Biden Participates in ‘The Price is Right’ | News

TL/DR - President Joe Biden plans to use the Bayh-Dole Act to lower drug prices by potentially granting licenses to third parties if a federally funded invention is not commercially available to the public or in a national health emergency. This will mark the first time a presidential administration will use price to determine whether a drug is…

DOD Enhances ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Discharge Process – DAV

TL/DR - The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has announced it will upgrade discharges of servicemen and women who were discriminated under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The policy, which was in effect from 1993 to 2011, barred openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service. The upgrade of the discharges is meant to correct…

Justice Department Targets Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs

TL/DR - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a series of criminal and civil actions aimed at sanctioned Russian oligarchs and other individuals accused of supporting the Kremlin and its military. The announcement comes ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the DOJ's Task Force KleptoCapture has now…

Former BLM Official Returns to Supervise IRA Spending

TL/DR - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has reinstated former senior official Janine Velasco to oversee spending of Inflation Reduction Act funds. Velasco, who has over 30 years of experience in BLM and other federal agencies, will coordinate the bureau's efforts to allocate the funding. The funds, approved by Congress in 2022, are being used…