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Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of DOJ grants are canceled
- More than 350 grants, originally worth over $800 million, were canceled, leading to layoffs and program closures.
- Amy Solomon stated that the cuts affected every area of the department's work.
- The Department of Justice explained that it redirected funds to focus on violent crime, protecting children, and supporting victims of trafficking and sexual assault.
- Critics called the cuts to programs protecting against bias and aiding opioid addiction 'irresponsible' and 'dangerous.
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TILDEN TOWNSHIP – Instant Web LLC, known as IWCO Direct, has announced it will be closing its plant in Tilden Township, Berks County. The company is a provider of direct mail marketing solutions. That closure, expected to occur between June 27 and Dec. 31, will result in the loss of jobs for 298 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification — or WARN notice — filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor. A WARN notic…
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Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of DOJ grants are canceled
Hundreds of organizations have received notice that the Department of Justice is canceling ongoing grants they had received through the Office of Justice Programs.
·United States
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