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The Made in America Summit Unites Broadband, Semiconductors and Clean Energy

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Monday, June 26, 2023
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WASHINGTON, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- President Biden is set to announce more than $40 billion in funds to state broadband officers on Monday, granting dollars under the bipartisan infrastructure law that is key to the administration's "Investing in America" agenda.

Key Points: 
  • The Made in America Summit unites broadband infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing and the clean energy industry.
  • The funding announcement at the White House comes one day before Broadband Breakfast's Made in America Summit on Tuesday, June 27 on Capitol Hill.
  • The Made in America Summit, a public event for registered guests, will unite stakeholders around broadband infrastructure, domestic semiconductor manufacturing, and an America clean energy industry.
  • Officials from Virginia, Kansas and New Mexico will go from the White House to the Made in America Summit on Tuesday.

The Gober Group Announces The Launch Of Vantage Legal.

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Monday, June 26, 2023
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With the launch of Vantage Legal, The Gober Group will focus on the representation of officeholders, candidates for public office, and non-connected political action committees.

Key Points: 
  • With the launch of Vantage Legal, The Gober Group will focus on the representation of officeholders, candidates for public office, and non-connected political action committees.
  • "Vantage Legal is purpose-built to help companies, trade associations, and tax-exempt organizations conduct mission-critical advocacy while successfully navigating complex legal minefields and mitigating risk," said Chris Gober, Chief Executive Officer of Vantage Legal.
  • "In today's highly regulated environment, our goal is to be indispensable to our client's success," said Jenny Kim, a Partner, and Chief Operating Officer of Vantage Legal.
  • To discover how Vantage Legal can help your organization overcome legal obstacles and achieve its vision, please visit their official website at https://vantage.legal

Trane Technologies Advances Transformational Heat Pump Technologies to Decarbonize America’s Industrial Sector

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Monday, June 26, 2023
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Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, today announced its participation in three projects accelerating next-generation heat pump efficiency to reduce energy and emissions across multiple industrial sectors.

Key Points: 
  • Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, today announced its participation in three projects accelerating next-generation heat pump efficiency to reduce energy and emissions across multiple industrial sectors.
  • These projects were recently awarded U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grants for the research and development of transformational technologies aimed at decarbonizing heavy industry.
  • Purdue University – Develop a higher-temperature industrial heat pump that leverages 3D printing for the system’s compressor and considers design factors such as thermal energy storage for optimized integration of industrial processes.
  • These new heat pump innovations build on Trane Technologies’ position as an industry leader in decarbonization solutions for the built environment.

There is no legal reason the US shouldn't supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn't make it morally right

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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Pressure on the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with cluster bombs has refocused attention on the legal and moral use of such weaponry.

Key Points: 
  • Pressure on the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with cluster bombs has refocused attention on the legal and moral use of such weaponry.
  • Washington suspended sales of cluster bombs to the Saudis in 2016 following mounting concern over the toll they were taking on civilian lives.
  • But the U.S. is still holding out from joining more than 120 nations that have signed an international ban on cluster bombs.
  • Furthermore, should the U.S. provide Ukraine with cluster bombs, it could weaken the argument against others doing likewise.

Effective or indiscrimate?

    • And now they are being deployed in Ukraine.
    • If deployed responsibly, they can be an effective military tool.
    • Indeed, the Department of Defense argued that in some limited circumstances cluster bombs can be less destructive to civilians.
    • Many remain on the ground, unexploded until they are later disturbed – and that increases the chances of civilians’ being maimed or killed.

Cluster bombs under international law

    • As such, there is no legal reason that Ukraine or Russia cannot deploy cluster bombs in the current conflict – as both have done since the invasion of February 2022.
    • But there are laws that set out how cluster bombs can be used, and how they must not.
    • The relevant part of international humanitarian law here is 1977’s Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, which both Ukraine and Russia have ratified.
    • Rather, it is how the weapons are used that determines whether the attack constitutes an indiscriminate one and hence a crime under international law.

More than an ‘optical’ risk?

    • And the experience of cluster bomb use in Syria and Yemen shows that it can be difficult to hold governments to account.
    • Which is why Ukraine’s request for U.S. cluster munitions has led to concerns.
    • But still, there was and is presently no clear-cut legal obligation for the U.S. to stop supplying other nations with cluster bombs.
    • But nonetheless, providing Ukraine with cluster weapons could serve to destigmatize them and runs counter to international efforts to end their use.
    • And that, in turn, could encourage – or excuse – their use by other states that may be less responsible.

Lam Research Unveils Plans to Advance India's Semiconductor Workforce Development Goals at White House Today

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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Semiverse Solutions leverage Lam's significant expertise in the areas of software development, simulation and modeling, data systems and advanced analytics.

Key Points: 
  • Semiverse Solutions leverage Lam's significant expertise in the areas of software development, simulation and modeling, data systems and advanced analytics.
  • The organization will focus on delivering breakthrough solutions and services to enable a virtual fabrication environment for the semiconductor industry.
  • Lam has also announced its proposal to put the virtual-physical ecosystem in action to tackle one of the biggest issues in the semiconductor industry today – developing the pipeline of future semiconductor talent.
  • "Lam's Semiverse Solutions portfolio is a gamechanger that provides a foundation to create a virtual semiconductor innovation universe," says Fried.

Citizens Against Government Waste Names Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez June 2023 Porkers of the Month

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)

Key Points: 
  • Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
  • and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) our June 2023 Porkers of the Month for wanting to spend trillions of dollars more for their latest “Green New Deal” scheme.
  • Congress has already approved hundreds of billions for “Green New Deal” projects, but Sen. Markey and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez want even more.
  • For pushing taxpayers further into debt, Sen. Markey and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez were easy choices for this month’s Porker.”
    Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.

A Group of the Nation’s Most Accomplished STEM Teachers Selected as Albert Einstein Educator Fellows

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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The 2023-2024 Einstein Fellows come from K-12 schools across the country and represent diverse teaching backgrounds—with expertise in science, engineering, computer science and mathematics.

Key Points: 
  • The 2023-2024 Einstein Fellows come from K-12 schools across the country and represent diverse teaching backgrounds—with expertise in science, engineering, computer science and mathematics.
  • Federal agencies and U.S. Congressional Offices will benefit from fellows’ real-world experiences as educators.
  • In addition to sponsoring placements at DOE headquarters, DOE sponsors five placements in U.S. Congressional offices.
  • ORISE is managed by ORAU, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and federal contractor, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.

Cherokee Federal Named to Bloomberg Government’s BGOV200 List of Top Federal Contractors

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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Cherokee Federal , the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB), today announced it has been ranked on Bloomberg Government’s list of the top 200 federal contractors for the third consecutive year.

Key Points: 
  • Cherokee Federal , the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB), today announced it has been ranked on Bloomberg Government’s list of the top 200 federal contractors for the third consecutive year.
  • Rankings for the 12th annual BGOV200 are based on fiscal year 2022 data for unclassified, prime contracts awarded across all U.S. federal government agencies.
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    Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, earns its third consecutive ranking on Bloomberg’s list of top 200 federal contractors.
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    “We take great pride in being consistently acknowledged as one of the top federal contractors globally,” said Steven Bilby, president of Cherokee Federal.

A brief history of colorful presidential relatives, from Alice Roosevelt to Hunter Biden

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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The president responded to the news of Hunter’s charges, saying on June 20, 2023, that he is “very proud of my son”.

Key Points: 
  • The president responded to the news of Hunter’s charges, saying on June 20, 2023, that he is “very proud of my son”.
  • Their shortcomings, vices and sometimes even physical appearance have been fodder for gossip columns, political opponents and comedians.
  • Hunter Biden is not the first child of a president to be charged with a crime.
  • Jenna and Barbara Bush pleaded “no contest” in 2001 to misdemeanor charges of underage drinking and using a false ID.

Youthful indiscretions

    • Madison went deeply into debt trying to pay off Todd’s vices, including once bailing him out of debtor’s prison.
    • In the mid-1800s, Todd’s debts eventually forced his widowed mother to sell the family estate, Montpelier.
    • Todd even had a lawyer visit his mother on her deathbed to rewrite her will, making himself her sole heir.
    • Alice Roosevelt, the oldest child of Theodore Roosevelt, also presented some complications for her father during his presidency in the early 1900s.

That’s my brother

    • Lyndon Johnson’s brother, Sam Houston Johnson, was often quite talkative after he had a few drinks.
    • The president eventually had to use the Secret Service to follow his brother to ensure he didn’t disclose any embarrassing information to the press .
    • As the president’s brother, he toured the country to make money and hawk his own Billy Beer.

Keeping it in the family

    • They, too, have family members who do or say things that eventually become stories for the dinner table – or tales people want to push under the rug.
    • The Republican-controlled House continues to investigate his bank records, as well as lingering questions about money he received from foreign organizations.

Citizens for Judicial Fairness Supports Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester’s Candidacy for Delaware Senate; Urges Increased Diversity among Delaware Local, State, and Federal Representatives

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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Said Citizens for Judicial Fairness spokesperson and grassroots activist Keandra McDole, “Too many Black women are limited by racism and sexism, but not Lisa Blunt Rochester.

Key Points: 
  • Said Citizens for Judicial Fairness spokesperson and grassroots activist Keandra McDole, “Too many Black women are limited by racism and sexism, but not Lisa Blunt Rochester.
  • She has already blazed a trail as Delaware’s first Black Congresswoman and I’m excited to see her ascend even further to become just the third Black woman Senator in United States History.
  • Because of her, Black kids like mine across Delaware can finally see themselves in our government.
  • We at Citizens for Judicial Fairness applaud her historic candidacy and look forward to supporting her.”
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