The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has issued a Flood Data Collection & Analysis solicitation to aid flood preparedness and response efforts.
The solicitation via the agency's Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) seeks technology capable... Read More »
The Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association (RIPCA) and Rhode Island law enforcement recently expressed support for U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline's (D-RI) Active Shooter Alert Act (H.R.6538).
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha also supports the measure, which would create a program... Read More »
Interim data emerged this week from a Phase 2/3 trial of Moderna, Inc.’s mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine on children between 6 months and 6 years old, demonstrating efficacy similar to usage on adults and with a generally well-tolerated profile.
The KidCOVE trial provided participants with two 25... Read More »
A collection of 40 Republican members of the Armed Services Committees in both the House and Senate wrote President Joe Biden this week, encouraging his upcoming fiscal year 2023 budget request to include a 5 percent increase above inflation for any defense spending.
“As you prepare your... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched a space-based manufacturing exploration initiative targeting future space structure production on-orbit without volume constraints.
The agency's Novel Orbital Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass Efficient Design (NOM4D)... Read More »
Linking retail crime to organized crime and denouncing it as exploding across American cities, 16 Republican representatives wrote to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland this week, demanding a national strategy and fight against both.
“One of the essential functions of our... Read More »
Fearing Russian cyberattacks as reprisal for support of Ukraine, a bipartisan collection of senators wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week pushing for dedicated resources to aid private and public institutions.
Led by U.S. Sen. John... Read More »
U.S. Reps. John Katko (R-NY) and James Comer (R-KY) expressed concerns to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding failure to disclose apprehension information for southern border terrorists.
“We write to conduct oversight over the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), and Nancy Mace (R-SC) recently introduced legislation that seeks to expand human trafficking prevention efforts.
The Human Trafficking Prevention Act requires posting National Human Trafficking Hotline contact information... Read More »
Nalas Engineering Services (Nalas) has secured a $2.1 million Department of Defense (DoD) award established to produce 17,000 pounds of DoD compliant aminoguanidine bicarbonate (AGB) annually.
AGB is a chemical precursor used in DoD armament systems energetic materials and is in accordance with... Read More »
At a virtual meeting on April 6, 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) will meet to address the future of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and the process for selecting them for use against specific viral... Read More »
In a letter this week, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, called on President Joe Biden to increase U.S. Coast Guard funding by $3 billion to address shoreside infrastructure needs.
Released in advance of the... Read More »
A group of 10 Senators recently visited Poland and Germany in support of Ukraine amid the nation's war with Russia.
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Angus King (I-ME), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Steve Daines... Read More »
Until the formation last year of the American Immigrant Investor Alliance (AIIA), no single organization existed to effectively advocate on behalf of EB-5 investors.
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit was founded in 2021 by four immigrant investors to provide a voice and representation on... Read More »
Legislation introduced to create a national plan to combat the growth of the methamphetamine addiction and overdose crisis was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden.
The Methamphetamine Response Act requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to create and deploy a... Read More »
