News published on Federal Newswire in August 2023

News from August 2023


Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian on Blacklisting, Forced Labor, and the China Cables: A Deep Dive with Federal Newswire

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian is the author of “Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized its Economy to Confront the World”


Johnson: Assumption was 'when just California had passed a privacy law was that basically every other liberal state would pass a pretty similar law'

In the lead-up to implementing stringent new digital privacy safeguards for their constituents earlier this spring, Oregon legislators contemplated a significant enforcement strategy — affording citizens the authority to legally challenge companies for breaches of privacy.


Experian Consumer Services to settle charges by Federal Trade Commission

Experian Consumer Services, a division of Experian offering consumers access to their credit information, will settle charges by paying $650,000, as mandated by the Federal Trade Commission, for allegedly sending unsolicited emails without providing recipients the option to opt out, as required by the CAN-SPAM Act.


Grupo Aval SA to pay $40M for FCPA violations

In resolving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, the Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A., also known as Grupo Aval S.A., and its bank subsidiary, Corporación Financiera Colombiana S.A. (Corficolombiana), agreed to pay $40 million.


Adashek: 'The AI commentary feature was developed based on the watsonx enterprise-ready data and AI platform'

IBM and the U.S. Tennis Association unveiled new digital fan features for USOpen.org and the U.S. Open app, including AI-generated spoken commentary powered by IBM's watsonx AI and data platform.


There was one notice published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending Aug. 5, according to the Federal Register.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Byrne: 'What we’re seeing are indicators of folks who need a little bit more support'

The issue of veterans returning to homelessness is discussed in the Ending Veteran Homelessness podcast.


US Department of Agriculture announces financial aid for Farm Loan Programs borrowers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced novel financial aid to financially distressed Farm Loan Programs borrowers.


US Securities and Exchange Commission files charges against Crowe U.K.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Crowe U.K. LLP, its CEO and senior auditor for their role in an inadequate audit of music streaming company Akazoo Limited.


Nelson: 'The United States rejects Hizballah’s cynical efforts to cloak its destabilizing terrorist activities with false environmentalism'

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Lebanon-based Green Without Borders and its leader, Zuhair Subhi Nahla, for providing support and cover for Hizballah’s operations in southern Lebanon under the guise of environmental activism.


Dunn: 'The CCP is coiling around Solomon Islands in hopes of tightening their grip'

Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., a member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), along with Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, R-American Samoa, held discussions with officials and leaders in the Solomon Islands.


Hallac: 'Viaduct has deployed on more than two million vehicles'

Viaduct, a startup based in Menlo Park, Calif., is aiding vehicle and parts manufacturers by developing models for time-series inference to extract failure insights from connected car sensor data.


Federal Reserve System discusses Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Aug. 18

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Reserve System discusses Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB on Aug. 18

The US Federal Reserve System published a three page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Reserve System discusses Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Aug. 18

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


White House announces new Grand Canyon monument to further climate agenda

President Joe Biden recently designated a new Arizona national monument in the Grand Canyon, granting 1 million acres of land to Tribal nations, furthering his pledge on climate resilience and conservation.


Nelson: ‘Today’s action targets key individuals responsible for facilitating the illicit trafficking of deadly drugs’

The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently sanctioned three Sinaloa Cartel operators, who are known as violent criminals, with the blocking and reporting of all their properties in the United States.