News from June 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently unveiled a National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation aimed at broadening access to resources that foster innovation and entrepreneurship across diverse American communities. This initiative, developed in collaboration with the Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2), seeks to stimulate economic growth, create quality jobs, and address global challenges by enhancing participation in STEM fields, inventorship, and innovation among historically underrepresented groups.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $307,770 in back wages and damages for 23 employees of Asian Restaurant Group Inc., which operates two Max’s of Manila restaurants in Hawaii. The investigation by the Wage and Hour Division found that the restaurant owners failed to pay kitchen staff the required overtime rates for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The Justice Department issued a statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Rahimi on June 21, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The National Park Service is seeking electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before June 8, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments should be submitted electronically by July 8, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
A federal jury in Los Angeles has convicted Terren S. Peizer, the former CEO, executive chairman, and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak Inc., a publicly traded health care company, for engaging in an insider trading scheme using Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the distribution of $160 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funds. This allocation represents the first tranche of additional funding secured by the Biden-Harris Administration to protect faith-based institutions and nonprofit organizations against targeted attacks. The announcement is accompanied by an amended Notice of Funding Opportunity, enabling qualifying institutions and organizations to apply for these additional NSGP funds.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne A. Witkowsky will travel to the United Kingdom from June 24-28.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced the immediate availability of $6 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for the Wyoming Department of Transportation. These funds aim to offset repair costs for damage caused by a recent landslide in the Teton Range and to construct a temporary detour near the Wyoming-Idaho border, restoring critical access to tourist destinations such as Jackson Hole, Yellowstone National Park, and Grand Teton National Park.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $250,000 in cash prizes for the winners of the Small Communities — Big Challenges Prize Competition. The winners, representing local governments across five states, developed innovative strategies to engage with their rural communities and address environmental and public health needs.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) released a statement following news that the Department of Commerce has placed Chinese drone maker Autel on its blacklist. This decision prohibits American companies from conducting business with Autel. The Department's action follows bipartisan demands last year for the Biden administration to investigate Autel. In November 2023, Moolenaar and Stefanik revealed Autel’s connections to the Chinese military.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
Ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) submitted a coalition letter opposing AB 886. The letter, supported by 16 writers, civil society groups, and industry organizations, outlines concerns about the recently amended version of the bill.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday to evading taxes on income he earned from commercial fishing in Massachusetts.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a series of actions taken by the Puerto Rico Department of the Family’s Administration for Families and Children to enhance communication for deaf parents during critical social and human services processes. The measures are in response to complaints that the department failed to provide sign language interpreters during investigations and removal of children from homes.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced that applications are now open for $850 million in federal funding aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sectors. This initiative is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, which seeks to address climate change, create jobs, and improve air quality.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will deliver keynote opening remarks on “Sustaining U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific” at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on June 24, 2024. His speech will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer session.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a law prohibiting individuals with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms remains constitutional. Sabrina Talukder, director of the Women’s Initiative at the Center for American Progress, responded to the decision with a statement.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 20, 2024
Chairman Mark Green of the House Homeland Security Committee, along with Representatives Dan Bishop, August Pfluger, and Clay Higgins, stated that the illegal entrance of individuals on the terrorist watch list presents a "grave danger to national security." The Committee made this statement in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on June 18.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 20, 2024
A recent consumer survey in Britain sheds light on the evolving attitudes and behaviors associated with vaping products.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 20, 2024
Recent studies and reviews, including a comprehensive report by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in the United Kingdom, have raised interest in the potential benefits of e-cigarettes, or vaping, in reducing harm and assisting smokers in their efforts to quit.
By Federal Newswire reports | Jun 20, 2024
Robert Bryce is the author of A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations. He is the producer of two energy-focused documentaries.
