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Social Security union secures telework deal as Trump’s DOGE plans crackdown
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Social Security union secures telework deal as Trump’s DOGE plans crackdown

CNN  

CNN — Tens of thousands of Social Security Administration staffers can continue teleworking into 2029 under a recent deal signed between their union and the agency. The updated contract deal locks in the current levels of telework for American Federation of Government Employees members at the agency until late October 2029, according to a letter written by Rich Couture, AFGE …

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Trump picks Brendan Carr as Chair of FCC; All you need to know about co-author of Project 2025
1 month ago

Trump picks Brendan Carr as Chair of FCC; All you need to know about co-author of Project 2025

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as its chair, he said in a statement. US President-elect Donald Trump, in a statement released on November 17, 2024, has nominated Carr for Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Carr has served at the agency since 2012, including as an adviser to a later …

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Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency

NPR  

Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/Getty Images North America President-elect Donald Trump has picked Brendan Carr, a veteran Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, to lead the agency that regulates broadcasting, telecommunications, broadband and other related industries. "Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory …

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Opinion: The Supreme Court’s purely ideological reasoning will change our lives
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: The Supreme Court’s purely ideological reasoning will change our lives

LA Times  

Two Supreme Court rulings on Friday that dramatically change the law are profound reminders that presidential elections matter enormously for all of us. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declared this unconstitutional and concluded: The “City of Grants Pass cannot, consistent with the Eighth Amendment” — which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment — “enforce its anti-camping ordinances … for the …

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Federal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok’s adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ
6 months ago

Federal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok’s adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ

Associated Press  

The Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, to the Department of Justice. The FTC said in a statement Tuesday that it investigated the two companies and “uncovered reason to believe” they are “violating or are about to violate” the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, a federal law which requires kid-oriented apps and …

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Federal agency says a second, if weaker, solar storm surge is likely Sunday
7 months, 1 week ago

Federal agency says a second, if weaker, solar storm surge is likely Sunday

Associated Press  

A U.S. government agency said a weaker repeat of Saturday’s powerful solar storm was likely on Sunday. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that “coronal mass ejections” — clouds of ejected solar plasma that can cause power grid irregularities and issues with high-frequency communications and global positioning systems — will slam into the Earth’s magnetic field and outer …

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The federal agency dedicated to elections is in turmoil ahead of 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

The federal agency dedicated to elections is in turmoil ahead of 2024

Raw Story  

Some news: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has fired its executive director, Steven Frid, who held the job for less than a year. The agency has also been without a permanent general counsel for nearly two years without even an interim counsel for a year — the temporary replacement left for a job at the Federal Emergency Management Agency last …

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The Supreme Court Is Jeopardizing Federal Climate Action
54 years, 11 months ago

The Supreme Court Is Jeopardizing Federal Climate Action

Wired  

Today, in a ruling on a nonexistent plan with nonexistent harms to the people who brought the suit, the Supreme Court took an opportunity to curb the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the power sector’s carbon emissions. The complaint was about the Clean Power Plan, a set of rules issued by the EPA in 2015 that would …

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HUD says Texas agency discriminated in flood relief funding
2 years, 9 months ago

HUD says Texas agency discriminated in flood relief funding

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and Hispanic residents in the Houston area, according to a decision by the federal housing agency that could channel millions of dollars of aid to communities battered by the 2017 storm. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that the …

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The CIA has a slick new website. But where is the great graphic design for COVID-19?
3 years, 11 months ago

The CIA has a slick new website. But where is the great graphic design for COVID-19?

LA Times  

If you’re the federal government agency that has inspired films such as “The Bourne Identity” and “Mission: Impossible,” you don’t want a website that looks as if it wears khakis and a navy sport coat to work. Zack Roif, a creative director at brand agency R/GA, wrote, “The CIA just rebranded to look like ‘hungry independent ad agency focused on …

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India’s federal agency to probe Dalit woman’s gang rape and death
4 years, 2 months ago

India’s federal agency to probe Dalit woman’s gang rape and death

Al Jazeera  

Uttar Pradesh state police to hand case over to Central Bureau of Investigation amid nationwide uproar over assault. India’s federal investigators will take over the probe into the alleged gang rape and death of a young Dalit woman that has sparked nationwide outrage and days of protests. The 19-year-old – who belongs to a marginalised group formerly known as “untouchables” …

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