Author: Ethan Johnson

JACKSON, Tenn. — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) made an important announcement today, April 30th. It was announced that the state will award more than $160 million in broadband access and digital opportunity grants. A total of $97.2 million is being funded by two infrastructure programs. Some of the recipients in West Tennessee include Spectrum Southern, Brightspeed and Gibson Connect. “We work directly with internet service providers in some of the remotest, least densely populated and most difficult to access areas of the state,” said TNECD Program Director Taylre Beaty. In addition,…

On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the Chilean government announced the Green Hydrogen Action Plan 2023-2030, a comprehensive strategy to promote the development of the green hydrogen industry and its derivatives in the southern country. This action plan builds on earlier efforts by the current and previous administrations to position Chile as a leading producer of low-cost green hydrogen (green H2) on the international market. The Green Hydrogen Action Plan aims to industrialize the national economy by replacing polluting industries with sustainable ones and achieve the country's goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. The plan covers 18 different categories, including governance,…

Claim: The United Nations has issued a directive to create a “one world government” in 2025.An April 4 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shares an image of what is said to be a document from the United Nations.The title of the document reads “United Nations Directive 001”. “The beginning of a new world order. July 4, 2025 in our calendar year.”The document changes the country's name, annexes it, bans religion, and directs U.S. forces to United Nations control. It also threatens the lives and safety of those who resist these changes.Other versions of the post were widely shared on…

WASHINGTON – The House Oversight and Accountability Committee today held a hearing entitled “Focus on Control: Oversight of the Office of Management and Budget.'' During the hearing, members noted that the government's performance impacts all Americans, including border security, issuing Social Security checks, and processing student financial aid forms. Members argue that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has failed to prioritize effective, data-driven decision-making that benefits U.S. taxpayers, and that it is taking steps to ensure the efficient operation of the federal government. He emphasized that we must start taking steps to To ensure the federal government puts…

A senior official at the Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday defended the Biden administration's approach to telework from continued Republican scrutiny of workplace flexibility.Asked to explain the White House's position on telework to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Jason Miller, OMB's deputy director for management, said that current expectations are that “administrative employees” at federal agencies typically have limited working hours. He said they should be asked to spend at least half. hours on a traditional work site. However, some agencies deviate from that standard based on mission needs.“It is important to understand the fact that approximately…

logoCALGARY, AB, April 30, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — On April 30, Mr. Eiber was joined by Rebecca Schultz, Minister of the Environment and Protected Areas, Canadian Energy Contractors Association, Canadian Geothermal Energy Association, and Local Government Association. I sat with him. , Brazeau County begins planning and development of the Alberta Drilling Accelerator.Led by the Government of Alberta, Ebor and other stakeholders, the Alberta Drilling Accelerator (ADA) will be a technology-agnostic, market-driven geothermal testing site that any geothermal company can use to enable new drilling and off-site technologies. It will be. development. The testbed will be Canada's first and solidifies…

A report published Monday by the International Commission of Human Rights Experts said the British government engaged in “widespread, systematic and systematic practices of impunity” during the Northern Ireland conflict to protect its security forces from sanctions.The report revealed that state actors killed at least 374 people during the conflict in Northern Ireland, also known as the Troubles, with the majority of the victims being unarmed civilians at the time. The report further concluded that these killings by the state were not subject to fair and effective investigation and were in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).The…

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has for the first time estimated how much money the federal government loses to fraud each year. This is an amazing number. The lower end is $233 billion per year, and the higher end is $521 billion per year. This equates to between 3 and 7 percent of the federal government's annual spending being lost to fraud. “Fraud may be the sixth largest agency that we are funding annually, and that’s a lot of money that could be going to better use,” said GAO Forensic Audits and Investigative Service Director Rebecca Shea on GAO’s Watchdog…

image source, Liam McBurney/PA Mediaimage caption, Ireland's Justice Minister Helen McEntee said she would close “loopholes” in Irish law.April 30, 2024, 14:17 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoIreland's plans to draft new legislation to redesignate the UK as a “safe country” for asylum seekers to return home have been approved.Irish Government Ministers jointly approved the plans, which were submitted to Cabinet by Justice Minister Helen McEntee.But the British government said it would decide who would be accepted into the UK.Tánaiste (Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister) Michael Martin said last week that asylum seekers were seeking “refuge here and in the European Union rather…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that the U.S. government is collecting samples of ground beef from retail stores in states where avian influenza is occurring in dairy cows.>> Read more trending newsThe agency said it would test for signs of the virus but remained confident the meat supply was safe, Reuters reported.The Department of Agriculture announced it will sample ground meat purchased at a grocery store in the state where a dairy cow tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.read moreFederal authorities announced last week that they had confirmed the H5N1 virus in 34 dairy herds in…