News from April 2022
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
In the early 1970s, USDA’s progress in eradicating screwworm—among the deadliest and most vicious of livestock pests—was at a crossroads.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint eight U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including five Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and three Rural Development (RD) State Directors.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Following Clean Air Act requirements, EPA is proposing determinations for whether certain areas have met the 2008 or 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, or smog.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
I won the Early Career Research Program Award shortly after I transitioned from postdoc to staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is contributing $500 million to the World Bank’s Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Ukraine (MDTF), fully implementing President Biden’s commitment to President Zelenskyy that the United States intends to provide the Ukrainian government with direct budgetary aid during their March 30 call.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
On April 12, Administrator Power spoke with Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. They discussed the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the challenges in ensuring humanitarian assistance reaches communities on the frontlines of the war, as well as the Ukrainian government’s needs as they work to deliver essential services.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Alcorn State University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate increased collaboration and promote a shared pursuit of more inclusive and sustainable social and economic development, with a particular focus on research in the areas of agriculture, climate change, and science and technology.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Foreign Minister Jaishankar, Defense Minister Singh, I am delighted to join my friend Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in welcoming you to Washington, and especially grateful for the chance to return the incredibly warm hospitality that you showed me when I visited New Delhi in July.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking information about the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative recently announced by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Wicker urged DOT to incorporate feedback from a broad array of stakeholders in the development of the program, which seeks to enhance information sharing to increase efficiency in the freight transportation system.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sharing information uncovered by the Committee that indicates senior Washington Commanders’ executives, including team owner Dan Snyder, may have engaged in a troubling, long-running, and potentially unlawful pattern of financial conduct that may have victimized thousands of team fans and the National Football League (NFL).
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), joined by Select Subcommittee Republican lawmakers, today called on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to launch an investigation to determine whether EcoHealth Alliance and its president, Peter Daszak,
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Democrats insisted on passing a $2 trillion so-called "stimulus," despite bipartisan warnings about inflation.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Because of CMS’s severe restrictions, coverage for treatments that receive FDA’s gold standard of approval is still not guaranteed, puting the future of medical innovation at risk.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) release showed inflation surged 8.5 percent year over year in March, the fastest rate in more than 40 years.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced it is rolling back several National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reforms made under the Trump administration. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s plan to roll back conscience protections for America’s health care workers.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Jason E. Kearns, Chair of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), announced today that Judge Bryan F. Moore will become an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) at the USITC effective May 9, 2022. Moore will manage an active litigation docket, preside over evidentiary hearings, and make initial determinations in the in Section 337 investigations, most of which involve allegations of patent and trademark infringement.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) and contributions of Chinese workers to the building of the transcontinental railroad completed May 10, 1869.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Today the U.S. Census Bureau launched its latest data explorer tool, My Community Explorer (MCE).
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
This week marks National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and NTIA is joining the entire nation in saluting our dedicated 911 telecommunicators.
