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House Democrats ask 5 companies to return coronavirus aid

A Democratic-led subcommittee overseeing federal coronavirus aid is demanding that five companies return loans the panel says should have gone to smaller businesses.

2 years ago

Agency finds private border wall violates Rio Grande treaty

“If the Rio Grande sees significant flooding, this wall will be uprooted, its bollards slammed into homes, businesses, and the dam downstream,” said one activist.

2 years ago

Regulations

Trump trade office adds Amazon to ‘notorious markets’ list

President Donald Trump has clashed repeatedly with Amazon.

Trump: Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan

“The Postal Service is a joke because they’re handing out packages for Amazon and other internet companies and every time they bring a package, they lose money on it,” President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

2 years ago

Recalculating: GPS, L-band and the Pentagon’s untenable position on 5G

Why does the Defense Department continue to blitz the executive and legislative branches with claims that an FCC order will endanger military operations and harm the economy? Is the GPS system truly that fragile?

2 years ago

FCC to approve spectrum plan that Pentagon claims will harm GPS

The Pentagon and other government agencies have fought for years to keep Ligado Networks from getting approval to use L-Band spectrum, but that fight appears to be on its last legs.

2 years ago

Cleanup of US nuclear waste takes back seat as virus spreads

Over the course of 20-plus years, tons of waste have been stashed deep in the salt caverns that make up the southern New Mexico site.

2 years ago

US agency includes gun sellers as ‘critical’ infrastructure

The firearms industry was not part of the federal agency’s original list of critical infrastructure issued just over a week ago.

2 years ago

White House proposes guidelines for regulating the use of AI

"Agencies must avoid a precautionary approach that holds AI systems to such an impossibly high standard that society cannot enjoy their benefits," the memo says.

2 years ago

Trump moves to vastly expand offshore drilling off US coasts

The new five-year drilling plan also could open new areas of oil and gas exploration in areas off the East Coast from Georgia to Maine, where drilling has been blocked for decades. Many lawmakers in those states support offshore drilling, although the Democratic governors of North Carolina and Virginia oppose drilling off their state coasts.

4 years ago

VA promises faster action on unpaid bills from outside health providers

Some private-sector with veterans as patients have seen unpaid bills swell into the tens of thousands of dollars, with no clear payment date from VA.

4 years ago

‘That’s the Worst!’: Acquisition regulations we love to hate

The Section 809 Panel is asking for public input on the 50 worst laws, regulations, and policies that impede the acquisition process.

4 years ago

As China quietly invests in American tech startups, US struggles to respond

Amid concerns from U.S. lawmakers and the Pentagon that China is “weaponizing” investment in early-stage technologies, Congress is considering legislation aimed at sealing regulatory gaps.

5 years ago

US interior chief says he won't eliminate protected lands

Twenty-seven monuments were put under review in April by President Donald Trump, but Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he only recommends changes to a “handful” of sites.

5 years ago

Trump signs order to speed infrastructure construction

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has signed a new executive order intended to make more efficient the federal permitting process for construction of transportation, water and other infrastructure projects without harming the environment.

5 years ago

Agencies cutting hundreds of planned regulations under Trump

The Trump administration has withdrawn or delayed 860 proposed regulations in its first five months, the beginnings of a regulatory overhaul meant to bolster economic growth.

5 years ago

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