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  1. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 10, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 10, 2024 Read
  2. European Commission proposes further €500 million in Macro-Financial Assistance to Jordan The European Commission has recently adopted a proposal for a new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) operation to Jordan worth up to €500 million. This financial support is an important demonstration of the EU's partnership and solidarity with Jordan. Read
  3. USDOT Finalizes Important National Regulation to Promote Transit Safety and Protect Transit Workers The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a final rule updating FTA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) regulation, along with a newly revised National Public Transportation Safety Plan. Read
  4. IFC And Standard Bank Partner To Support Renewable Energy And Affordable Housing In South Africa To increase access to finance for renewable energy and affordable housing in South Africa, IFC on Apill 08 announced a partnership with Standard Bank Group, one of the biggest banking groups in Africa. Read
  5. World Bank Group Announces New Approach to Measuring Business Impact The World Bank Group is developing a new corporate scorecard that will track results across 22 indicators—a fraction of the previous 150—to provide a streamlined, clear picture of progress on all aspects of the World Bank Group’s mission, from improving access to healthcare to making food systems sustainable to boosting private investment. Read
  6. CFPB Report Identifies Financial And Privacy Risks to Consumers In Video Gaming Marketplaces Growth in banking options and payments in gaming leaves consumers’ assets and personal data at risk Read
  7. Technology Modernization Fund Announces Targeted Investments to Improve Security At NASA, Department Of Labor The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) announced two new investments in NASA and the Department of Labor (DOL) addressing security vulnerabilities and improving agencies’ ability to deliver excellent, equitable, and secure services and a better customer experience to the American public. Read
  8. New NASA Strategy Envisions Sustainable Future For Space Operations To address a rapidly changing space operating environment and ensure its preservation for generations to come, NASA released the first part of its integrated Space Sustainability Strategy, on Tuesday. Read
  9. Artificial Intelligence Analysis of DNA Fragmentomes and Protein Biomarkers Noninvasively Detects Ovarian Cancer A blood-based machine learning assay that combines cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragment patterns and levels of the proteins CA125 and HE4 could differentiate patients with ovarian cancer from healthy controls or patients with benign ovarian masses, according to a retrospective study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024, held April 5-10. Read
  10. Justice Department to Publish Final Rule to Strengthen Web and Mobile App Access for People with Disabilities Attorney General Merrick B. Garland recently signed a final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the accessibility of web content and mobile applications (apps) for people with disabilities. Read
  11. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 09, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 09, 2024 Read
  12. The U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with TSMC The U.S. Department of Commerce and TSMC Arizona Corporation (TSMC Arizona) have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $6.6 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. This proposed funding would support TSMC’s investment of more than $65 billion in three greenfield leading-edge fabs in Phoenix, Arizona, which will manufacture the world’s most advanced semiconductors. Read
  13. Treasury Renews Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in Cybersecurity with Ukraine The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has signed memorandum of understanding and cooperation in cybersecurity with the National Bank of Ukraine. Read
  14. Travel & Tourism Set To Break All Records In 2024, Reveals WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is projecting a record-breaking year for Travel & Tourism in 2024, with the sector’s global economic contribution set to reach an all-time high of $11.1 trillion. Read
  15. Netanyahu Says Rafah Invasion Date is Locked In Despite appearances, Israel insists a major withdrawal of troops in southern Gaza has nothing to do with a change in genocide plans. Read
  16. Top Ten Payments Companies Processed $9.5 Trillion In 2023 Payment Card Volume TSG (The Strawhecker Group), a globally recognized analytics, intelligence, and solutions-focused firm in the payments industry, worked with payments companies to compile the industry’s most comprehensive resource on merchant acquirers. Collectively, the companies highlighted process over 95% of all card payment volume in the U.S. Read
  17. First-of-its-kind Integrated Dataset Enables Genes-to-Ecosystems Research A first-ever dataset bridging molecular information about the poplar tree microbiome to ecosystem-level processes has been released by a team of Department of Energy scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Read
  18. New Study Shows Renewable Energy Could Work as Power Source at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station A recent analysis shows that renewable energy could be a viable alternative to diesel fuel for science at the South Pole. The analysis deeply explores the feasibility of replacing part of the energy production at the South Pole with renewable sources. Read
  19. African Economies Projected to Grow by 3.4 % in 2024 Increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting an economic rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the recovery remains fragile due to uncertain global economic conditions, growing debt service obligations, frequent natural disasters, and escalating conflict and violence, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report. Read
  20. CFPB Finds Violations Of Credit Report Accuracy Requirements, Including For Survivors Of Human Trafficking The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on April 8 published an edition of Supervisory Highlights to share key findings from recent examinations about continuing accuracy problems in the credit reporting system. Read
  21. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 08, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 08, 2024 Read
  22. $20.5 Billion Allocated To Support Transit Agencies Across the Country The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that $20.5 billion in federal funding, part of the largest investment in public transit in U.S. history, is available to support public transportation in communities throughout the country . Read
  23. FAA Announces $148.3 Million To Fund Airport Projects In 28 States, Guam The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $148.3 million for 73 airport-related infrastructure projects in 28 states and Guam. Read
  24. Solomon Islands’ New Digital Payment System to Increase Access to Banking, Support Economy Solomon Islands will benefit from a new digital payment platform recently launched, which will make banking easier, contribute to the digitalization of the economy, and help drive inclusive sustainable economic development. Read
  25. Countries Of The Americas Report Progress Towards Healthy Aging The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently released a progress report revealing advances in policies and actions to promote healthy aging in the region, despite the challenges the world has faced since 2020. Read