News from July 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) have initiated an investigation into alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). In a letter addressed to Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Director Tony Dearman, they expressed concerns about how these allegations were handled.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
Brussels — The EU–U.S. Joint Financial Regulatory Forum convened on June 25-26, 2024, with participants discussing various topics of mutual interest as part of their regular financial regulatory dialogue. The European Commission and the U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted the dialogue.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
Year-to-date flight cancellation rate is just 1.4% during a record-breaking summer travel season
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
In its submission to the Spanish Competition Authority’s (CNMC) public consultation on the cloud market, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) highlights restrictive licensing practices by legacy software vendors as a key factor that prevents customers from changing their cloud providers.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that its Build America Bureau has provided three loans totaling $113.8 million to the Oklahoma Capital Improvement Authority (OCIA) on behalf of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT). These funds aim to improve rural road safety across 15 counties in the state. The loans, part of the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), are intended to expedite infrastructure projects and reduce costs.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unanimously voted to block Tempur Sealy International, Inc.’s proposed $4 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm Group Inc. The Commission issued an administrative complaint and authorized a lawsuit in federal court to halt the acquisition, alleging that Tempur Sealy—the world’s largest mattress supplier and manufacturer—would gain the ability and incentive to suppress competition and raise prices for mattresses for millions of consumers.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
SAVANNAH, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor has determined that a Hazlehurst sawmill could have prevented the fatal injuries of a 24-year-old employee if federal safety regulations had been followed.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have filed a motion in the Eastern District Court of Washington to compel three large dairies in Lower Yakima Valley to test wells and provide alternative drinking water to affected homes. The agencies claim that these dairies, which collectively house over 30,000 animals, have failed to control nitrate contamination as required by a 2013 agreement with the EPA.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) y el Ministerio de Justicia de Estados Unidos han solicitado al Tribunal de Distrito Este de Washington que obligue a tres importantes vaquerías del Bajo Valle de Yakima a realizar pruebas en diversos pozos descendentes en un área aproximada de 5.5 kilómetros al sur y suroeste de sus establecimientos. También se les pide proporcionar suministros alternativos de agua potable a los hogares donde el agua de pozo supera el estándar federal correspondiente a nitratos: 10 miligramos por litro.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), announced a new funding round of approximately $504 million in implementation grants to 12 Tech Hubs. This initiative aims to scale up the production of critical technologies, create jobs in innovative industries, and strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has released a proposed rule aimed at protecting millions of workers from the health risks associated with extreme heat. If finalized, the rule would safeguard approximately 36 million workers in both indoor and outdoor settings, potentially reducing heat-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the selection of 656 projects for $1 billion in climate resilience funding under the Investing in America agenda. The funding aims to help state, Tribal, local, and territorial governments address risks from natural disasters such as extreme heat, wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, earthquakes, and increased flooding.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the CCP and Representative Young Kim (R-CA), Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, introduced the Protecting American Innovation and Development (PAID) Act to address foreign adversaries' theft of American intellectual property (IP). The bill aims to hold these entities accountable for their actions that undermine U.S. businesses, national security, and global competitiveness.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
This weekend, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), conducted a removal flight to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for Chinese nationals. This was the first large charter flight since 2018 and was conducted in close coordination with the National Immigration Administration of the PRC. DHS continues to work with the PRC’s Ministry of Public Security and National Immigration Administration on additional removal flights.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the approval of plans for up to $65 million in funding allocated to 18 Tribal governments under the American Rescue Plan’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). This initiative marks the largest one-time investment for Tribal governments in small business financing in U.S. history.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
On June 24, government officials, civil society representatives, and academics convened at the "Artificial Intelligence & The First Amendment: Protecting Free Speech in the AI Era" symposium hosted by CDT and The Future of Free Speech. Experts discussed the importance of free expression considerations in regulatory debates around AI.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
Following the announcement of the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs implementation grant winners, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a leading think tank for science and technology policy, released a statement from Robert D. Atkinson, president of ITIF.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
A Rhode Island woman was arraigned today following her indictment on June 17 by a federal grand jury on charges of mail fraud and conspiracy for operating a direct-mail sweepstakes scheme that defrauded seniors and other vulnerable individuals across the country out of more than $10 million.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 2, 2024
Douglas Edward Robertson, 56, of Olathe, Kansas, the former vice president of KanRus Trading Company Inc., pleaded guilty today for his role in a years-long conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws by filing false export forms with the U.S. government and continuing to sell and export sophisticated and controlled avionics equipment to customers in Russia without the required licenses from the U.S. Department of Commerce following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
