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  1. Ukraine: Restoring Scientific Infrastructure Will Cost Over $1.26 Billion (UNESCO) Estimates of the total cost of rebuilding Ukraine when the war is over just jumped again. Read
  2. FHWA Opens Applications for $1.2 Billion in Funding to Decrease Air Pollution The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently launched the Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program. The program is aimed at lowering air pollution, specifically greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), through reimbursement and incentive funding for low carbon construction materials and products used in transportation. Read
  3. Operator of Notorious Darknet Cryptocurrency “Mixer” Laundered $400M in Cryptocurrency Since 2011 A federal jury in Washington, D.C., convicted a dual Russian-Swedish national today for his operation of the longest-running bitcoin money laundering service on the darknet. Read
  4. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on March 13, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on March 13, 2024 Read
  5. EU-Switzerland: Council Adopts Mandate For Negotiations On Future Relationship The European Council recently authorized the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the EU, a broad package of measures with Switzerland as the basis for future EU-Switzerland relations. It also approved the corresponding directives for the negotiation. Read
  6. Administration Initiatives Prioritized in President’s $4 Billion FY 2025 Budget Request The Biden-Harris administration recently released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, including a proposed $1.9 billion in current appropriations, to fund the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Read
  7. CDC Continues to Hide Truth About Deaths From COVAX The criminal CDC knows that the COVID vaccines are killing people and has documented it, but it won't allow the American people to see the data or know what the CDC knows. Read
  8. The White House War Profiteers Are Illegally Sending the Ukrainian Mafia Another $300M Team Biden found a way to piece together $300M to spend on Ukraine munitions that Congress never approved for that purpose. Read
  9. IFC’s Landmark Investment to Ramp Up Sustainable Finance in Indonesia, Boost Resilience Through a $200 million loan to PT Bank Shinhan Indonesia (BSI)—a corporate and retail finance bank in the country—IFC aims to boost sustainable financing while supporting the nation's climate goals, including a first of its kind blue finance component. Read
  10. EPA Expands Wastewater Infrastructure Program, Invites Rural Communities To Apply For Assistance The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the expansion of its successful Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative to 150 communities across Rural America. Read
  11. Argus Information & Advisory Services Agrees to Pay $37M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Argus Information & Advisory Services Inc. (Argus) has agreed to pay the United States $37 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), in connection with its access to and use of credit card data obtained pursuant to contracts with various federal regulators, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Read
  12. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on March 12, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on March 12, 2024 Read
  13. Japan’s Declining Gas Demand Will Leave Utilities With Persistent LNG Oversupply Through 2030 Once the largest global importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Japan’s demand for the fuel has fallen rapidly in recent years. As a result, the country’s gas and power utilities face a surplus of LNG purchase commitments and are increasingly focused on marketing and selling the fuel abroad, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Read
  14. DPH Reports High Levels of LEAD In Certain Cinnamon Products The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified high lead levels in several ground cinnamon products. Several stores, including Dollar Tree, Save A Lot and Family Dollar, sold cinnamon products that contain lead levels that could be potentially harmful to consumers, particularly children. Read
  15. Ethiopia Launches Inclusive ID System For Refugees, Boosts Access To National Services The Government of Ethiopia, through its Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) in partnership with National ID Program (NIDP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency launched an initiative to include refugees and asylum seekers into the Ethiopian Digital ID system. Read
  16. NSA Releases Maturity Guidance for the Zero Trust Network and Environment Pillar The National Security Agency (NSA) recently released a Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) that details curtailing adversarial lateral movement within an organization’s network to access sensitive data and critical systems. Read
  17. Fascist Israel Readies Ground Invasion of Rafah on Slightly Delayed Timeline War criminal Netanyahu dismissed last-minute PR pleas from Team-Biden to back down from launching its ground invasion of Rafah. Read
  18. Chinese Automakers Set Up Shop in Mexico to Bypass Trade Barriers into North America Two of China’s most successful auto manufacturers announced they will build new manufacturing facilities in Mexico, to take advantage of the low tariffs for shipment into the United States and Canada. Read
  19. New Centivo Report Reveals Nearly Half of Lower-Income Working Americans Are Afraid to Use Their Company Health Plans Centivo, a new kind of healthcare company built to make quality healthcare more affordable for employers and their employees, released a new report recently, shedding light on the detrimental impact of Americans unable to afford routine healthcare bills, despite having health insurance. Read
  20. UK Joins Horizon Europe Under A New Bespoke Deal UK scientists will have access to the world’s largest research collaboration program, Horizon Europe, as the Prime Minister secures a bespoke deal with improved financial terms for the UK’s participation. Read
  21. NASA Awards Environmental, Safety, Health, Mission Assurance Contract NASA has selected Bastion Technologies Inc. of Houston to provide support services in four broad technical areas including environmental, institutional operational safety, occupational health, aeronautics and space systems, and ground support equipment mission assurance. Read
  22. Ford Motor Company Agrees to Pay $365M to Settle Customs Civil Penalty Claims Ford Motor Company has agreed to pay the United States $365 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Tariff Act of 1930 by misclassifying and understating the value of hundreds of thousands of its Transit Connect vehicles, the Justice Department announced March 11. Read
  23. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on March 11, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on March 11, 2024 Read
  24. Minister Boissonnault Announces Funding to Support Skills Training for Indigenous People Across Canada The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, announced more than $170 million in funding for 24 projects through the Skills and Partnership Fund, following an open call for proposals in the spring of 2022. Read
  25. Cancer-causing Benzene Found In Some Popular Acne Products Valisure, an independent laboratory, has detected cancer-causing benzene in tests of acne treatments made with benzoyl peroxide. As a result, the company petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to issue a voluntary recall of these over-the-counter products. Read