News from July 2023
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 31, 2023
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security hosted an awards ceremony July 27 at DHS Headquarters, where 56 employees received a Secretary’s Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the mission.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 31, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security, through the Transportation Security Administration, has implemented its new Transportation Security Compensation Plan, providing pay equity for all TSA employees.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 31, 2023
The House Financial Services Committee recently voted to advance the Financial Innovation and Technology (FIT) for the 21st Century Act. Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY), a member of the committee, said the bill will protect not only crypto users and investors, but also crypto companies, which he believes have been targeted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) "regulation by enforcement" approach to the industry.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 31, 2023
Shareholders have permanently sunk an acquisition plan between MEI Pharma and Infinity, a deal in the works since February.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 31, 2023
David Dollar is a Senior Fellow at the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution and host of the Brookings trade podcast “Dollar and Sense.”
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 31, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against Rejuvica, the makers of Sobrenix, under suspicion that the company, known for marketing products to reduce and eliminate alcohol cravings, may have violated the FTC Act and the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 (OARFPA).
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 31, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission confirmed regulators will not block L3Harris’s Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition.
By Bill Peacock | Jul 31, 2023
The Department of the Interior recently announced that it will hold its first offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The department claims that the three areas to be leased offshore of Texas and Louisiana "have the potential to generate approximately 3.7 GW" of electricity.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 31, 2023
The House Financial Services Committee has voted to advance the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act to a vote in the full House.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 31, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor issued citations to a Petco store in North Andover, Mass. for neglecting to safeguard workers from rodent, electrical and chemical hazards.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 30, 2023
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps' first official mascot.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 30, 2023
Last week, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, issued a press release announcing it has awarded five projects to research Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS), which is a collection of lingering symptoms after standard Lyme disease treatment.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 30, 2023
Last week, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute revealed that a National Institute of Health-supported study found that statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering medications, may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV by more than a third, potentially preventing one in five major cardiovascular events or premature deaths in this population.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 30, 2023
Last week, President Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas’ border policies came into question during a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 30, 2023
The National Park Service announced the Big Thicket National Preserve in Kountze, Texas, will receive more than a half-a-million dollars to combat the legacy pollution from a pair of orphaned wells.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 30, 2023
There were three notices published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending July 15, according to the Federal Register.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 30, 2023
Quantstamp, a blockchain security firm, is set to return $28 million raised in a 2017 initial coin offering (ICO) after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the California-based firm with "conducting an unregistered ICO of crypto asset securities."
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 29, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has requested commentary from an Entertainment Software Rating Board application in relation to a new procedure used to obtain parental consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 29, 2023
The staff of Mammoth Cave National Park welcomes the public to share insight on park upgrades and visitor experience enhancement.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 29, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has withdrawn its complaint against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal after a federal judge ruled against a restraining order and injunction.
