By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 10, 2023
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has proposed new listing standards for a category of public companies called "Natural Asset Companies" (NACs). These companies have a primary focus on managing, maintaining, restoring and enhancing the value of natural assets and ecosystem services and are also encouraged to engage in sustainable revenue-generating activities and activities that support community well-being, provided they are sustainable.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 10, 2023
A recent study conducted by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) finds that although there is a possibility that the rate of economic expansion around the world could slow down significantly, a recession is not currently anticipated to occur.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 9, 2023
Bianca Riddle a resident of Gloucester, and Connex Family Services, LLC, a Warrenton-based company, have agreed to pay $918,000 to settle a civil fraud claim that Connex and Riddle submitted or authorized the submission of false claims to TRICARE and Medicaid.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 9, 2023
A private equity investor and former senior Staples executive was sentenced in federal court in Boston for making false claims that payments he made to the University of Southern California were tax-deductible as a business expense and a charitable contribution
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 9, 2023
The CVI aims to provide a clearer understanding of which communities are under threat from escalating climate-related risks.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 9, 2023
Chief Economist Cryan delved deep into the nuances of milk pricing
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 9, 2023
The committee passed both the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2023 and the HSA Modernization Act of 2023 with the primary goal of expanding eligibility and enhancing the functionality of HSAs
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (EM) recently disclosed that EM crews have successfully extracted over 1 million gallons of water from the basement of the Beta-1 building at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
The RAND Corporation has published a new study expressing worry that Russia's protracted dispute has the potential to escalate into a nuclear crisis. This report was produced in response to a request for comment from the Russian government.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) recently made public the names of the eighteen states and tribal governments that would share in a total of $167.7 million in Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
The tank operations contractor for the Office of River Protection (ORP) in the Office of Environmental Management of the United States Department of Energy, known as Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), has finished more than 40 upgrades to improve the Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) at the Hanford Site.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
A punishment was levied against Litana Development Inc. as part of a settlement over workplace safety violations. As part of the settlement, OSHA's citations and the penalty have both been upheld in their entirety.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) collaborated on the presentation of the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative. According to the statement, this is the first endeavor of their historic cooperation to make strategic investments in technology with the objective of improving the economic condition as well as the national security situation in the United States.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
The Department of Defense (DoD) made the announcement that it will be awarding grants totaling $53 million as part of a long-term strategy to safeguard the nation's future defense capabilities and foster civic engagement.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) issued a press statement indicating that they have begun a pilot project for a munitions campus with the intention of providing support to a large number of new American businesses.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration made public a series of robust policies designed to safeguard students from the burden of unmanageable student loan debt.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
The United States Department of Education, which had been under the administration of Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Kamala Harris, published a major study on diversity and access to higher education titled "Strategies to Towards Inclusive Practices in Higher Education."
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 6, 2023
The United States Department of Education took a significant step in reforming the student loan system by publishing an issue paper discussing various pathways for reducing student debt. This was an important move toward achieving the department's goal of making the student loan system more transparent and accessible.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 5, 2023
Drew Maloney, president and CEO of the American Investment Council, warns that Lina Khan's antitrust agenda may harm the U.S. economy by undermining the significant contributions of private equity to small businesses and healthcare, according to a Financial Times opinion piece from late last month.
By Federal Newswire Report | Oct 4, 2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an opposition on Oct. 3 against Coinbase's motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit. Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., submitted the motion to dismiss in August, arguing that the SEC was abusing its authority and ignoring the legal definition of an "investment contract."
