News from September 2024
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
On September 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice announced a Clean Air Act settlement with Rudy’s Performance Parts Inc. (Rudy’s), a North Carolina automotive parts manufacturer and seller, and its owner, Aaron Rudolf. The settlement involves paying $10 million in criminal fines and civil penalties for manufacturing, selling, and installing devices known as "defeat devices" that disable truck emissions controls.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has awarded over $4 million to the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (SBOP). The funding aims to support small businesses in key economic sectors, including rural and Tribal businesses, healthcare enterprises, and advanced manufacturers within the clean energy sector.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
The Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will lead the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue in Washington, DC on September 11-12. The event will host a senior delegation from the Nigerian government led by the Honorable Minister of State Petroleum Resources Ekperikpe Ekpo.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
Federal Trade Commission staff have issued warnings to 31 adoption intermediaries, cautioning them against misleading consumers about placement rates and times, suppressing negative reviews, or engaging in other deceptive practices that could harm prospective adoptive and birth parents.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
A former Warren, Michigan, police officer was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for using excessive force against an arrestee while fingerprinting and photographing him at a local detention facility.
By R. B. Pepalis | Sep 10, 2024
Bob Passmore of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) told Federal Newswire in a statement that several states, including Florida, have aimed legislative reforms at "legal system abuse," which is helping to bring down insurance costs.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
Former U.S. Senator Pat Toomey has criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) "regulation by enforcement" approach to the cryptocurrency industry, arguing that it is driving innovation offshore into jurisdictions with clearer regulations. Toomey shared his views in a September 8 opinion piece.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
Andy Greenberg, author of "Tracers in the Dark," stated that U.S. leadership should be doing more to support Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance employee and former U.S. federal agent, including designating his case as a hostage situation. Greenberg shared his statement in a Sept. 4 post on X.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) released a statement following Georgia Tech's announcement that the university will terminate its joint institute with Tianjin University, a People's Republic of China (PRC) university with significant ties to the People's Liberation Army. As reported in Reuters, the announcement comes after the Select Committee launched an investigation into the partnership earlier this summer.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to India and Bangladesh from September 10 to 16. Throughout his trip, Assistant Secretary Lu will reaffirm the United States’ commitment to supporting its partners' economic growth and promoting stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
TUCSON, Ariz. — Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis announced $236 million in funding allocations from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support wildland fire management into fiscal year 2025 across the nation. The funding aims to reduce wildfire risk, enhance firefighter training, rehabilitate burned areas in collaboration with partners, and advance wildfire science. This announcement brings the total allocation for wildland fire management from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to nearly $1.1 billion since its implementation in fiscal...
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
A federal lawsuit has resulted in the recovery of $178,000 in back wages, damages, and penalties from Hall Drive-Ins Inc., an operator of 10 Fort Wayne-area restaurants. This resolution addresses U.S. Department of Labor litigation filed in 2023 concerning violations of tip-pool requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
On September 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed update to its Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. These guidelines assist federal government purchasers and other buyers in utilizing private sector standards and ecolabels to acquire more sustainable, climate-friendly products with safer chemical ingredients. This marks the first comprehensive evaluation of standards and ecolabels by the EPA in nearly a decade.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
Following the judgment by the European Union’s Court of Justice affirming the €2.4 billion fine imposed by the European Commission on Google for preferencing its own shopping services in its general search results, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a leading think tank for science and technology policy, released a statement from Joseph V. Coniglio, director of antitrust and innovation, leading ITIF’s Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
The Department of State has recognized 19 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as “Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders” for their notable engagement with the Fulbright Program during the 2023-2024 academic year. The Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders initiative celebrates these partnerships, encourages administrators, faculty, and students at HBCUs to engage with Fulbright on campus, and highlights HBCUs as destinations for international students and scholars.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
The United States and the Republic of Cyprus have underscored the importance of stability and security in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean through a new defense cooperation agreement. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Republic of Cyprus Ministry of Defence (MOD) signed a Roadmap for Bilateral Defense Cooperation Efforts, which will span from 2024 to 2029.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released new data indicating that nearly 50 million Americans, or 1 in 7 U.S. residents, have been covered through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces since January 2014. The Biden-Harris Administration has expanded premium tax credits to lower marketplace coverage costs, resulting in a significant increase in enrollment. As of the open enrollment for 2024, an all-time high of 20.8 million Americans are covered through these marketplaces, with 18.2 million enrolling for the first time since January 2021.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
The Heritage Foundation has released a report scrutinizing Vice President Kamala Harris’s policies and views on crime throughout her career. The report evaluates her tenure as the District Attorney of San Francisco, Attorney General of California, U.S. Senator for California, and current Vice President.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
The Department of Defense (DoD) has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Service to the Citizen Award for its Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)-led project team. This initiative focuses on improving access to DoD Identification (ID) cards for service members, retirees, and their families.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 10, 2024
The tenth official meeting of the U.S.-UK Financial Regulatory Working Group convened in Washington, D.C., on September 3, 2024. The session included officials and senior staff from HM Treasury and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, alongside representatives from various independent regulatory agencies such as the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Securities and Exchange Commission.
