News from July 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Carlos Watson and Ozy Media have been found guilty of participating in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
New internet-based technologies have boomed with unprecedented access to data and data management tools. While this has facilitated innovation, it has also left many personal users and companies alike with limited knowledge about the uses and potential harms of their data. Balancing innovation and data privacy often requires tailored approaches, which is what the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) attempted to address with their now highly-relied upon voluntary Privacy Framework, which offers guidance for organizations to voluntarily implement to protect...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that King County, Washington, will receive a $49,999,975 Climate Pollution Reduction Grant. This grant is part of a broader initiative where 25 selected applications will share $4.3 billion in funding aimed at addressing climate change, reducing air pollution, advancing environmental justice, and accelerating the transition to clean energy.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
A New Jersey man was sentenced today to 40 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing a series of bias-motivated violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood, New Jersey.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The Department of the Treasury, as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), released its Annual Report to Congress for calendar year 2023.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The United States is taking action to advance the mission of the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG), which supports international efforts to curb financing of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) worldwide. Against the backdrop of the 20th meeting of the CIFG, the United States is designating three individuals in a network associated with expanded ISIS activities in Africa.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources convened today to deliberate on four bills concerning energy production on federal lands and waters. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) provided a statement emphasizing the importance of bolstering domestic energy production to meet rising global demand.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The United States has taken action against a network of three individuals associated with the expanded activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the African continent. These individuals serve as key financiers and trusted operatives, enabling ISIS activities across Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa. They also act as critical links between ISIS operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Somalia, and South Africa, allowing ISIS leadership to leverage each affiliate’s capabilities to conduct terrorist attacks that undermine...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Meta AI is expanding its reach, now available in 22 countries, including the recent additions of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Cameroon. Users can interact with Meta AI across WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook in new languages: French, German, Hindi (including Romanized Script), Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Secretary Antony J. Blinken addressed Yezidi civil society leaders in Washington, D.C., ahead of the ten-year commemoration of the ISIS genocide against Yezidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims. The meeting took place in the Thomas Jefferson Room on July 23, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Indian Island, ME – On July 23, 2024, U.S. Treasurer Chief Lynn Malerba and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Counsel Margie Rollinson visited the Penobscot Nation in Maine to meet with Tribal leadership and discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s investments in Indian Country. This visit marks the first time an IRS Chief Counsel has visited Tribal lands.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two Mexican members of Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) and two Mexican companies. CJNG, a Mexico-based criminal organization, is one of the largest producers and traffickers of illicit fentanyl to the United States. This action was coordinated with the Government of Mexico, including its financial intelligence unit, La Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF), as well as U.S. Government partners such as the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget.”
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration announced today an initiative to enhance early wildfire detection capabilities through satellite technology. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has entered into an agreement with the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Forest Service to utilize data from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite — R series (GOES-R). This collaboration, backed by a $20 million investment from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aims to improve the speed and accuracy of...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 — The Biden-Harris administration announced today additional measures to protect western communities from increasingly severe wildfires by enhancing early detection capabilities through satellite technology. The Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Forest Service have entered into an agreement with the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to utilize data from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite — R series (GOES-R) for rapid wildfire detection and...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Get ready for the ultimate social survival showdown with The Influencer, premiering on August 6. The newly released trailer offers a peek into the missions and games that 77 of Korea’s most popular influencers, who collectively represent a net marketing value of 400 billion won, will compete in to prove their worth.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders to eight companies that offer surveillance pricing products and services incorporating data about consumers' characteristics and behavior. The FTC seeks information on the potential impact of these practices on privacy, competition, and consumer protection.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has received a Power of Associations Silver Award for its Social Media Ambassador Program. This initiative involves Collegiate Farm Bureau members who are selected as social media ambassadors to creatively highlight events at the annual Farm Bureau leadership conference and encourage broader involvement.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an initial award exceeding $2 million in emergency dislocated worker grant funding to Texas. This funding aims to support cleanup and recovery activities in 26 counties affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on April 26, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice
