Former contracting officer admits seeking and receiving $320,000 in bribes from Afghan firm.

The federal government has raised the limit on visas for temporary or seasonal workers in nonagricultural industries by as many as 15,000, or 23%, but employers seeking them must state, under penalty of perjury, that their businesses are “likely to suffer irreparable harm” without the new workers.

Projects seek $2.3 billion in water-infrastructure loans, but EPA's lending capacity is $1.5 billion.