The Department of Justice announced last week that it had settled a lawsuit it brought on behalf of Wisconsin Air National Guardsman Michael Crivello, who claimed that Milwaukee violated his rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. Crivello, who worked in the city’s police department, said the city did not let him make up the promotion test he missed while called to active duty. Milwaukee subsequently promoted Crivello, but DOJ maintained that the delay resulted in loss of pay, seniority, and other benefits. The settlement would give Crivello a retroactive promotion date, $21,190 in back pay, and other benefits.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
