Abandonment of health measures threatens US COVID-19 resurgence The
World Socialist Web Site, in line with the statements of leading epidemiologists, warned that these guidelines would trigger businesses, states and municipalities to remove all masking and social distancing requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated people alike.
These warnings have been confirmed. Nearly every major retailer in the United States, including Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and Walgreens, abandoned nationwide masking requirements within days of the CDC’s ruling, with no mechanism to verify whether those walking into their facilities are vaccinated or not.
National Guard members assisting with processing COVID-19 deaths and placing them into temporary storage at LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner Office in Los Angeles, Jan. 12, 2021. (LA County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner via AP)
The Colonial Pipeline hack revealed cyber risks that President Biden seeks to address with the nationâs first cybersecurity review board, modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board.
âItâs a good start,â said Roger Nebel, a cybersecurity instructor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.Â
âBut congressional action also is needed,â said Nebel, who teaches at the UAF Homeland Security and Emergency Management Program.Â
Bidenâs 14-page order places a new emphasis on national cybersecurity. The executive order:
Sets up the federal cybersecurity board to review attacks like the Colonial breach by a Russian criminal group.Enhances oil and gas industry standards for cybersecurity at federal agencies and for contractors that do business with them.Updates security standards for software sold to the government.Â
Bulletin Virtual Program May 27, 2021 12-1 p.m. CDT | 1-2 p.m. EDT
Join the Federation of American Scientists’ Hans Kristensen and MIT’s Heather Williams in conversation with
The Guardian’s Julian Borger to discuss the United Kingdom’s decision to increase its nuclear stockpile limit. Hear how that choice fits into global trends towards nuclear modernization but also what can be done to keep on the path of disarmament.
Speakers
Hans Kristensen
Hans Kristensen is the director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) in Washington, DC. His work focuses on researching and writing about the status of nuclear weapons and the policies that direct them. Kristensen is a co-author to the world nuclear forces overview in the