News from June 2023
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 21, 2023
A bipartisan bill that would allow news organizations to band together and negotiate with Big Tech platforms for fair compensation for the use of their news content has advanced to the full Senate.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 20, 2023
Coy Garrison, a partner at Steptoe and Johnson LLP and former counsel to Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce, recently commented on the future of the digital asset ecosystem.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 20, 2023
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced in a June 14 Twitter post that he and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the merger between the PGA and LIV Golf.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 20, 2023
Prominent CEOs from the messaging app industry participated in a panel discussion with Mallory Knodel, the chief technology officer at the Center for Democracy and Technology during RightsCon.
By David Beasley | Jun 20, 2023
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-NC, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said the U.S. is at a crossroads, and he hopes the country will take the opportunity to implement regulations that will encourage “freedom, innovation, [and] inclusion” while protecting consumers, rather than “surrender our leadership.”
By Andy Nghiem | Jun 20, 2023
Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) expressed concern that the draft of a bill aimed at implementing regulations in the crypto industry would allow companies currently facing enforcement actions to continue operating.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 20, 2023
Liberty and National Security Program co-director Elizabeth Goitein criticized the FBI's alleged abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 20, 2023
The surprise merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has raised concerns on and off the links over potential antitrust violations and human rights.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the Biden-Harris administration aims to save Native American homebuyers an average of $500 in the first year on mortgage payments through fee reductions.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced the sentencing of a Romanian national who operated a “bulletproof hosting” service that facilitated the distribution of destructive malware.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
In a recent development in the ongoing legal battle between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Binance.US, a federal judge rejected the SEC's request to freeze the assets of Binance's American operation, BTC News said.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
President Joe Biden's administration's weak response to Chinese incursions on the United States "is extremely shameful," U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul said in a statement last week.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
A nationwide network that partners with U.S. manufacturers has given approximately $400,000 each to its centers to help develop programs to make domestic supply chains more resilient and efficient.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
Tribal gaming and hospitality professionals now have access to a new human trafficking awareness toolkit developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other agencies.
By David Beasley | Jun 19, 2023
Dr. Emin Gun Sirer, founder and CEO of Web3 solutions company Ava Labs, said during a House Financial Services Committee hearing last week that blockchain technology can be beneficial to regulators by increasing the transparency of the “actions and activities,” of crypto industry participants.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
A study conducted by the RAND Corporation and published by JAMA Health Forum revealed increasing access to buprenorphine, a medication vital for treating opioid use disorder, required efforts to enhance professional education and clinician knowledge.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation finalized its plan 2023 Drought Response Operations Plan, which centers on the recovery of reservoirs upstream from Lake Powell.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
The European Commission announced measures taken in its investigation of Google, according to a June 14 statement release.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
The ITIF, a think tank for science and technology policy, has released a report it says refutes nine points that critics often use to lobby for weaker intellectual property oversight.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2023
There was one notice published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending June 3, according to the Federal Register.
