U.S. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta delivers remarks during an event to mark the first anniversary of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act at the Department of Justice Robert F. Kennedy Building on May 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) New state and local web accessibility standards are coming, says DOJ New accessibility standards that were expected last May are still on the way, federal officials said during a webinar. Jul 25, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
President Joe Biden speaks during his State of the Union Address. (Al Drago / Bloomberg / Getty Images) Biden says DOJ will appoint chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud President Joe Biden said the administration will step up its enforcement against pandemic unemployment fraud, which has affected virtually every state. Mar 2, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Justice Dept. launches criminal justice data-sharing program for state and local government A new initiative strives to bring new data tools and encourage use of data-driven decision making in criminal justice systems in every state. Jan 26, 2022 By Colin Wood
White House wants open data to help local police forces President Barack Obama, the Justice Department and a number of nonprofits are teaming up to help improve community police practices. May 19, 2015 By StateScoop Staff
DOJ to disburse $20M for police body camera programs The program is the first part of a 5 million program President Barack Obama announced last year dedicated to strengthening community policing. May 4, 2015 By StateScoop Staff