WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden named several key nominees to the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is nominated to serve as the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), James Kvaal is nominated to serve as Under Secretary of Education, and Richard Sauber is nominated to serve as General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). As tested and experienced leaders, these nominees will help advance President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and build a stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive nation that delivers every American a fair opportunity and an equal chance to get ahead.
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U.S. President Biden Announces Key Members of his Health and Human Service, Education, and Veterans Affairs Teams
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WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden named several key hires to the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure will serve as the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), James Kvaal will serve as Under Secretary of Education, and Richard Sauber will serve as General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). As tested and experienced leaders, these new appointees will help advance President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and build a stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive nation that delivers every American a fair opportunity and an equal chance to get ahead.
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Universal Music Group has appointed Dr Menna Demessie as SVP and executive director of the company’s global Task Force for Meaningful Change (TFMC).
TFMC was established in June 2020 by UMG’s Chairman and CEO, Sir Lucian Grainge, as a force for social justice in the music industry and beyond.
Dr Demessie, a political scientist and social justice advocate with a track record of civic and educational empowerment, will manage the TFMC and its activities.
The company also announced that UMG’s EVP, chief people and inclusion officer, Eric Hutcherson, will join Jeff Harleston, general counsel and EVP business & legal affairs, UMG and interim CEO, Def Jam Records, and Ethiopia Habtemariam, president, Motown Records, as a co-chair of the Task Force for Meaningful Change.
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Monterey Bay power plant now a record-breaking battery project to ward off blackouts
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A Vistra battery facility in Moss Landing (Monterey County) will store up to 300 megawatts of power.Photos by Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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David Yeager, project manager for Vistra Zero, looks over the battery array in the old generator building at the Moss Landing Power Plant on Wednesday.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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