressional Action to Make Permanent Year-Round E15:
    Fischer: Is it true that, despite President Trump’s best efforts, if we want real certainty here for consumers, Congress has to act. Is that correct?Zeldin: That is the most durable and easiest solution to this issue. 
    On Improving EPA Efficiency by Passing Fischer’s Year-Round E15 Legislation: 
    Fischer: Thank you. And lastly, having that permanent, nationwide legislative solution for the year-round E15 would certainly be a more efficient and effective use of EPA’s time and resources. Is that correct?Zeldin: Yes, Senator, as the Chair pointed out, I’ve been in the position a little over 100 days, and I have had many, many, many meetings about this topic. And a lot of passionate advocacy from, including you, Senator, and your colleagues and your constituents. If Congress was to finalize a long-term, durable solution, so much of that advocacy on your part, all of your time can be better spent fighting for other priorities of your constituents.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Speaker Johnson Statement on House Democrat Motion to Impeach President Trump

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04)

    Speaker Johnson Statement on House Democrat Motion to Impeach President Trump

    Washington, May 14, 2025

    WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement in advance of today’s House vote to table the Democrat’s privileged motion to impeach President Donald Trump.

    “House Democrats have demonstrated once again they are willing to abuse the Constitution in their effort to impede the agenda of the American people. Their latest sham impeachment charade against President Trump is another embarrassing political stunt. Today, House Republicans will move promptly to discard it.

    “While Democrats are throwing fits, impeding law enforcement, playing political games, and demonstrating how far out of touch they are—Republicans are working to deliver lower taxes for families, restore American energy dominance, strengthen border security, restore peace through strength, and make government work more efficiently and effectively. The contrast has never been more clear.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Welch Honors Vermont Law Enforcement During National Police Week

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont)
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and 78 bipartisan senators this week in welcoming the Senate’s unanimous passage of their resolution designating May 12 through 17 as National Police Week. During National Police Week, Americans pay special tribute to the service and sacrifice of courageous officers and their families, especially our nation’s fallen heroes. 
    Every year, for more than six decades, Congress has passed a resolution in honor of law enforcement officers. The National Police Week resolution reiterates the Senate’s unwavering support for law enforcement officers across the United States.   
    “National Police Week is a time to reflect on the service of the men and women in Vermont—and across the country—who put their lives on the line to protect our communities. We are thankful everyday for Vermont’s law enforcement. We also honor the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty,” said Senator Welch. “I’m proud to join my colleagues in passing this bipartisan resolution, which renews our commitment to providing law enforcement officers and personnel with the resources needed to uphold their oath to serve our communities with valor and respect.” 
    “Law enforcement officers in Iowa and across the nation work tirelessly to protect and serve our communities. This week, and every week, we should give our thanks to the brave men and women in blue, who have sacrificed so much to ensure our safety,” said Senator Grassley. “As always, I’m proud to back the blue and will continue my efforts in Congress to protect and support our courageous officers.”  
    “Every day, our country’s law enforcement officers put their lives at risk to keep us safe. Officers and their families make great sacrifices in the name of service, including the tragic cases of those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We’re grateful for their heroism, and we must make sure that officers serving with dignity and integrity have the support and resources they need to do their jobs,” said Senator Durbin. 
    Senators Welch, Grassley and Durbin are joined by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Angus King (I-Maine), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Christopher Coons (D-Del.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Thomas Tillis (R-N.C.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.).   
    Read and download the full text of the resolution. 

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Maryland Man Previously Arrested for Coercing 18-Year-Old to Travel Interstate for Commercial Sex Charged in Superseding Indictment with Massachusetts Man for Conspiring to Sex Traffic Minor

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    Defendants, one of whom is 19-years-old, allegedly conspired to sex traffic a minor victim

    BOSTON – A superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Boston charging two men with conspiring to engage in the sex trafficking of a minor victim.

    On April 16, 2025, David Kaufman, 44, was arrested on an indictment charging him with one count of knowingly persuading, inducing, enticing and coercing an individual to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution and aiding and abetting.

    The superseding indictment adds Darren Zaldivar, 19, of Ludlow, Mass., charging him with transporting an individual with intent the individual engage in prostitution. Both defendants are also charged with conspiring to engage in sex trafficking of a minor. The superseding indictment also adds the charge of sex trafficking of a minor against Kaufman.

    Zaldivar will appear in federal court in Boston later today. Kaufman remains detained in federal custody.

    According to the detention brief previously filed, Kaufman had allegedly been victimizing minor males and young adults ranging in ages from 14–20 by paying the minors for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and coercing and enticing some of them to travel to his penthouse condominium at the Four Seasons in Baltimore, and elsewhere, to engage in sex acts with him, which he video recorded. Zaldivar is alleged to have conspired with Kaufman in the sex trafficking of a minor victim in 2024. Zaldivar is also alleged to have transported the minor victim with the intent that the victim engage in commercial sex.

    According to court filings, Kaufman coerced an 18-year-old victim to travel from Massachusetts on two occasions to visit his penthouse condominium at the Four Seasons in Baltimore, paying for the plane tickets. While there, Kaufman allegedly provided the victim with alcohol and drugs, including cocaine, until the victim was intoxicated. It is alleged that Kaufman would then persuade the victim to engage in sex acts, which Kaufman videotaped so that he could watch them later in order to get pleasure for himself. In exchange for the sex acts, it is alleged that Kaufman paid the victim with cash, electronic money transfers and gifts. For example, after he engaged in sex acts in February 2024, Kaufman allegedly bought the victim a Louis Vuitton bag.

    If you have information or questions about this investigation, or someone you know may be impacted or experiencing commercial sex trafficking or child exploitation, please contact USAMA.VictimAssistance@usdoj.gov.

    The charge of coercing a person to travel for purposes of prostitution provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of sex trafficking a minor provides for a sentence of up to life, up to life and no less than five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.The charge of transporting an individual with intent the individual engage in prostitution provides for up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.The charge of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a minor provides for a sentence of up to life, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

    United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Kimberly Milka, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Maryland; the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office; and the Baltimore Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Torey B. Cummings and Craig E. Estes of the Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Unit are prosecuting the case.

    The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Chicago Woman Pleaded Guilty in Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud Targeting United States Service Men & Women

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Chicago, Il., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today for her role in a wire fraud conspiracy that targeted United States Service men and women who had recently joined the military.

    Jetauwn T. Griffin, 31, waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Willie Epps, Jr., to a federal information charging her with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

    Griffin conspired with others that sought to defraud United States military service men and women through the use of social media.

    According to the plea agreement, Griffin conspired with others that employed a scheme to defraud United States military service men and women. Service members who had recently joined the United States military were contacted through various social media platforms.  Upon communicating with each military member, a person within the conspiracy would use the information obtained from the social media platform and then contact the service member claiming to be a senior military official.  As a senior military member, they would tell each service member that they were receiving the wrong salary, and they were owed more money than they were being paid.  The perpetrators of the scheme who advise the service member that they needed to return their prior pay using a cash application and then they would receive the higher pay once the other money was returned.  If a service member followed these instructions, the members of this scheme would take the monies transferred and would never return any monies to the victim.  Griffin conspired with others in this scheme by taking the cash application transfers and conducted financial transactions that transferred the victim’s money to accounts that were accessed by all members of the scheme.

    Under federal statutes, Griffin is subject to a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

    This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney. It was investigated by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Fentanyl, Firearm, and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Charges

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    Greenbelt, Maryland – Today, Vincent Ford, 22, of Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and oxycodone; possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon; and wire fraud, in connection with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.

    Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the plea with Special Agent in Charge Toni M. Crosby, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); Special Agent in Charge Troy W. Springer, National Capital Region, U.S. Department of Labor – Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG); and Chief Malik Aziz, Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD).

    According to the guilty plea, on February 17, 2023, PGPD officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with heavily tinted windows.  During the traffic stop, officers detected the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver acknowledged there was marijuana in the car. 

    Ford was the passenger in the vehicle and officers noticed that he was wearing an unzipped gray satchel.  After searching the vehicle, officers found a loaded Taurus G3C semi-automatic firearm under the passenger seat where Ford had been sitting. It was loaded with 13 rounds of 9mm ammunition in the magazine and one round of 9mm ammunition in the chamber ready to be fired.  The firearm was previously reported stolen from a vehicle in Baltimore County.

    Law enforcement also searched Ford’s satchel and person, recovering 46 30mg blue pills that contained fentanyl, a 20mg white pill that contained oxycodone, three 15mg green pills that contained oxycodone, and more than $1,000 in cash.

    Ford admitted to possessing the fentanyl and oxycodone pills with the intent to distribute them.  He also acknowledged that he possessed the loaded Taurus firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking. Due to a previous felony conviction, Ford is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition.

    Additionally, a subsequent investigation revealed that Ford also engaged in COVID-19 UI fraud.  According to the plea, between at least June 13, 2020, and November 19, 2020, Ford participated in a scheme to defraud the Maryland Department of Labor of at least $17,000 in UI benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several federal programs expanded UI eligibility and increased UI benefits to provide emergency assistance to struggling Americans.  Ford fraudulently took advantage of that program and filed at least six false UI claims, using stolen identities of real persons.  Two of the fraudulent claims resulted in the disbursement of $17,000 in funds in the names of two of the identity theft victims.  He obtained $2,580 of that amount from a bank card in the name of one of the victims.

    Ford faces a maximum sentence of 15 years for the felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition charge; a maximum of 20 years for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and oxycodone; and a maximum of 20 years for wire fraud in connection with his fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment insurance scheme.  Judge Deborah L. Boardman scheduled sentencing for Monday, November 3, at 2 p.m.

    This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.  On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

    On May 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the Department of Justice in partnership with agencies across government to enhance efforts to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud.  The Task Force bolsters efforts to investigate and prosecute the most culpable domestic and international criminal actors and assists agencies tasked with administering relief programs to prevent fraud by, among other methods, augmenting and incorporating existing coordination mechanisms, identifying resources and techniques to uncover fraudulent actors and their schemes, and sharing and harnessing information and insights gained from prior enforcement efforts.  For more information on the Department’s response to the pandemic, visit https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus.

    Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.

    U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the ATF, DOL-OIG, and PGPD for their work in the investigation.  Ms. Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patrick D. Kibbe and Nicholas F. Potter who are prosecuting the case.

    For more information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, visit www.justice.gov/usao-md and https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Illegal Entry into the United States

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 9, 2025, Adrian Santos-Miranda, 31, and Yanela Guerra-Matamoros, 36, citizens of Cuba, pleaded guilty to a criminal complaint charging them with illegally entering the United States at a time or place other than designated for entering the country by immigration authorities.

    According to court records, on May 8, 2025, at approximately 3:40 p.m., U.S. Border Patrol received an image of two individuals, later identified as the defendants, walking south from the Canadian Border in the area of Mud Creek, approximately two miles east of the village of North Troy, VT. Border Patrol agents responded to the area, followed foot signs through the woods and mud, and at approximately 7:00 p.m., located the two defendants, who fled further into the woods when approached. The agents apprehended the two defendants, who appeared to be the same individuals in the image they had received. The agents then conducted an immigration inspection. Neither defendant was able to provide Border Patrol with the necessary documents that would allow them to stay or remain in the U.S. legally. Both defendants were placed under arrest. Border Patrol conducted further record checks, which identified the defendants as citizens of Cuba with no current legal status in the United States.

    Santos-Miranda and Guerra-Matamoros had their initial court appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle on May 9, 2025, where they pleaded guilty and received a time-served sentence. Santos-Miranda and Guerra-Matamoros had faced up to 6 months’ imprisonment.

    Acting United States Attorney Michael P. Drescher commended the investigatory efforts of the United States Border Patrol.

    The prosecutor is Assistant United States Attorney Andrew C. Gilman. Santos-Miranda is represented by Mark D. Oettinger, Esq. and Guerra-Matamoros is represented by Jason J. Sawyer, Esq.

    This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: New Lord Mayor of Westminster Elected at Full Council | Westminster City Council

    Source: City of Westminster

    Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg has been elected the new Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Westminster following a vote at Full Council tonight (14th May).

    Speaking at the Mayor Making event held at Marylebone Town Hall, Cllr Dimoldenberg said:

    It is a huge honour and a privilege to serve as Lord Mayor; the culmination of my political career. We are lucky that so many different communities call Westminster their home and it will be a privilege to represent them all as their First Citizen. I hope during my time as Lord Mayor, I can meet as many people and communities as possible in all parts of Westminster”.

    Cllr Dimoldenberg has represented Hyde Park Ward since May 2022. He was first elected to Westminster City Council to represent Harrow Road Ward from 1982 to 1990 and was later elected to represent Queen’s Park Ward from 1997 to 2022. From 2022 to 2025, he was Cabinet Member for City Management and Air Quality, having previously been the Opposition’s City Management spokesperson. He was also the Leader of the Opposition from 1987-1990 and from 2004-2015, and has served on a wide range of committees, including as Chair of the Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

    He has chosen two charities to support throughout the year. These are the Avenues Youth Project a youth centre in Queens Park and Hotel School who provide training in the hospitality industry to those who have experienced homelessness. His chosen consorts for the mayoral year will be his wife Linda and two daughters, Amelia and Zoe. 

    Upon election, the new Lord Mayor said:

    I chose the Avenues Youth Project as one of my charities as I have known the organisation for over 25 years and am a strong supporter of the great work they do with young people in North Paddington.”

    “Hotel School is my other charity choice. I heard the founder, Jeremy Goring, give an inspirational talk about the practical ways in which Hotel School helps homeless and other vulnerable people learn the skills to build a career in the hospitality industry.”

    In his spare time, the Lord Mayor enjoys going to the cinema and theatre, watching Manchester United, and listening to jazz and brass band music. An avid historian, the new Lord Mayor has written five books on British and local Westminster political history. Born in Manchester, he moved to Westminster in 1973 and has been involved in Westminster politics ever since.

    During his term, he plans to be ‘the walking Lord Mayor’ with a programme of walks promoting environmental and personal wellbeing and encouraging residents to explore and learn more about their local area.

    At the special Full Council service, the Lord Mayor presented Cllr Robert Rigby with an illuminated Vote of Thanks together with a past Lord Mayor’s badge and a past Lady Mayoress badge to Emiko Murai Rigby.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: CPPCC National Committee Chairman Meets Zimbabwe National Assembly Speaker

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), met with Jacob Mudenda, speaker of the National Assembly (lower house) of Zimbabwe, in Beijing on Wednesday.

    Wang Huning, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said the in-depth and friendly communication between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Beijing last year provided strategic guidance for the development of bilateral relations.

    The CPPCC National Committee chairman said China is willing to work with Zimbabwe to strengthen political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation and build a high-level China-Zimbabwe community with a shared future, guided by the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries.

    The CPPCC National Committee intends to make its contribution to the development of bilateral relations, he added.

    J. Mudenda, for his part, stressed that Zimbabwe firmly adheres to the one-China principle and hopes that the two sides will continuously strengthen exchanges at all levels, including government and non-governmental exchanges, and deepen cooperation in areas such as energy, culture and the digital economy.

    The Zimbabwe National Assembly is ready to strengthen friendly ties with the CPPCC, promoting the socio-economic development of both countries, said J. Mudenda. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee met with the Mongolian delegation

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, met with a Mongolian delegation led by General Secretary of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) Yangugiin Sodbaatar in Beijing on Wednesday.

    Cai Qi said that the Chinese side is ready to strengthen exchanges and dialogue between the ruling parties of China and Mongolia, deepen strategic mutual trust and develop practical cooperation in various fields.

    He called on the parties to expand friendly exchanges between peoples, especially between young people, enhance mutual learning in party building, and jointly uphold international fairness and justice.

    Y. Sodbaatar, in turn, noted that the comprehensive strategic partnership between Mongolia and China has become a model of relations between neighboring countries. He emphasized that the development of long-term good-neighborly and friendly relations with China is a priority of Mongolia’s foreign policy.

    Mongolia is ready to use the role of political parties to deepen mutual trust and align development strategies between the two countries, added Y. Sodbaatar. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Leaders of Belarus and Zimbabwe sign roadmap for strategic cooperation and partnership for 2026-2030

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    MINSK, May 14 (Xinhua) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a roadmap for strategic cooperation and partnership for 2026-2030 following talks in Minsk on Wednesday, the press service of the Belarusian head of state reported.

    A. Lukashenko stated that the signed package of bilateral documents, based on the roadmap, takes into account all key joint projects in various areas. According to the Belarusian leader, the parties held very intensive and productive negotiations.

    “We discussed a wide range of issues, reviewed how the agreements already reached are being implemented, including during the visit to Zimbabwe two years ago. We identified new joint projects. At the same time, we paid special attention to the development of promising areas, including interregional interaction and industrial cooperation,” A. Lukashenko said and added that thanks to the support of the Zimbabwean leader, the two countries will more actively increase trade turnover, create joint promising production, and open new markets both in Africa and Eurasia.

    A. Lukashenko noted that Belarus is ready to assist Zimbabwe in creating a comprehensive healthcare system, supplying medical products and special equipment from Belarus. The Belarusian leader drew attention to the fact that his country can also become a reliable partner of Zimbabwe in the implementation of modern waste processing technologies, digitalization, peaceful use of nuclear energy, and cooperation in space exploration.

    In turn, E. Mnangagwa emphasized that the two countries have achieved success in bilateral cooperation. “The progress and growth that we are seeing in bilateral relations brings us satisfaction. We have indeed achieved success. However, there is a need to use these successes to move forward,” the President of Zimbabwe said.

    He stressed that Belarus had made a huge contribution to Zimbabwe’s agricultural mechanization program and food security. “We are ready to continue to mechanize and modernize our dairy industry with the support of our Belarusian partners. Zimbabwe is keen to make progress in cooperation on machinery production, as we will benefit greatly from this. At the same time, I believe the Belarusian economy can also benefit from this, because it will be present in Africa,” the Zimbabwean leader added. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: In Belarus, the profitability of sold products and services for the three months since the beginning of 2025 amounted to 7.6 percent.

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    MINSK, May 14 (Xinhua) — In Belarus, for the period from January to March 2025, the profitability of sold products, goods, works and services amounted to 7.6 percent, and the profitability of sales was 6.2 percent. The relevant information was published on Wednesday by the Belarusian National Statistical Committee.

    Accounts receivable as of April 1 amounted to 92.5 billion Belarusian rubles /1 US dollar equals 3.01 Belarusian rubles/, including overdue accounts – 10.4 billion Belarusian rubles, or 11.2 percent of the total accounts receivable.

    Accounts payable as of April 1 amounted to 111.8 billion Belarusian rubles, including overdue accounts of 11.9 billion Belarusian rubles, or 10.7 percent of the total accounts payable.

    The data are presented without banks, non-bank credit and financial institutions, insurance organizations, budgetary organizations, organizations without departmental subordination with an average number of employees for the previous year of less than 50 people /with the exception of organizations that are members of holdings/. –0–

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