By Bob Pepalis | Apr 5, 2022
The U.S. Senate’s March 28 vote to approve its version of the Bipartisan Innovation Act moves it one step closer to securing critical supply chains and bringing home good-quality manufacturing jobs, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 5, 2022
The United States increased sanctions against Russia by designating 21 entities and 13 individuals in response to President Putin’s war against Ukraine.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 5, 2022
Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative on President Joseph R. Biden's Cabinet, spoke on the United State's trade relationship with China when she testified recently before the House Ways and Means Committee.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 4, 2022
A Washington state salvage company's repeated violations of the Clean Water Act have resulted in a $50,300 fine.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 4, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told the new owners of the former Limetree Bay refinery on St. Croix it has information suggesting the refinery must obtain a prevention of significant deterioration permit before the refinery restarts operations.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 4, 2022
A Trans-Atlanta Data Privacy Framework between the United States and the European Union recognizes the importance of trusted data flows, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in a March 25 news release.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 4, 2022
The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act recently passed by the Senate takes an aggressive stance against China and bolsters relations with Taiwan.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 4, 2022
A Greensboro political science professor whose research focuses on East Asian politics said China's historical view of emperors as “Sons of Heaven” could contribute to President Xi Jinping’s ability to hold that position.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 4, 2022
A call for transparency by China over accusations of biowarfare labs in Ukraine that U.S. officials called “laughable” comes from a nation accused by other countries of committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 3, 2022
Lesslie Viguerie, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, was nominated as the next U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 3, 2022
The passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) March 28 signals an aggressive stance to make the United States more competitive with China and bolster U.S.-Taiwan relations.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 3, 2022
State Department Counselor Derek Chollet recently met with Romania’s Senate president to discuss Romania’s intention to take in more than half a million refugees who fled Ukraine due to the crisis with Russia.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 3, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor assessed a $37,500 penalty against an Avon Park, Fla., contractor and recovered back wages for blueberry farmworkers after failing to reimburse their visa fees.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 3, 2022
President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget will enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to scale its efforts to serve all Americans with the delivery of accurate climate products.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 2, 2022
Reuben E. Brigety II resigned his post as a vice chancellor of a university in Tennessee earlier this year after deciding to accept the nomination for U.S. Ambassador to South Africa if it was offered.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor proposed changing the procedures it uses to identify and remedy discrimination in federal contracting and removing barriers to equal employment opportunity.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 2, 2022
The appointment of seven new members to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee brought the group’s membership to the full complement of 21.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 1, 2022
A $32.7 million broadband Infrastructure grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will help connect more than 12,000 Mississippi households to high-speed internet.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 1, 2022
The U.S. Senate confirmed Mallory Stewart as Assistant Secretary of State to the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance (AVC) March 29, the office announced on social media.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 31, 2022
The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Guatemalan international drug trafficker Eugenio Dario Molina-Lopez.
