News from August 2024
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh provided the following readout:
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program, known as 48E(h), created by the Inflation Reduction Act. The program aims to promote cost-saving clean energy investments in low-income communities, Indian lands, affordable housing, or directly benefiting low-income households.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement ahead of Labor Day:
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $62 million for 20 projects across 15 states to advance clean hydrogen technologies. These projects aim to enhance hydrogen fueling infrastructure, develop hydrogen-powered container-handling equipment for ports, and improve processes for deploying hydrogen technologies equitably.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) has announced Dr. Diba Hadi as the new Principal Director for the Cyber Academic Engagement Office (CAEO).
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a collaboration with the village of South Holland, Illinois, to identify and replace drinking water lead pipes as part of the Get the Lead Out Initiative. This program is funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and aims to achieve 100% lead service line replacement nationwide. The initiative will provide technical assistance to approximately 200 communities across the country.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Following their trip to Japan, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, alongside Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX), and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) traveled to the Republic of Korea to express their strong support for the American-Korean alliance and the economic prosperity and security South Korea brings to the Indo-Pacific and to the world.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has resolved a compliance review of the Memphis-Shelby County School District, culminating in a resolution agreement aimed at addressing the district’s handling of sexual assault cases involving both students and staff. Memphis-Shelby County is Tennessee's largest school district.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in two cities in Massachusetts for the Sept. 3 primary election. The department will monitor in the cities of Methuen (in Essex County) and Lowell (in Middlesex County).
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with RTX Corporation (RTX) to resolve 750 violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. parts 120-130. The Department of State and RTX reached this settlement following an extensive compliance review by the Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance in the Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
The global tech trade association ITI has responded to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) request for dispute settlement consultations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) regarding Canada’s digital services tax.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Todd D. Robinson will travel to Canberra, Australia, from September 3-4 where he will meet with Australian officials to discuss INL programming and coordination of U.S. and Australia approaches to shared challenges, including in the Pacific region.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell visited New Zealand on August 30, 2024, to co-chair the U.S.-New Zealand Strategic Dialogue and engage with senior government officials. The visit also marked the launch of the inaugural Critical and Emerging Technology Dialogue.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell traveled to Vanuatu on August 29 to dedicate the U.S. Embassy in Port Vila. His visit underscored shared priorities and bilateral initiatives, including climate resiliency, healthcare, and cultural heritage preservation.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Preliminary data from an annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2023 were released today and posted on the Treasury website. The final survey report, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the data, will be released on October 31, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend my best wishes to the people of the Kyrgyz Republic on August 31 as they celebrate Kyrgyz Independence Day.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Since 2019, the Brookings Institution and the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University (Tsinghua CISS) have convened teams of national security technology experts from the United States and China for an unofficial Track-II dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI) in national security. The two teams identified a need to build parallel glossaries of AI terms—one developed by U.S. experts and the other developed by Chinese experts—to enable a precise understanding of each other’s intended meanings when discussing AI and national security.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
The United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) will hold the fifth meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group on September 4, 2024, at the Department of State. This meeting provides a forum for comprehensive discussions on strategic policy issues on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific impacting the Alliance and extended deterrence.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a collaboration with the city of Dowagiac, Michigan, to identify and replace drinking water lead pipes as part of the EPA’s Get the Lead Out Initiative. This program is funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and aims to achieve 100% lead service line replacement nationwide.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su issued a statement in recognition of Labor Day 2024, emphasizing the significance of creating pathways to good jobs for all Americans.
