Several of the alleged assaults occurred at the Anchorage federal building, according to the indictment. Heitstuman faces up to 99 years in prison if convicted.
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Inside the fall of the CDC
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus.
Woman claims Homeland Security officer sexually assaulted her at the Anchorage Museum in 2017
The allegations are detailed in a suit filed in federal court Aug. 26, nearly three years after a woman says she was sexually assaulted by a federal officer on two occasions in her office at the museum where she was head of security.
Did Russia compromise Alaska election websites or systems? NBC News report says it did
However, Alaska elections officials had said in September that operatives did not compromise the election system. Alaska has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for any information related to the new news report.
Trump administration waives shipping restriction for Puerto Rico
The administration has waived the Jones Act for Puerto Rico. Under the law, only U.S.-flagged ships are allowed to move goods between U.S. ports.
Historic flooding in Houston leads to surge in federal assistance efforts
FEMA’s director predicts hundreds of thousands of calls for assistance in storms wake. Meanwhile, President Trump’s proposed budget cuts some FEMA programs.
Investigators learn new language of fire behavior to find origin, cause
Forty students from around Alaska trained to become fire investigators by studying fire behavior, fire chemistry, fire modeling, scene processing and evidence collection.
Murkowski urges construction of multiple icebreakers
In another effort to increase presence in the Arctic, Murkowski encouraged homeporting a National Security Cutter in Alaska. The closest cutter right now is near San Francisco.
Secret Service Supervisor Put On Leave After Assault Accusation
A senior manager is on leave from the Secret Service, after an employee he supervised reportedly told investigators that he assaulted her by making forceful and unwelcome sexual advances.
Funding Homeland Security: Where Do We Go From Here?
President Obama late Friday signed a stopgap measure to keep the department running for another week, but the tussle over his executive action on immigration, linked to the funding, is not over yet.