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Federal agencies offer updates on TEFCA, interoperability milestones
On February 13, the government leaders thanked the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and six Qualified Health Information Networks (QHIN) for working to create a nationwide interoperability network under the 21st Century Cures Act. The 'Network of Networks' At the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, Secretary Xavier Becerra presented certificates
Why Did a Federal Watchdog Make Just Three Findings of Misconduct?
Retraction Watch readers are likely familiar with the U.S. Office of Research Integrity (ORI), the agency that oversees institutional investigations into misconduct in research funded by the NIH, as well as focusing on education programs. Earlier this month, ORI released data on its case closures dating back to 2006. We've charted those data in the…
Federal Sex Ed Programs Linked to Decrease in Teen Pregnancy
The birth rate for U.S. teenagers dropped 3% in counties where a federally funded sex education program was introduced, a recently published paper says. Researchers concentrated on the effects of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program (TPP), which was introduced during the Obama administration and administered on the county level. TTP programs provide more information on sex, contraception, and…
Federal Reserve: US-Senatsausschuss verschiebt Abstimmung über Fed-Kandidaten
Federal Reserve US-Senatsausschuss verschiebt Abstimmung über Fed-Kandidaten Der Banken-Ausschuss im US-Senat hat die für Dienstag angesetzte Abstimmung über Spitzenpersonal der US-Notenbank verschoben. Artikel teilen per: Artikel teilen per: Der demokratische Vorsitzende des Banken-Ausschusses im US-Senat, Sherrod Brown, erklärte, es werde nun ein Ersatztermin für die ursprünglich am Dienstag angesetzte Abstimmung über Spitzenpersonal der US-Notenbank gesucht.…
Polícia Federal investiga fraudes em pedidos de seguro por mercadorias extraviadas
Operação Bumerangue cumpre mandados no Pará, DF e em Goiás Operação Bumerangue cumpre mandados no Pará, DF e em Goiás A Polícia Federal deflagrou hoje (8) a Operação Bumerangue, com o objetivo de reprimir grupo que teria fraudado o envio de encomendas seguradas, via Correios. Seis mandados de busca e apreensão estão sendo cumpridos no…
Federal Prosecutors Ask Judge To Approve Plea Deal For Travis And Gregory McMichael In Hate Crime Charges
Ahmaud Arbery’s loved ones got a slight sense of justice in November 2021. A jury convicted the three white men who hunted and killed Ahmaud in February 2020. Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, along with their neighbor William Bryan Jr., chased the 25-year-old through a Georgia neighborhood before shooting and killing him. The legal system…
A federal appeals court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold California’s SB-822 net neutrality law, reports The Verge. One year after the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality rules that applied nationwide, the state passed its own set of laws. Those rules barred internet service providers from blocking, as well as throttling select websites and…
Federal Judge Rebuffs Biden Administration, Blocks Gulf Of Mexico Drilling Leases
A federal judge late Thursday blocked offshore drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico that President Joe Biden’s administration conducted last year.Judge Rudolph Contreras, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, vacated both the approval to hold the sale, spearheaded by the Trump administration, and the sale itself, which took place in November 2021. In…
Pakistan’s Federal Agency to block crypto websites, report finds
RegulationPakistan's leading investigation agency wants to block all crypto websites, citing money laundering issues involving cryptocurrencies. Juhi Mirza • Jan. 17, 2022 at 1:30 pm UTC • 2 min readAccording to local news outlet Dawn, Pakistani Federal Investigations Agency’s (FIA) director-general, Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi stated on Saturday that the agency will approach the Pakistan Telecommunication…
Federal Testing Website Will Launch Next Week and Offer 4 Tests Per Home
(Washington D.C.) — The federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders on Wednesday as the White House looks to address nationwide shortages, but supplies will be limited to just four free tests per home. Starting on Jan. 19, the website COVIDTests.gov will provide tests at no cost, including no…