Tully Rinckey is getting a new CEO, as founders focus on international expansion
Mat Tully and Greg Rinckey, the founders of Albany law firm Tully Rinckey, will step aside next year to focus their efforts on growing the firm’s international offices.…
Army reprimands retired four-star general in alleged groping incident from 25 years ago
WASHINGTON – The Army reprimanded a retired four-star general accused of groping the wife of a subordinate officer 25 years ago, signaling the service’s willingness to…
Intel Community Watchdog Now Runs Revamped Whistleblower Center
A year after his swearing in as the central inspector general for the 17-agency intelligence community, Michael Atkinson laid out details of how the IC’s new Center for…
Law school to offer fully online-only course on veterans law
The School of Law will debut its first online-only course this summer, a veterans law course that is the first of its kind in the U.S. Law students can earn three credits for…
Why Did Convicted Rapist Not Receive Jail Time?
A Watertown bus driver convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl won’t serve time in prison. It’s a decision that’s sparked some outrage across the country. An…
Tricare approved this disabled airman’s surgery, then stuck him with a $46K bill
First, Tricare approved the surgery that a retired and disabled Air Force master sergeant needed to correct a debilitating back disease and reimbursed his costs. Then, the…
Rochester Drug Cooperative to pay $20 million fine in federal opioid settlement
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A regional drug wholesale cooperative based in Chili has agreed to pay a $20 million fine to the federal government over a five-year period for failure…
Man in Chili’s Double Murder to Face Death Penalty
Federal authorities have made the decision to seek the death penalty against the man who admitted to killing two former co-workers. U.S. Attorney General William Barr has…
ADVISORY: Premium Processing for all H-1B Visas Resumes, Indicating a Move Toward Faster Approval
March 13, 2019—Washington, D.C.— The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has just announced that it has resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa…
Furloughed Feds Should Avoid GoFundMe, Ethics Office Says
Many furloughed federal workers took dramatic steps to stay financially afloat during the recent government shutdown. Some took on second jobs; others took out loans through their…