News from July 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
A Michigan mother has requested the Michigan Supreme Court to affirm her constitutional right to just compensation after Manistee County foreclosed on her home, sold it, and retained $102,636 beyond what she owed.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 25, 2024, that it will provide over $325 million in funding to support 21 selected applications aimed at addressing environmental and climate justice issues in impoverished communities. This funding is part of the Biden Administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which represents the largest single investment in environmental justice to date. The announcement marks the first tranche of nearly $2 billion from the Community Change Grants program, designed to distribute grants on a first-come, first-served basis.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced that Carolina Botero, Connecting Humanity, and 404 Media will be the recipients of the 2024 EFF Awards. These awards are given in recognition of significant contributions to ensuring technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA), a legislative package that includes the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). If passed, this legislation would impose broad restrictions on online speech, raise significant First Amendment concerns, and create complex compliance challenges for businesses aiming to protect young people online.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today. During their discussion, Secretary Yellen praised Commissioner Gentiloni for the EU economy's continued strength, noting slowing inflation and a robust labor market.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® has projected that despite a third consecutive year of declines in U.S. hardware revenues, overall retail revenues for the U.S. consumer technology industry will grow by 1% in 2024 to $505 billion, followed by a 4.4% growth in 2025 to $527 billion. This forecast is detailed in CTA’s U.S. Consumer Technology One-Year Industry Forecast (July 2024). The industry is expected to see support from services sales in 2024, with a potential rebound for hardware sales anticipated in 2025. Over 750 million connected consumer tech devices are...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
WhatsApp is collaborating with National Trading Standards to enhance awareness of digital scams and promote online safety. This initiative extends a campaign initially launched in 2021.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a reorganization aimed at streamlining and enhancing its technology, cybersecurity, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy and policy functions.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
John Chen, 71, of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Los Angeles, California, and Lin Feng, 44, a PRC citizen and resident of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty to acting as unregistered agents of the PRC and bribing an IRS agent in connection with a plot to target U.S.-based practitioners of Falun Gong — a spiritual practice banned in the PRC.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $325 million in funding for 21 selected applications aimed at assisting disadvantaged communities in addressing environmental and climate justice challenges. This initiative is part of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, marking the largest investment in environmental and climate justice in history.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
In a recent letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) requested information regarding the rescheduling of marijuana.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 25, 2024, that it will allocate over $325 million to support 21 selected applications aimed at addressing environmental and climate justice challenges in disadvantaged communities. This funding is part of the Community Change Grants Program, made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The program represents the largest single investment in environmental and climate justice to date.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
Established in 1965, Title I provides financial assistance to American schools serving high percentages of children from low-income families. However, Project 2025 plans to eliminate Title I funding entirely.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning released a statement following the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations' advancement of the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding bill.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $100,000 settlement with Hyponex Corp., a subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., located in Shreve, Ohio. This settlement resolves alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to pollutant discharges.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
Thomas Alber, an enforcement agent of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, stated that the U.S. government must intervene in the case of Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance employee and former U.S. federal agent detained by the Nigerian government since February 26. Alber shared his statement in a July 24 post on X.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
The Senate recently voted to invoke cloture on the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). In response, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a leading think tank for science and technology policy, issued a statement from Policy Analyst Alex Ambrose.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 25, 2024, that $13.9 million in funding will be allocated to Pennsylvania to aid disadvantaged communities in addressing environmental and climate justice challenges. This initiative aims to reduce pollution, enhance community climate resilience, and build community capacity.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
Dr. Zack Cooper, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), stated that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) censorship and surveillance pose a threat to "internet freedom" globally. Cooper shared his statement during a July 23 hearing held by the House Select Committee on the CCP titled "The Great Firewall and the CCP’s Export of its Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State."
By Federal Newswire | Jul 25, 2024
BRUSSELS – Today, global tech trade association ITI called on the European Commission to target reporting thresholds, fully leverage existing standards, and adopt a flexible compliance timeline in its response to the Commission’s draft implementing regulation on cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations for digital infrastructure.
