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Recent Examples of subagencyThe Executive Office for Immigration Review, the U.S. Department of Justice subagency that oversees immigration courts and established the dedicated docket, did not respond to a request for comment.—Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D.-Conn., asked the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate whether or not the FDA, a subagency of HHS, took appropriate and effective action.—NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022 Employers would likely have to present their plans to OSHA, a subagency of the Labor Department, during a workplace inspection and could be fined for violations.—Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021 ASHINGTON — Health secretary Alex Azar suddenly appointed a new top lawyer at the Food and Drug Administration just hours after the subagency had announced its own pick for the post.—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 11 Jan. 2021 The subcommittee took particular aim at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a subagency within the Executive Office of the President.—Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
Nor does the executive order bar any federal agency from continuing to offer its services, websites, and materials in Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, or hundreds of other languages spoken across the country.
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Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state, and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.
At least one former candidate – Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake, who lost to White in the Democratic primary for County Executive in 2022 – has announced plans to run at that point.
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Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Another of Soliman’s attorneys interrupted when the immigration officer said the Brotherhood had been a Tier III group since 2012.
Allen’s sister Jody is the executor of his estate and has been serving as owner of the NBA and NFL teams.
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Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Many tech companies thrive with top-down leadership and linear management—clear directives from the founder to executors, without middle layers slowing or distorting the vision.
In February, Fitzsimmons became the first female to reach the rank of deputy chief in the fire department’s 160-year history.
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Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
According to a declaration filed by Roxana Avila-Cimpeanu, deputy director of the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, a number of Honduran children have been questioned by Department of Homeland Security officials.
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