Author: Ethan Johnson

President Biden visited Baltimore on Friday to show his support after the presidential election. Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapseannounced additional federal financial assistance to boost the city's economy and commerce. The president inspected the devastation from the Marine One helicopter Friday afternoon before being briefed by local officials. On March 26, the Singapore-flagged container ship Dali collided with one of the bridge's main supports, causing the bridge to fall. Her six men working on the bridge fell into the Patapsco River below and died.Mr. Biden met their families Friday. “I'm here to grieve with you,” the president told Baltimore residents…

The U.S. attorney general seeks time to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to roll back a court order barring enforcement of Grants Pass' public camping ban, which has roiled Western cities over how to deal with rising homelessness. There is.The federal government is using its “nation's largest asset” to protect its citizens from unconstitutional crackdowns while ensuring cities across the country “appropriately and humanely” respond to the public health and safety problems posed by encampments. “Owner,'' Attorney General Elizabeth Preloger wrote. She said this week in a friend-of-the-court brief.However, the government's position to define “involuntary homelessness” based on individual circumstances,…

As the NDP opposes the province's controversial long-term care bill, which they say will “penalize” the most vulnerable, the government answers further questions about the policy. refuses to do so.Earlier this week, CBC News exclusively reported that seven people had been charged under Ontario's long-term care legislation (Bill 7, the Increased Bed Capacity and Quality of Care Act). The policy, which takes full effect in November 2022, allows hospitals to charge patients $400 per day if they refuse to place them in a selected long-term care bed on their behalf.The Ministry of Health told CBC News on Tuesday that seven…

Turkiye's election results are surprisingly full of wisdom. Every election, voters send messages so finely tuned that it's often difficult for political parties to read them. The 70-year history of multiparty politics has taught everyone that Turkish voters are sophisticated, careful, sensitive, attentive, and nuanced in what they say to the government and the opposition. I know. It is as if there were not 60 million Turkish voters voting, but one person putting pen to paper and handing out the votes according to the message they wanted to convey. When Turkish citizens voted in last year's general election, they evaluated…

Bill supports President Biden's provisions Executive Order 13985“Advancing Racial Equity and Supporting Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.” Proposal summary (PDF) Washington – today, Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and Representative Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. Introduced two bills codifying key ideas of the Biden-Harris Administration's Executive Orders 13985 and 14091 to advance racial equity and support for underserved communities through the federal government did. The Federal Equity Improvement Act and the Agency Planning Equity Act ensure that federal agencies promote equal opportunity for all people,…

USGS map showing earthquake strength across the region Friday morning. credit: Screengrab / USGS HARTFORD, Conn. – Emergency management officials said critical infrastructure inspections are being conducted across the state following a weak earthquake Friday morning. “At the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), we are addressing this issue the same way we would respond to any potential emergency,” said Deputy Secretary Brenda Bergeron, who heads the department. “There is,” he said. “We are using the provincial response framework. We are investigating any significant damage that municipalities are aware of through their local offices. There are no reports…

State Auditor Keith Faber was the featured speaker at the monthly Allen County Republican Luncheon on Friday. J. Swigert | Lima News LIMA — Ohio State Comptroller Keith Faber was the featured 11th-hour substitute speaker at the Allen County Republican Party's monthly luncheon on Friday. Party Chairman Keith Cheney said he contacted Faber at the last minute to address party members at a luncheon this month due to scheduling conflicts. Cheney introduced the Celina resident, who is in his second term as comptroller and is barred from seeking a third term by the state's term limits law, as “the next…

U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02) will install solar panels on irrigation canals as part of an effort to study improved water efficiency and the amount of clean energy generated for future large-scale deployment. announced the disbursement of $19.5 million from President Biden's U.S. investment agenda. Of this funding, he awarded $15 million to the San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority for the Delta-Mendota Canal Floating Solar Power Project. Projects in California, Oregon, and Utah are being funded by the Inflation Control Act (IRA), which makes $25 million available to design, study, and implement projects that cover reclamation-related water conveyance facilities with…

MADRID, April 5, 2024 — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and IBM Senior Vice President and IBM Research Director Dario Gil met this afternoon at the Moncloa Complex to discuss new agreements reached between the Spanish government and IBM. We celebrated the agreement. Development of foundational models for native artificial intelligence in Spanish and co-official languages. From left to right: IBM General Manager Horacio Morel Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel. Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain. Dario Gil, IBM Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research. Meeting with Jose Luis Escriva, Spain's Minister of Digital Transformation and Public Functions, at…

government contract Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council Final Rule: Establishment of FAR Part 40 On April 1, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced a final rule amending the FAR to add framework for new FAR sections on information security and supply chain security. The creation of this new FAR part does not implement any information security and supply chain security policies or procedures. This amendment only establishes a new portion of his FAR.Published final rule is available here Effective from May 1, 2024.Introduction is available here.Small Entity Compliance Guide Available here. Small…