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Now open for applications: Library, gun violence, conservation and recycling funding opportunities Appropriations     STATE PROGRAMS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS: Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries: Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities  (Funding Source: Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund) Who May Apply: Local public libraries (state-aided). Must partner with a sponsoring municipality. Use: To plan, acquire, construct, or rehabilitate public library facilities i...

Key Points On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, President Biden issued EO 14,028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” The EO sets out an ambitious schedule of reviews and rulemakings that portend significant changes in the software and cybersecurity industries, particularly for government contractors and cybersecurity and software solution providers. In the view of the administration, these changes should be regarded as the new normal of what will be considered “reasonable” cyber and suppl...

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Chuck Bonham ordered the state’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery to close at noon on June 1 to avoid entangling endangered humpback whales now migrating along California’s coastline. The season typically ends June 30 in central California and July 15 in Northern California. The closure order was based on data from the state’s new Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program. That program was developed in line with a legal agreement with the ...

For Immediate Release, May 18, 2021 Contact: California to Close Commercial Crab Fishery Early to Avoid Whale Entanglements June 1 Closure Lags Behind Whales’ Return SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Chuck Bonham today ordered the state’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery to close at noon on June 1 to avoid entangling endangered humpback whales now migrating along California’s coastline. The season typically ends June 30 in...

RoboKiller Launches Call Confidence API for Enterprise Robocall Mitigation New robocall prevention technology helps businesses of all sizes fight against spam calls. News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Teltech Systems, makers of the award-winning robocall blocker app RoboKiller, today announced its launch of RoboKillers new enterprise robocall prevention technology: Call Confidence API. With this release, businesses of all sizes can no...

Questions linger regarding offshore wind’s economic, environmental impact in the US By Share Beyond the Biden administration’s sunny outlook on prospects for a new U.S. offshore wind power industry, concerns among federal government experts continue to crop up about how building ocean turbine arrays could affect the fishing industry and the protection of endangered whales. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued its final record of decision on 11 May to permit Vineyard Wind...

SHARE The 14-megawatt GE Haliade-X turbines planned for Vineyard Wind would stand more than 800 feet above sea level. GE image. Beyond the Biden administration’s sunny outlook on prospects for a new U.S. offshore wind power industry, concerns continue among federal government experts about how building ocean turbine arrays could affect the fishing industry and protecting endangered whales. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued its final record of decision May 11 to permit Vineyard Win...

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack prompted the issuance of a long-awaited executive order (EO) on improving U.S. cybersecurity. The EO mandates that, within six months, all federal...

Friday, May 14, 2021 The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack prompted the issuance of a long-awaited executive order (EO) on improving U.S. cybersecurity. The EO mandates that, within six months, all federal agencies implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) and both at-rest and in-transit encryption. It also calls for agencies to comprehensively log, share, and analyze information about cyber incidents and creates a Cyber Safety Review Board to that end. The EO sets deadlines for agenc...