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Congressman Bolin introduces plan to strengthen accountability in Michigan government State Rep. Ann Bolin took a significant step toward restoring confidence in Michigan government this week by introducing a plan to curb legislative activity during the often contentious “lame duck” period following an election. Bolin's proposal, known as House Joint Resolution Q, calls for amending the Michigan Constitution to require a two-thirds majority to pass legislation during the lame duck period that occurs after Election Day in even-numbered years. By demanding this higher standard for legislative action, Bolin aims to increase transparency and accountability in the state's political process. “For…
AUSTIN, Texas, April 25, 2024 — oracle Today, we announced that NVIDIA AI Enterprise on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster is now available in Oracle US Government Cloud regions to help you address sovereign AI. Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Oracle and NVIDIA expand their partnership to give U.S. government customers access to more than 100 services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including generative AI services running on high-performance accelerators such as NVIDIA H100 and NVIDIA A100 Tensors, to help U.S. government customers build AI solutions. We help you train and implement. Core GPU, ultra-low latency networking, and secure storage. Governments must meet stringent…
Written by Dan WilliamsJERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel's government on Thursday called for another postponement of a Supreme Court deadline to draw up a new conscription plan to address mainstream anger over exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews. .The court was hearing an appeal that argued the decades-old waiver was discriminatory, and had originally set a deadline of March 31. This deadline was extended until April 30 at the request of the government, which claims to be busy waging the Gaza war.In a new request, the Justice Department cited delays in appointing government lawyers and the interruption of government work on the…
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low flash April 25, 2024 This LawFlash summarizes key points from the Kazakh government's recent amendments to the formula for calculating the share of a product's domestic value. On April 9, the Ministry of Trade Integration of Kazakhstan issued Order No. 169-Нɚ (Order) on amending the rules for determining the country of origin of goods, the status of goods of the Eurasian Economic Union or foreign goods, the issuance of traded goods . Issuance of certificates of origin of goods and their cancellation, establishing the format of certificates for determining the country of origin…
Humza Yousaf, Scotland's first minister, abruptly ended the coalition agreement between his Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens on Thursday, creating new challenges for a leader whose party has been embroiled in a funding scandal since last year. Brought.Tensions between the two parties, which have jointly ruled since August 2021, have been heightened by the Scottish Government's decision to ease climate change targets and disagreements within the coalition over transgender rights policy.But on Thursday morning, Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater appeared surprised by Mr Yousaf's decision to break up the coalition. She accused the SNP of “despicable behavior” and…
Prior to 2016, the U.S. government turned to honest hackers to test vulnerabilities in its IT systems due to long-standing concerns about ulterior motives and a general reluctance to trust people “outside the tent.” I was shying away from the idea of doing so.That has changed in recent years, as more government agencies have partnered with crowdsourcing communities to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity posture.After years of resistance, governments are now using crowdsourced security to strengthen security through bug bounties, red team penetration testing, and vulnerability disclosure programs, and to outwit diverse groups of adversaries. We see it as a powerful…
In a worrying move for journalists, First Amendment lawyers, and good government watchdog groups, the Louisiana Legislature has included a bill that could remove much of the government's activities from public view. It seeks to significantly narrow state public records laws. Sen. Heather Cloud (R-Turkey Creek) introduced Senate Bill 482, which would include “any advisory opinion, recommendation, or deliberation that forms part of the process of making government decisions or policies. It includes language that provides for records as an exception to the Public Records Act. It has been formulated. ” Mr. Cloud's argument is that while the public has…
listen to this article Ultralife on Thursday reported strong first-quarter results, including double-digit sales growth for government/defense customers. The company reported first-quarter sales of $41.9 million, a 31% increase from sales of $31.9 million in the year-ago period. Sales in the government/defense sector increased by 83%. The Newark, Wayne County-based company reported GAAP net income of $2.9 million, or 18 cents per diluted share. That compares to a net loss of $300,000, or 2 cents per diluted share, a year ago. Adjusted EPS for the quarter was 21 cents on a diluted basis, compared with a loss of 5 cents…
Unlock Editor's Digest for freeFT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.Few would dispute the view that a Labor government will soon be overwhelmed by economic forces. Britain's stagnant economy, weak government finances, strained public services and unstable electorate are certainly creating a difficult legacy. I claimed it myself. But if by any chance the Prime Minister and Chancellor were able to reverse public attitudes and usher in a Conservative victory, what could be the right direction for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, or indeed Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt? It is important to think…