Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Labor
GAO发现了2024年5月的GAO，为劳工部（DOL）确定了13个优先建议。 Since then, DOL implemented five recommendations by (1) publishing a final rule to improve oversight of coal miner operator insurance under the Black Lung Benefits Program, addressing two recommendations, (2) collaborating with USDA's Food Safety and Inspection
■总结一项法案，以修改《公共利益报告保护法》（以下称为“法案”）已提交饮食。该法律旨在保护工人免受不利的措施，例如在工人报告出于公共利益目的的犯罪或非法活动时被解雇或降职。公共利益报告包括向内部办公室报告，向有效的行政机构报告并向媒体报告，每个人都有需要保护的要求。法律修正案的要点如下：（1）对那些采取不利措施（例如解雇）的人施加了罚款。具体来说，他将在六个月内被判处拘留，或最高30万。此外，两者都受到惩罚公司等的处罚。 （2）由于上述（1）在（1）中施加了刑事处罚，因此违反措施的范围已被阐明。具体而言，它仅限于雇用规则中提出的解雇和纪律处分。这比现行法律（包括神圣转让）更有限。 （3）添加了
AI Data Center Build-Out Raises Concerns About America's Future Power Needs
AI Data Center Build-Out Raises Concerns About America's Future Power NeedsAuthored by Wesley Brown via The Epoch Times,As the United States prepares to invest billions of dollars in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, public officials, grid operators, and utility companies are addressing c
IPI 与美国笹川和平基金会合作，于 10 月 24 日共同举办了一场政策论坛，主题为“国家行动计划应对国家挑战：通过 WPS 议程应对环境危机”。妇女、和平与安全 (WPS) 议程最近已扩大到包括“传统冲突”之外的问题，例如气候变化和环境灾害。随着议程 […]The post National Action Plans for National Challenges: Addressing Environmental Crisis through the WPS Agenda appeared first on International Peace Institute.
On The Record (with daily recap)
Urban: addressing long term care without CLASS (video) Today in TIE: Reflex, Austin reviews private plans in Medicare, Don on the long strange trip toward consensus on premium support (maybe), the difference between cost effective and cost saving and texting patients orders is a no-no, while Kevin c
CDC: MMWR notes top 10 global public health achievements of the first 10 years of the 21st Century CBPP: Report on federal Medicaid ‘blended’ rate and cost shifting to states Kaiser: Q & A with Robert Berenson on addressing Medicare costs Kaiser: Video: Berenson talks controlling Medicare costs Mill
CBO on effect of defunding ACA implementation
CBO has sent a letter to Rep. Waxman addressing his question about …budgetary effects of legislation that would permanently prevent the use of appropriated funds to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and provisions related to health care in the Health Care and E
