federal
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In 1984, he began learning the complicated world of power trading when he got a job at the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency that supplies electricity to about a third of the Pacific Northwest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A lot of the problems stem from the Covid-19 pandemic, where the rapid expansion of government spending to protect the economy, coupled with an anemic federal infrastructure to manage it, opened the door to fraudsters.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
"If you are found to possess, breed or trade exotic cockroaches such as dubia cockroaches and Madagascar hissing cockroaches they will be seized and you could face penalties under federal law."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
In California’s forested areas, which historically experienced frequent, low-intensity ground fires, the state and federal government worked aggressively to suppress all fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In 2014, a federal intelligence award was named for her.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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