News from September 2024
By Federal Newswire | Sep 22, 2024
Ahead of a groundbreaking inaugural September 22 meeting on the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Department of State announced that Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, and the Netherlands have endorsed the Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware. Global support for this initiative has expanded from an initial group of 11 partners to 21 since its launch as a Presidential Initiative at the second Summit for Democracy in March 2023. The Joint Statement is part of the broader United States International Cyberspace and...
By Federal Newswire | Sep 22, 2024
Member States of the United Nations have reached a consensus on a near-term technology policy agenda. The Global Digital Compact (GDC) addresses issues such as data flows, information integrity, digital public infrastructure, and artificial intelligence. This agreement follows months of intergovernmental negotiations and consultations with industry and civil society.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 22, 2024
On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Mali on the 64th anniversary of your independence.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 21, 2024
The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over South Sudan's decision to extend its transitional period by two years.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 21, 2024
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
By Federal Newswire | Sep 21, 2024
On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my warmest congratulations to the people of Belize on the 43rd anniversary of your independence.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 21, 2024
On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the people of Malta as you celebrate 60 years of independence. The United States cherishes its deep-rooted friendship with Malta, a bond that has flourished since the founding of our nation over two centuries ago.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 21, 2024
On behalf of the United States of America, congratulations and warm wishes are extended to the people of Armenia on their 34th Independence Day. As the first country to recognize Armenia’s independence, the United States continues to support Armenia as it thrives within the community of democracies.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 21, 2024
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has initiated an inquiry into allegations that Iran hacked President Trump's campaign to support the Biden-Harris campaigns. In a letter sent to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, Jordan requested an unclassified briefing on the matter.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 20, 2024
A report from Adam Savit and Royce Hood of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) said that to better counter threats posed by China, the authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) must be expanded. Savit and Hood released their report on September 18.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 20, 2024
Chris Leon, Area Port Director for San Luis, said that recent seizures of fentanyl and methamphetamine demonstrate how drug organizations utilize children for their trafficking operations. He made this statement in a CBP press release on September 5.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 20, 2024
Agents with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 67.64 pounds of cocaine from a female traveler enrolled in the SENTRI program according to a Sept. 17 news release.
By Federal Newswire reports | Sep 20, 2024
Leslie Danford is the founder of Vitaminis.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 20, 2024
In a Sep. 19 letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) expressed concerns about implementation of the SUSTAINS Act, a bill signed into law as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The law allows private entities to choose and then fund USDA conservation programs, with negative implications for landowners.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 20, 2024
Utah’s State Treasurer, Marlo Oaks, issued a warning against a plan by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to monetize "ecological services." The Sep. 16 letter to Terry Cosby, Chief of the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, was a response to the USDA’s Request for Public Input on the implementation of sustainability targets under the SUSTAINS Act.
By Federal Newswire reports | Sep 20, 2024
Kent Lassman is the president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)
By Federal Newswire | Sep 20, 2024
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged Indian Oaks Apartments LTD, Russell Management Services LLC, H.J. Russell & Company, The Russell Realty LP, and Nichole Long in Fort Valley, Georgia with discrimination against a tenant because of her child’s disability.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 20, 2024
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten today announced the appointment of Thomas N. Flagg as chief information officer at the U.S. Department of Education, effective October 6. Flagg succeeds Luis R. Lopez, who served as the Department’s CIO from December 2022 until this year.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 20, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp., an aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility located at 6400 Curtis Steinberg Dr, Cahokia, Illinois, for alleged Clean Air Act violations. Under the terms of the settlement, Gulfstream will pay a civil penalty exceeding $156,000 and will replace three diesel ground power units with electric ground power units as a supplemental environmental project. This replacement is estimated to cost at least $540,060.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 20, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring two California organizations as part of its 2024 Regional Pollution Prevention (P2) Recognition Program during Pollution Prevention Week. Zero Waste San Diego and Western Digital Technologies in Fremont are being recognized for their efforts to reduce, eliminate, or prevent pollution at its source before recycling, treatment, or disposal. In 2023, these organizations collectively reduced the equivalent of 1,357 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
