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  1. DOE Announces Initial List Of High-Priority Areas For Accelerated Transmission Expansion The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a preliminary list of 10 potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) to accelerate the development of transmission projects in areas that present an urgent need for expanded transmission. Read
  2. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on May 10, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on May 10, 2024 Read
  3. UN Votes to Support Palestine’s Entry for Full Membership By an overwhelming majority of 143 to 9, the United Nations General Assembly just approved a measure granting more rights to Palestine and a renewed request for full membership. Read
  4. FRB Releases Summary Of The Exploratory Pilot Climate Scenario Analysis (CSA) Exercise The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released a summary of the exploratory pilot Climate Scenario Analysis (CSA) exercise that it conducted with six of the nation's largest banks. Read
  5. BLM, FWS Seek Public Input On Northern Corridor Alternatives In Utah The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed 4-lane Northern Corridor highway in southern Utah. Read
  6. Competition & Disruption Set to Intensify as Middle East Aviation Enters Next Wave of Transformation The next wave of rapid transformation may see some aviation markets triple in size in the next decade according to data from OAG in its latest industry report ‘Middle East Aviation: Transformation, Growth and Future Challenges’ but there are still new challenges ahead. Read
  7. CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Frustrations with Credit Card Rewards Programs The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new report finding consumers encounter numerous problems with credit card rewards programs. Read
  8. HHS is Announcing Plan to Make Organ Transplants More Accessible to All The proposed model, which would be implemented by the CMS Innovation Center, aims to increase access to kidney transplants for all people living with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), improve the quality of care for people seeking kidney transplants and more. Read
  9. USDOT Launches DOT Connect to Capital Initiative, Linking Small Businesses to Private Capital Investors The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has launched U.S. DOT Connect to Capital as a component of a new comprehensive Access to Capital Initiative to help small businesses increase access to private equity capital investors. Read
  10. NASA Invites Media to NOAA’s Advanced Weather Satellite Launch NASA is preparing to launch NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U), a mission to help improve weather observing and environmental monitoring capabilities on Earth, as well as advance space weather observations. Read
  11. Under 4-minute Milers’ Longevity Shows That Extreme Exercise Doesn’t Seem To Curb Lifespan Extreme exercise doesn’t seem to shorten the lifespan as is widely believed, suggest the findings of a study on the longevity of the first 200 athletes to run a mile in under 4 minutes, and published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Read
  12. Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Monopolize, Rig Bids and Allocate Territories for Wildfire Services The former owner of contractor companies that provided fuel truck services to the U.S. Forest Service’s wildfire fighters pleaded guilty just recently to conspiring to monopolize, rigging bids and allocating territories in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Read
  13. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on May 9, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on May 9, 2024 Read
  14. U.S. Squeezes International Web Services Provider Hostinger Over Sanctions Against 7 Countries The United States gave the order this week to block Lithuania-based Hostinger from supporting internet services accounts in seven nations America has on a sanctions list. Read
  15. United States: Journalists Face Retaliation For Their Gaza War Coverage, NWU Reports On World Press Freedom Day, the National Writers Union (NWU) released a report entitled 'Red Lines: Retaliation in the media industry during the war on Gaza', which recorded 44 cases of retaliation affecting over a hundred media professionals between 7 October 2023 and 1 February 2024 in North America and Europe, particularly media workers of Middle Eastern or North African descent and those who identify as Muslim. Read
  16. NSF-led National AI Research Resource Pilot Awards First Round Access To 35 Projects The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy are thrilled to announce the first 35 projects that will be supported with computational time through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot, marking a significant milestone in fostering responsible AI research across the nation. Read
  17. European Commission Intends To Close Article 7(1) TEU Procedure For Poland The European Commission has finalised its analysis on the rule of law situation in Poland in the context of the Article 7(1) TEU procedure. The Commission considers that there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law in Poland within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union. Read
  18. HHS Announces $46.8 Million in Behavioral Health Funding Opportunities The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced $46.8 million in notices of funding opportunities to promote youth mental health, grow the behavioral health workforce, improve access to culturally competent behavioral care across the country, and strengthen peer recovery and recovery support. Read
  19. EPA, FDA, and USDA Issue Joint Regulatory Plan for Biotechnology The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a plan to update, streamline, and clarify their regulations and oversight mechanisms for products of biotechnology. Read
  20. CDC Updates Dog Importation Regulation; New Rules Will Start August 1, 2024 CDC is updating its dog importation regulation to protect the health and safety of people and animals by making sure any dog arriving in the United States is healthy and doesn’t present a risk to our communities. Read
  21. EIB Board Of Directors Steps Up Support For Europe’s Security And Defense Industry The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) recently approved an updated definition of dual-use goods and infrastructure eligible for EIB Group financing and agreed to facilitate financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the security and defence industry, by opening up dedicated intermediated financing. Read
  22. Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering and Unlawful Export of Military Data Yuksel Senbol, 36, of Orlando, pleaded guilty to 25 felony counts in Florida federal court, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, eight counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, seven counts of money laundering, conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA), four counts of violating the ECRA, and one count of violating the Arms Export Control Act. Read
  23. Study: You’re Breathing Potential Carcinogens Inside Your Car The air inside all personal vehicles is polluted with harmful flame retardants—including those known or suspected to cause cancer—according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Science & Technology. Read
  24. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on May 8, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on May 8, 2024 Read
  25. Researchers Show That Slow-Moving Earthquakes Are Controlled by Rock Permeability Earthquakes are the most dramatic and noteworthy results of tectonic plate movement. They are often destructive and deadly, or at the very least physically felt — they’re literally groundbreaking geological events. However not all tectonic movement results in effects that humans can perceive. Read