News from July 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) announced the release of a Federal Register Notice and accompanying Request for Information (RFI) open for public comment. OSC seeks public input as it prepares to issue loans and loan guarantees for critical technology and supply chain components in support of its mission to attract and scale private capital for national security.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
Microsoft collaborates with Mass General Brigham and University of Wisconsin–Madison to further advance AI foundation models for medical imaging
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget.”
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
The United States has imposed sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13382 on a network of six individuals and five entities based in the People's Republic of China (PRC) for their involvement in procuring items that support North Korea's (DPRK) unlawful weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs. This network facilitated activities for a U.S.-designated, Beijing-based representative of the DPRK’s Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS), which is also designated by both the United States and the United Nations. Executive Order 13382 targets...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
Admera Health LLC (Admera) has agreed to pay the United States $5,389,648 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying commissions to third-party independent contractor marketers in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Admera will also pay an additional $147,851 to individual states for claims paid to Admera by state Medicaid programs.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at the Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget.”
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the implementation of a pilot program at seven National Wildlife Refuges during the Fall 2024 hunting season. The initiative aims to test voluntary, incentive-based efforts to increase the use of lead-free ammunition by hunters on Service-administered lands. According to available scientific data, lead ammunition and fishing tackle can negatively impact wildlife.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has announced grant awards totaling $45.1 million to expand mental health and substance use services across various demographics, including children and youth. This funding aligns with the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to address mental health and overdose crises, key components of President Biden's Unity Agenda.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
TOPPENISH, Wash. — Secretary Haaland concluded a multi-day visit to Washington state to highlight progress in implementing President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The initiative aims to protect communities from wildland fires and severe drought, restore ecosystems, and strengthen Tribal communities.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
On July 23, Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer and members of her team visited Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Thomson, a low-security Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) facility for male inmates with an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp, located in Thomson, Illinois. The Pardon Attorney and her team hosted a series of educational sessions about the federal clemency process and answered questions from FBOP staff and incarcerated individuals.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
Secretary Antony J. Blinken addressed the AGOA Private Sector Forum at the U.S. Institute for Peace on July 24, 2024. Expressing gratitude to Ambassador Moose and the institute's team, Blinken highlighted the longstanding partnership with the Department of State.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) recently partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to host a workshop aimed at enhancing coordination in addressing environmental crime and examining improved enforcement techniques. Attendees included individuals from the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Coast Guard, as well as representatives from Europol and the governments of Scotland, Canada, and Mexico.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a continued effort to expedite the build-out of a resilient and reliable electric grid, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 20 projects across 16 states selected to receive up to $371 million to accelerate the permitting of high-voltage, interstate transmission projects. These projects, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, will also support community infrastructure projects along major new and upgraded transmission lines, including upgrading public school buildings and emergency response facilities. Administered by DOE's...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
Following the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to strike down the FCC’s Universal Service Fund, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a prominent think tank for science and technology policy, issued a statement from Joe Kane, ITIF’s director of broadband and spectrum policy.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
OVW conducted a live web-based pre-application information session for its Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Tribal Governments Victim Service Providers for Financial Assistance to Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Special Initiative solicitation. During the presentation, OVW staff reviewed this initiative’s requirements, discussed the solicitation, and allowed for a brief question-and-answer period.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have released new residential sales statistics for June 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Dr. Steve Feldgus traveled to Alabama today to announce more than $20.4 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands (AML), create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs, and catalyze economic opportunity in Alabama.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:
By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
CDT joined 15 civil society organizations and individuals in a letter to the Biden Administration, outlining baseline requirements for inclusion in a forthcoming National Security Memorandum. The memorandum is intended to address "the governance of AI used as a component of a national security system or for military and intelligence purposes." This directive follows Executive Order No. 14,110 on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, which mandates the completion of this memorandum by July 26.
