News from August 2024
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
PRESIDENT HERZOG: Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Welcome again to Israel. I must say that we feel you are a part of our nation in coming here again and again, and so showing such great friendship and support for the state of Israel, and we are indeed grateful for that.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal from August 19-27, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
The Intimacy Privacy Protection Act creates a duty for social media platforms to remove such content and then save all related data for potential criminal charges or civil litigation by the victim, Auchincloss explained.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
Earlier in July 2024, CDT Chief Technology Officer Mallory delivered a comprehensive overview of the state of human rights considerations in internet governance and standards at the HOPE XV (Hackers On Planet Earth) conference in Queens, New York. Her talk focused on recent and ongoing developments at the “I-star” organizations (the top-level governance bodies such as ICANN, IETF, IEEE, W3C, and ITU) and how they could affect the daily lives of billions of internet users around the world.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
The far-right proposals in Project 2025 would effectively abandon America's leadership role in addressing the climate crisis and promote policies that could increase global temperatures, undermining developing countries' efforts to remain resilient against climate impacts.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input on proposed changes to its cleanup plan for the Welsbach & General Gas Mantle Superfund Site, also known as Camden Radiation, located at the Gloucester Marine Terminal in New Jersey. The EPA aims to modify its original 1999 cleanup plan based on new information and conditions identified since then.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
PolyAI Announces Strategic Collaboration with AWS to Drive Enterprise Adoption of Next-Gen Voice AI in Customer Service
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick traveled to Chisinau, Moldova from August 15 to 17, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
A Fort Madison resident, Marty Feinberg, has entered a guilty plea to four counts of failing to file income tax returns.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort, LLC, located in Middlefield, Connecticut. The order addresses an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act's General Duty Clause due to the company's handling of anhydrous ammonia. Powder Ridge cooperated with the EPA's order and promptly corrected the violation.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
On August 19, 2024, The Heritage Foundation's national security and defense experts called for clarity from the Biden-Harris administration regarding its policy on Latin America. President Biden's recent call for a new presidential election in Venezuela appears to conflict with the stance of his National Security Council, raising concerns about the leadership and direction at the White House.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
Congress recently expanded the types of entities that can be compelled to assist with surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA 702) to significantly increase potential surveillance. Key legislators had promised to revisit the types of entities subject to FISA 702 directives. The Senate has now proposed to do so but in a way that would make secret the scope of entities subject to FISA 702.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an award exceeding $6.6 million to continue supporting disaster-relief employment and workforce training for eligible Florida residents as the state recovers from Hurricane Idalia.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
In a nearly 1,000-page proposal, a group of far-right former officials and experts have authored a policy agenda, dubbed “Project 2025,” for a future right-wing presidency. The plan includes a vision for the “common defense” that could place the United States in direct confrontation with its adversaries and privilege unilateral militarism over a holistic national security strategy. In doing so, Project 2025’s proposals could undermine America’s national and economic security.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
The Department of Defense has announced the award of a $57,701,575 grant to North Chicago School District 187. This grant, provided by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, forms part of a larger $72,126,969 project aimed at replacing Forrestal Elementary School located at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
The Department of Defense announced today a $20 million award via the Defense Production Act Investments (DPAI) office to Electra Battery Materials Corporation (Electra). The objective of the award is to complete an industrial-scale hydrometallurgical plant and establish production of cobalt sulfate at the company's facility in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv. The Secretary reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Israel’s security and efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
The American Psychological Association (APA) has adopted a resolution supporting a population health-based approach to working with immigrants. This approach aims to address the various contexts that influence health status, well-being, and functioning across an individual's lifespan, including cultural, economic, systemic, historical, environmental, relational, and occupational factors.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2024
The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in certain jurisdictions in the State of Alaska for the Aug. 20 primary election. The department will assign federal observers to Bethel Census Area, Dillingham Census Area, Kusilvak Census Area, Nome Census Area, and North Slope Borough, Alaska. The federal observers, permitted by court order, will monitor for compliance with the language requirements of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, including the provision of election assistance in Yup’ik dialects.
