CDC scientists honored as 2020 Service to America Medal Finalists

This is the third year in a row that one or more CDC employees have been honored as finalists.

Interior Approves Plan for the Largest Solar Project in U.S. History

The Trump Administration has announced the approval of a proposal to construct and operate the largest solar project in United States...

Israel’s Largest Bank Admits to Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Hide Assets, Income in Offshore Accounts

The filing of criminal charges against the bank are for conspiring with U.S. taxpayers and others to hide more than $7.6...

FCC Toughens Penalties for Robocalls, Replaces ‘Warning’ with Sanction

The agency eliminated the requirement to issue a warning before a business can be fined and extended the statute of limitations...

Department of Defense Releases FY2019 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military

The FY2019 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military also shows the number of sexual assault reports received in FY19...

New FCC Report Shows Digital Divide Continuing to Close

The number of Americans lacking access to fixed broadband declined 30% during 2017 and 2018 and the vast majority of Americans—more...

USDA Issuing $2 Billion/Month in Add’l SNAP Benefits

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced this week that emergency benefit increases for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have reached $2 billion...

EEOC: Employer Testing, Taking Temps Doesn’t Violate Americans with Disabilities Act

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has decided that employers are not prohibited from mandating medical testing related to COVID-19, even...

FDA Approves First At-Home Testing Kit

"Specifically, for tests that include home sample collection, we worked with LabCorp to ensure the data demonstrated from at-home patient sample...

World’s first face mask made from coffee – an eco-friendly alternative

According to statistics during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mainland China, 116 million tons of masks were consumed every day. One company is working...