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From Fentanyl to COVID-19: Anthony Ruggiero Calls for Accountability
Anthony Ruggiero is a Senior Director of the Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program as well as Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Agriculture
Vilsack: 'The time is now, and together we can achieve sustainable, equitable and resilient agri-food systems'
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently emphasized the connection between agri-food systems and climate change.
China
Seligsohn: "The U.S.-China S&T agreement should not be allowed to lapse, and it should be renewed as it stands or with revisions negotiated by both parties."
Deborah Seligsohn, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, argued in a commentary on the CSIS website that the U.S. should renew its Science and Technology (S&T) Agreement with China. In the Aug. 4 commentary, she defended renewing it despite the tensions surrounding it.
China
Rep. Gallagher: 'If American capital continues to flow to Chinese military companies, we are at risk of funding our own destruction'
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), chair of the Select Committee on the CCP, said additional restrictions should be placed on American investment in China. His statement was made after writing to the President regarding reports of a new executive order draft that would place restrictions on investment to China.
Energy
'Lack of a new offshore oil and gas leasing program introduces uncertainty': API urges Biden to finalize federal offshore leasing program
The American Petroleum Institute (API) sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Aug. 1 urging the president to finalize a federal offshore leasing program.
Antitrust
Bollingers: 'We are suing AP and Legacy Media - who call themselves the 'Trusted News Initiative' for shutting us down'
Ty and Charlene Bollinger, controversial online publishers, are suing the Associated Press and Trusted News Initiative members, alleging censorship and market exclusion in violation of antitrust laws and freedom of speech, potentially initiating a landmark legal battle.
Cartels
Rep. Cammack: 'Cartels will take a limb, like an arm or a leg' if migrants do not wear border wristbands
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) shared on social media a video of her displaying a jar of colored wristbands in a recent Congressional hearing that she said were wristbands cartels forced migrants to wear or face mutilation.
Healthcare
Tabak: 'Dr. Marrazzo brings a wealth of leadership experience from leading international clinical trials'
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., acting director for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), appointed Jeanne M. Marrazzo, M.D., as the director of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Justice
Grewal: SEC alleges Florida man 'is a serial insider trader whose conduct merits the stiffest penalties available to the Commission'
An investment advisor based in Wellington, Fla. has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Interior
OIRA: 'Considering ecosystem services, broadly defined, in benefit-cost analyses helps agencies understand relevant tradeoffs'
The federal government has published draft guidelines to assist public agencies in incorporating ecosystem services into their cost-benefit analyses. On Aug. 1, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published the draft and opened it up to comments from the public.
Commerce
Taylor-Kale: Commerce, Defense are 'working together to expand domestic semiconductor production capacity in a coordinated fashion'
The U.S. Departments of Commerce and Defense signed a Memorandum of Agreement to closely collaborate to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor defense industrial base.
Commerce
Vedova: 'The proposed order is a victory in creating a fair and competitive playing field in the e-prescription drug market'
The Federal Trade Commission reached a proposed settlement with Surescripts in an illegal monopolization case that aims to address anticompetitive actions resulting in increased prices, hindered innovation and limited customer choices in the e-prescription market.
News
Public notices: Federal Reserve System publishes 25 in June
There were 25 notices published by the Federal Reserve System in June, according to the Federal Register.
Big Tech
Moore: 'Protecting the mental health and security of children online is a top priority for the technology industry'
TechNet, the national bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation ahead of the consideration of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0).
Healthcare
Becerra: 'It is crucial that we address the impact of Long COVID and provide resources to those in need'
Xavier Becerra, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, recently praised the establishment of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, which will lead the Long COVID coordination and response across the federal government.
Environmental Protection
Freedhoff: 'People have the right to know when accidental pesticide exposures or other incidents are reported'
The Environmental Protection Agency recently made pesticide incident data from around the country available to the public, which makes up about a decades's worth of incidents and planned monthly updates.
Agriculture
Vilsack: We are 'addressing the wildfire crisis, mitigating climate change and safeguarding the communities we serve'
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the USDA's Forest Service is accepting applications for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program.
China
Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi: 'It is unconscionable for any U.S. company to profit from investments that fuel the military advancement' of China
U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., wrote to BlackRock and Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), accusing them of using American investment dollars to fund CCP-supporting companies.
China
Nester: 'The CCP has no place in our schools. Period'
Alex Nester, the political director of Parents Defending Education, recently utilized the X platform (previously known as Twitter) to denounce the Chinese Communist Party's influence in American schools.
State
Watchdog commends Biden Administration's halting US funding to Wuhan Institute
The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) recently praised the Biden Administration for halting US funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). In a press release from July 26, FGI referenced a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) memo and said they hope the suspension will lead to ultimately shutting down funding from the US government to the Wuhan lab.
News
Federal Reserve Board releases results of survey of senior financial officers at banks about their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released results of a survey of senior financial officers at banks about their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances. The Senior Financial Officer Survey is used by the Board to obtain information about banks' reserve balance management strategies ...
Big Tech
Johnson: 'Trends pose a threat to U.S. competitiveness and economic growth'
A report by a policy analyst claims the U.S. lost its position as the leading influencer of policies affecting the digital economy, with Europe and China now taking the forefront.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'It is so important to deliver good projects well — meaning on time, on task, on budget'
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced the launch of the Project Delivery Center of Excellence, which is initiative to streamline and enhance the implementation of federally-funded infrastructure projects nationwide.
Web3/Crypto
Peirce: 'Why would we want to discourage good-faith efforts to provide more transparency?'
Paul Munter, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chief accountant, released a statement July 27, warning accounting firms against doing "non-audit" work for cryptocurrency exchanges.
Antitrust
Kubasik: 'We are moving forward to close the transaction on or about July 28'
The Federal Trade Commission confirmed regulators will not block L3Harris’s Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition.