News from September 2024
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
During the 2023 back-to-school season, the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize or disrupt education—depending on one's perspective—was widely discussed in media headlines. While the excitement and concerns around ChatGPT, released in November 2022 and initially banned from many school districts, may have peaked last year, AI remains a focal point among education philanthropists and technology experts.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of a classified oversight briefing with Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) released prepared remarks addressing the Navy's persistent delays and cost overruns in its shipbuilding program.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 19, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the members of the inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCU-MSI) Federal Advisory Council.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $43,874 in back wages and damages from Angry Fish Sushi Inc., a San Leandro-based restaurant, following an investigation that found the employer had violated labor laws affecting 24 workers.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
As part of the Administration’s efforts, for the first time in the program’s nearly 40-year history, HRSA has awarded separate contracts to reform the organ procurement and transplant network. Multiple vendors will support improving quality and patient safety, modernizing IT, bolstering communications with patients, and more.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
La herramienta recientemente traducida ayudará a más propietarios y administradores de edificios a ahorrar energía, economizar dinero y reducir las emisiones de los edificios comerciales y multifamiliares.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The Secretary thanked President Macron for France’s leadership in addressing Ukraine’s urgent defense needs in the face of Russia’s war of aggression.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
The Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women Award is administered by the AMA Foundation on behalf of the AMA-WPS. The AMA-WPS and AMA Foundation award scholarships of up to $10,000 to healthcare researchers to identify and address issues that affect women physicians and medical students. Since 2006, the organizations have granted 35 research awards on topics such as flexible work options, gender differences in the practice patterns of obstetricians/gynecologists, and the promotion and retention of diversity in medical education. Additional information about the...
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announced the initiation of a civil investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and Rankin County, Mississippi. The probe aims to determine whether these entities engage in practices that violate constitutional or federal laws.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a prominent small business advocacy organization, has awarded the Guardian of Small Business Award to members of the United States Senate. The award is given to lawmakers who consistently vote in alignment with small businesses on key issues identified by small business owners.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has released a report titled “Rules of the Road: Political Advertising on Social Media in the 2024 U.S. Election.” Authored by Laura Kurek, a CDT intern and Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan School of Information, with contributions from CDT interns Ebie Quinn from Harvard Law School and Saanvi Arora from UC Berkeley, the report delves into the evolution of political advertising on social media platforms.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed enforcement order against Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) concerning its carbon sequestration injection project in Decatur, Illinois. The action addresses alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act related to fluid migration into an unauthorized zone approximately 5,000 feet deep.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a partnership with the city of Monmouth, Illinois, to accelerate the identification and replacement of lead water pipes. This collaboration is part of the EPA’s Get the Lead Out Initiative, funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party convened this morning to discuss "How the CCP Uses the Law to Silence its Critics and Enforce its Rule." The hearing featured testimony from Jamil Jaffer, Founder and Executive Director of the National Security Institute; Anna Puglisi, Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution; and Dr. Jill Goldenziel, Professor at the National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
The Justice Department announced today that Morningstar Storage, which manages and operates a network of self-storage facilities in the southeastern United States, has agreed to pay $130,000 to resolve allegations of violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The company allegedly failed to obtain court orders before auctioning the contents of at least three storage units owned by active-duty servicemembers.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes said, "the fact that the federal government controls nearly 70% of Utah land seriously limits [Utah’s] state sovereignty." Reyes shared his statement in a press release on August 20.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
Chair Khan will appear on a panel alongside FCC’s Chair Rosenworcel and CFPB's Director Chopra at the Aspen Institute Cybersecurity Summit.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 19, 2024
Quico Toro said that Mexico's judicial system is largely run by cartels, which operate as a "quasi-government" and have gained control over the Mexican government under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Toro's statements come from a Sept. 16 Persuasion Magazine commentary.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 18, 2024
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis announced the introduction of the bipartisan Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024. The bill aims to enhance oversight and identify foreign adversaries' purchases of agricultural land.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 18, 2024
Senator Marsha Blackburn said that passing the Kids Online Safety Act would help prevent fentanyl-related deaths by stopping social media platforms from allowing drug sales. Blackburn shared her statement in a Sept. 16 post on X.
