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White House Fact Sheet: Establishing Policies That Drive Accountable Hiring
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 7, 2025:

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President Donald J. Trump Ensures Accountability and Prioritizes Public Safety in Federal Hiring

ESTABLISHING POLICIES THAT DRIVE ACCOUNTABLE HIRING: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum that requires many federal hires to be approved by an agency's presidentially appointed leadership, to end incompetence and "equity" over results.

* This prohibits filling vacant federal civilian positions or creating new ones without approval from agency leadership, with certain exceptions. ... Show Full Article

USDA to Forecast Grape Production
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release:

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USDA to forecast grape production

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WASHINGTON, July 7, 2025 - Starting at the end of July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will mail the Grape Inquiry - August 2025 survey to approximately 2,000 U.S. growers. The survey asks for grape acreage and projected production. NASS will forecast 2025 grape production based on the information collected.

"The information from this survey directly impacts ... Show Full Article

FCC: ENFORCEMENT BUREAU REMINDS MVPDS OF 2025 FCC FORM 396-C DEADLINE
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau issued the following order (File No.: DA 25-568):

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ENFORCEMENT BUREAU REMINDS MVPDS OF 2025 FCC FORM 396-C DEADLINE

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Pursuant to section 76.77 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR Sec. 76.77, a multichannel video program distributor (MVPD) employment unit with six or more full-time employees must file an FCC Form 396-C, Multichannel Video Programming Distributor EEO Program Annual Report, by September 30 each year. By this Notice, we remind MVPDs of this recurring obligation. The Form 396-C must be submitted ... Show Full Article

ERDC and NATO Experiment Advances Engineer Survivability
FRECATEI, Romania, July 8 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story:

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ERDC and NATO experiment advances engineer survivability

By Kaley Skaggs, public affairs specialist

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), along with the NATO Military Engineering Working Group's Camouflage, Concealment, Deception, and Obscuration Team of Experts, recently conducted an experiment in support of "surviving the gap" during wet gap crossing exercises in Frecatei, Romania.

From June 6-13, 2025, the experiment was conducted alongside ... Show Full Article

Census Bureau Issues Working Paper Entitled 'Investments Under Risk - Evidence From Hurricane Strikes'
WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. CES 25-43) on June 2025 entitled "Investments under Risk: Evidence from Hurricane Strikes."

The paper was written by Rajesh Aggarwal and Mufaddal Baxamusa.

Here are excerpts:

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Introduction

Hurricane strikes can lead to significant damage. For instance, Hurricane Katrina, one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in U.S. history, caused an estimated $182.5 billion in damages (adjusted to 2021 dollars). While the immediate impacts of such events are severe, their longterm effects on the economy ... Show Full Article

Census Bureau Issues Working Paper Entitled 'Cognitive & Usability Testing Results of 2023 Census Test Instrument in English & Spanish'
WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. rsm2025-10) on July 7, 2025, entitled "Cognitive and Usability Testing Results of the 2023 Census Test Instrument in English and Spanish."

The paper was written by Marcus Berger, Erica Olmsted, Shelley Feuer, Crystal Hernandez, Alda Rivas and Elizabeth Nichols.

Here are excerpts:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ... 1

2. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ... 1

3. METHODS ... 2 3.1 Session methodology ... 2

3.2 Participants ... 4

3.2.1 Table 1: Participant demographic information...

4. RESULTS ... ... Show Full Article

BLS: Productivity Up 6.9 Percent in Long-distance General Freight Trucking in 2024
WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 7, 2025, from Economics Daily:

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Productivity up 6.9 percent in long-distance general freight trucking in 2024

Labor productivity rose in 20 of 31 selected service-providing industries in 2024. Output rose in 21 industries while hours worked increased in 13 industries. Among the 10 largest industries (by number of workers employed in 2024), productivity growth was highest in long-distance general freight trucking, with an increase of 6.9 percent. Productivity increased ... Show Full Article