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White House Fact Sheet: Supporting American Industry
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 9, 2026:
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President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts into the United States
SUPPORTING AMERICAN INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Act) ordering the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to jointly negotiate agreements with trading partners to address the threatened impairment of national security with respect to commercial aircraft, jet
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WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 9, 2026:
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President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts into the United States
SUPPORTING AMERICAN INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Act) ordering the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to jointly negotiate agreements with trading partners to address the threatened impairment of national security with respect to commercial aircraft, jetengines, and their associated parts from any country.
* In these negotiations, the Administration will work with our trading partners to address, among other things, the impact of foreign imports on the health of the U.S. commercial aerospace industry.
* The Secretary of Commerce will inform the President of any circumstances that might indicate the need for further action under Section 232 with respect to commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts.
* The President may also take other actions he deems necessary to adjust imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts to eliminate the threat to impair the national security of the United States, including if the agreements directed to be negotiated are not entered into within 180 days of the proclamation, are not being carried out, or are ineffective.
ADDRESSING THE THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY: President Trump recognizes that commercial aircraft, jet engines, and associated parts are essential to the operation of key sectors of the U.S. economy that support our national security.
* The United States Government uses large commercial aircraft to support national defense requirements such as performing essential military operations, responding to emergencies, conducting official travel, and transporting cargo and troops.
* The U.S. aircraft industry is currently facing challenges to meet economic and national security demands because decades of foreign government market interventions have unfairly eroded our producers' global market share. This has led to a diminished domestic manufacturing capacity, the loss of skilled workers, industry consolidation, and rising costs of production.
* Without a robust domestic commercial aerospace ecosystem, U.S. defense industries and services that depend on the domestic commercial aerospace industry will face further rising costs, supply uncertainty, and backlogs in orders of military aircraft, engines, and parts.
* The U.S. commercial aircraft manufacturing sector and its broader industrial base are significant drivers of high-value economic activity, industrial innovation, and wage growth for American workers.
BUILDING ON A RECORD OF SECURING CRITICAL INDUSTRIES: President Trump has long recognized that America's national security and economic strength depend on restoring key sectors of our industrial base.
* In his first term, President Trump revolutionized international trade by using Section 232 to address decades of short-sighted, globalist trade policies that had allowed our domestic steel and aluminum industries to weaken, impairing our national security.
* Since returning to office, President Trump has continued taking actions under Section 232 to protect and strengthen domestic manufacturing critical for our national and economic security, including imposing and strengthening tariffs on key goods, such as steel, aluminum, copper, trucks and automobiles, timber, lumber, and pharmaceuticals.
* Through negotiations with foreign trading partners and the strategic use of tariffs, President Trump has secured trillions in private and foreign investment to bring American jobs and manufacturing back to the United States while diversifying global supply chains and reducing dependence on adversarial nations.
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Original text here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-adjusts-imports-of-commercial-aircraft-jet-engines-and-aircraft-and-engine-parts-into-the-united-states/
State Department Issues Public Schedule for July 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for June 10, 2026:
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SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO
Secretary Rubio attends meetings and briefings at the White House.
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTOPHER LANDAU
Deputy Secretary Landau has no public appointments.
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES MICHAEL J. RIGAS
Deputy Secretary Rigas has no public appointments.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ALLISON M. HOOKER
Under Secretary Hooker is on travel to Turkiye and Romania from July 5-10, 2026.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
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WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for June 10, 2026:
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SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO
Secretary Rubio attends meetings and briefings at the White House.
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTOPHER LANDAU
Deputy Secretary Landau has no public appointments.
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES MICHAEL J. RIGAS
Deputy Secretary Rigas has no public appointments.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ALLISON M. HOOKER
Under Secretary Hooker is on travel to Turkiye and Romania from July 5-10, 2026.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACYSARAH ROGERS
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Rogers meets with British Ambassador to the United States Sir Christian Turner at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS CATE DILLON
Assistant Secretary Dillon is on travel to Croatia and Slovenia from July 9-16, 2026.
BRIEFING SCHEDULE
No Department Press Briefing.
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Original text here: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/public-schedule-july-10-2026/
President Trump Issues Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts Into the U.S.
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on July 9, 2026:
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ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT, JET ENGINES, AND AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE PARTS INTO THE UNITED STATES
1. Within the past 90 days, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862 (section 232). Based on the facts considered in that investigation,
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WASHINGTON, July 10 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on July 9, 2026:
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ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT, JET ENGINES, AND AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE PARTS INTO THE UNITED STATES
1. Within the past 90 days, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862 (section 232). Based on the facts considered in that investigation,and taking into account the close relation of the economic welfare of the Nation to our national security and other relevant factors, see 19 U.S.C. 1862(d), the Secretary found and advised me of his opinion that commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States.
2. Among other things, the Secretary found that commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts are essential to the national security and economy of the United States. Such products and their related industries provide critical functions for a variety of key sectors of the United States, including defense, cargo, transportation, and tourism. The United States commercial aircraft manufacturing and industrial base not only supports national defense requirements but also is an important driver of United States economic activity and well-paying American jobs.
3. For example, the United States Government uses large commercial aircraft -- and military aircraft, engines, and parts derived from commercial variants -- to perform certain military operations, respond to emergencies, conduct official travel, and transport cargo and troops to advance national security objectives. Commercial aircraft operated by commercial carriers support national defense requirements by providing air transportation and operational support services to the Department of War (DoW), including Service Component Commands of the United States Transportation Command: Air Mobility Command, Military Sealift Command, and United States Army Transportation Command. Further, the manufacturing and industrial base for commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts supplies DoW with dual-use products and commercially derived defense-specific products, as well as provides important capability to perform maintenance, repair, and overhaul services.
4. The Secretary found that the United States aircraft industry is facing challenges to adequately meet economic and national security demands. These challenges are caused by, among other things, actions and practices of foreign countries, overreliance on foreign imports, and insufficient incentives to invest domestically.
5. The Secretary found that the actions and practices of foreign countries have for decades harmed, and continue to harm, the United States commercial aircraft manufacturing industry, leading to an underutilization of domestic manufacturing capacity, a harmful cycle of qualified workforce decline, industry consolidation, and rising costs of production. The resulting loss of skilled job opportunities and aerospace downsizing efforts, for example, have led to high production costs and delays, hindering the ability of domestic industry to satisfy national security requirements.
6. The Secretary found that the United States aircraft industry is too reliant on foreign supply chains, raising national security concerns. For example, imported aircraft parts pose safety and security risks because of quality control and counterfeiting. Non-compliant and counterfeit components have led to numerous issues, including the removals of aircraft from service, fuselage corrosion, and compromised jet engines, affecting both commercial and defense fleets. Quality control and counterfeiting issues from foreign imports thus raise risks to the national security of the United States. And foreign import reliance intolerably leaves the United States aerospace supply chain vulnerable to exogenous shocks and foreign manipulation.
7. The Secretary found that foreign imports and competition, without intervention, will continue to harm the United States aircraft industry and hinder the incentives for United States producers to invest in developing and expanding manufacturing capacity, production, and their workforce, at a time in which they are already facing challenges to meet economic and national security demands. For example, foreign imports and competition weaken the United States labor supply by reducing incentives for domestic production, as manufacturers often outsource work or rely on imported components to cut costs, lowering demand for United States labor in manufacturing and maintenance and preventing domestic manufacturers from optimizing output. Competitive pressure from lower-cost foreign suppliers also forces United States firms to keep wages stagnant or limit hiring, making aircraft manufacturing jobs less appealing compared to other industries. Without these investments, United States defense industries and services that vitally depend on a robust and resilient domestic commercial aerospace industry will likely face rising costs, supply uncertainty, and potential backlogs in procurement and orders of military aircraft, engines, and parts.
8. The Secretary found that the present quantities and circumstances of imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts threaten to impair the national security of the United States.
9. In light of these findings and the others in the Secretary's report, the Secretary recommended that the President direct further discussions and negotiations with foreign jurisdictions to address the threatened impairment to the national security posed by imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts. The Secretary also recommended that no immediate tariffs be imposed under section 232 to address the threatened impairment to the national security posed by imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts.
10. After considering the Secretary's report, the factors in section 232(d) (19 U.S.C. 1862(d)), and other relevant factors and information, I concur with the Secretary's finding that commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States. In my judgment, and in light of the Secretary's report, the factors in section 232(d) (19 U.S.C. 1862(d)), and other relevant factors and information, I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to enter into negotiations with trading partners to adjust the imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security of the United States.
11. I therefore direct the Secretary and the United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative) to jointly pursue negotiation of agreements or continue any current negotiations of agreements to address the threatened impairment of the national security with respect to imported commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts, with any foreign trading partner the Secretary and the Trade Representative deem appropriate, and to update me on the progress of such negotiations within 180 days of the date of this proclamation. Under current circumstances and in light of future requirements of the United States, this course of action is necessary and appropriate to address the threatened impairment of the national security. Depending on the status or outcome of such negotiations, I may consider alternative remedies in the future.
12. Section 232 authorizes the President to take action to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States. Section 232 includes the authority to adopt and carry out a plan of action, with adjustments over time, to address the national security threat. That initial plan of action may include negotiations of agreements along with other actions to adjust imports to address the national security threat, including tariffs. Moreover, if action under section 232 includes the negotiation of an agreement, such as one contemplated in section 232(c)(3)(A)(i) (19 U.S.C. 1862(c)(3)(A)(i)), the President may also take other actions he deems necessary to adjust imports so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security of the United States, including if such an agreement is not entered into within 180 days of the date of this proclamation or is not being carried out or is ineffective. See 19 U.S.C. 1862(c)(3)(A).
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 232, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, do hereby proclaim as follows:
(1) The Secretary and the Trade Representative, and any senior executive branch official they deem appropriate, shall jointly pursue or continue pursuing negotiations of agreements to address the threatened impairment of the national security with respect to imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts.
(2) The Secretary and the Trade Representative, in consultation with any other senior executive branch officials they deem appropriate, shall, from time to time, update me on the status or outcome of the negotiations described in this proclamation. The Secretary and the Trade Representative shall provide one of these updates within 180 days of the date of this proclamation.
(3) The Secretary shall continue to monitor imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and their associated parts. The Secretary also shall, from time to time, in consultation with any senior executive branch officials the Secretary deems appropriate, review the status of such imports with respect to the national security. The Secretary shall inform me of any circumstances that, in the Secretary's opinion, might indicate the need for further action by the President under section 232.
(4) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. If any provision of this proclamation or the application of any provision of this proclamation to any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and the application of its provisions to any other individual or circumstance shall not be affected.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Original text here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/07/adjusting-imports-of-commercial-aircraft-jet-engines-and-aircraft-and-engine-parts-into-the-united-states/
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Modernizing High-Explosives Manufacturing
LIVERMORE, California, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Modernizing high-explosives manufacturing
For decades, manufacturing plastic-bonded high explosives, or PBXs, has relied on legacy processes like slurry coating. In this method, explosive crystals are mixed with a binder, a polymer that helps hold the material together, to form small granules called prills. Those prills are then pressed into dense explosive parts.
This process is difficult to control, inefficient at times, and often results in batch-to-batch
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LIVERMORE, California, July 10 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Modernizing high-explosives manufacturing
For decades, manufacturing plastic-bonded high explosives, or PBXs, has relied on legacy processes like slurry coating. In this method, explosive crystals are mixed with a binder, a polymer that helps hold the material together, to form small granules called prills. Those prills are then pressed into dense explosive parts.
This process is difficult to control, inefficient at times, and often results in batch-to-batchvariability. That variability matters because PBX detonation and mechanical performance depend not just on chemistry, but also on particle size, shape, porosity and how the material responds during pressing.
Replacing variability with predictability
A team of researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is working on an initiative called Project MAHEM -- A Modern Approach to HE (high explosive) Manufacturing -- to address those weaknesses by building a stronger scientific foundation for explosive formulation and pressing.
The project, supported by LLNL's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program, seeks to better understand the relationships between feedstock, processing, structure and performance, while also exploring more modern manufacturing methods in industries like pharmaceuticals and food processing. The team's goal is to create a more responsive and predictable framework for developing explosive materials that meet the nation's nuclear deterrence mission.
"In an ideal world, the development of a new PBX would start with clearly defined requirements for initiation, performance, safety, and mechanical properties, and then we would work backwards to deliver a qualifiable product in a responsive manner," noted Kyle Sullivan, Project MAHEM principal investigator. Not only would our product meet all of the requirements, but the specifications would be clearly articulated with confidence in the specified bounds and the pathway to scale-up logically laid out. In reality, this is far from the case today."
As part of their HE modernization effort, the team recently published a paper in Propellants, Explosives, and Pyrotechnics (https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.70220) that demonstrates the potential for using extrusion-spheronization, a widely used mechanical process for making uniform pellets or granules, to create mock prills with PBX-like compositions. They believe this is the first time this specific technique has been used with high explosives.
"Extrusion-spheronization is a great approach that allows us to use new methods to make 'old' materials," explained LLNL scientist Dylan Kline. "Few industries have quality-control standards as stringent as pharmaceuticals, and because their products must be incredibly well-characterized and controlled, the process used to make them must be as well."
To test this technique, the team used an extruder and spheronizer modified for remote operations in LLNL's High Explosives Applications Facility, which is designed for safe handling of energetic materials. To reduce the likelihood of any unintentional accidents, they used a PBX-like formulation made of 95% insensitive high explosive and 5% polymer binder.
First, they used a planetary centrifugal mixer to mix the explosive powder with a binder dissolved in solvent, which created a wet lacquer and made the mixture workable with a kinetic-sand texture. The wetted powder was then pushed through an extruder to form small, elongated cylinders resembling sprinkles. The "sprinkles" were then tumbled in a spinning chamber that rounds the pieces into near-spherical particles.
The resulting prills were then characterized using particle-size imaging, scanning electron microscopy, and computed tomography to examine their size, surface morphology, and internal structure. Finally, the prills were pressed into cylindrical test parts and their density and compressive strength were measured. This allowed the team to link prill properties to final performance.
After testing several solvent mixtures, they found that a 75% propyl acetate/25% butyl acetate mixture gave the strongest pressed parts, but the main driver of mechanical performance appeared to be prill size and shape rather than the solvent chemistry itself. These results accomplish one of the project's main goals: to reliably and repeatably make prills using a process that was not as sensitive to small process variations as traditional methods.
When modernization meets automation
While the team successfully used extrusion-spheronization to produce PBX prills, they were still having to work in a "batch" mode. This means that someone would need to prepare a batch with the mixer, load it into the extruder, leave the room, perform the extrusion operation, come back in to reconfigure the equipment for spheronization, leave the room again, and then perform the spheronization.
To improve this tedious, manual process, the LLNL MAHEM project sponsored a group of mechanical engineering students at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to develop an autonomous extruder-spheronizer as part of their capstone project. The project, called SPHERO-EX, won first place at UCSB's design competition, demonstrating that their automation method can produce prills with the same quality as LLNL's manual methods.
"This project pushed our engineering skills to their fullest potential, said UCSB mechanical engineering student Ethan Kwan. "It was amazing to watch our design evolve throughout the year, and it was immensely satisfying to see the build come together during the final stages of Capstone."
"I commend Dylan, Justin, and the Project MAHEM team for inspiring the next generation of engineers and helping students reach their full potential," added Sumita Pennathur, UCSB mechanical engineering professor. "The students' first-place finish is a testament to what can happen when a motivated team is paired with exceptional LLNL mentors. It was an honor to serve as their faculty advisor, and I hope collaborations like this continue for years to come."
Not only does the students' automation technique allow more material to be processed at one time, but it also reduces the downtime between processing stages. Most notably, because scientists no longer have to keep entering and exiting the room, it effectively decreases the amount of time they are exposed to explosive material. Given the unique safety considerations required when working with HE, this is a major benefit.
"Our research at LLNL has proven that the extrusion-spheronization process is effective for producing PBX prills and UCSB has shown that our process is amenable to automation," said Kline. "The clear next step is to adopt this technique and scale it up so that we can make larger batches."
At a larger scale, extrusion-spheronization could transform the future of HE manufacturing, modernizing decades-old processes once and for all.
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Original text here: https://www.llnl.gov/article/54621/modernizing-high-explosives-manufacturing
Fiberglass Door Panels From China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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Fiberglass Door Panels from China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of fiberglass door panels from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China.
Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns and Amy A. Karpel voted
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WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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Fiberglass Door Panels from China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of fiberglass door panels from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China.
Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns and Amy A. Karpel votedin the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from China.
The Commission's public report on Fiberglass Door Panels from China (Inv. No. 701-TA-758 and 731-TA-1739 (Final), USITC Publication 5766, July 2026) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website (http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp) by August 18, 2026.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the Commission's Investigations Database System (IDS).
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Original text here: https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0709_68900.htm
Fermilab Installs First Beamline Component for New State-Of-The-Art Accelerator
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Fermilab installs first beamline component for new state-of-the-art accelerator
Fermilab crews have successfully placed the first beamline component in the tunnel that will house the powerful new PIP-II linear accelerator, marking a major milestone for the lab's future neutrino research program.
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) recently achieved an important milestone by safely positioning the first major piece
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WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Fermilab installs first beamline component for new state-of-the-art accelerator
Fermilab crews have successfully placed the first beamline component in the tunnel that will house the powerful new PIP-II linear accelerator, marking a major milestone for the lab's future neutrino research program.
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) recently achieved an important milestone by safely positioning the first major pieceof equipment for the new Proton Improvement Plan (PIP-II) linear accelerator.
The radio-frequency quadrupole, or RFQ, will serve as the heart of the front end of the PIP-II's state-of-the-art superconducting radio-frequency linear accelerator, or linac. It will power a high-energy particle beam for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment at the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, Fermilab's flagship international experiment. Neutrinos in the beam will travel 800 miles through Earth from Batavia, Illinois, to Lead, South Dakota, where DUNE's massive underground detectors will study the behavior of these elusive particles. DUNE is a world-leading neutrino experiment driving new technologies and capable of pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery.
During the delicate move, the RFQ was placed on a purpose-made transport fixture and driven to the PIP-II site at a careful speed of 5 miles per hour. Once the RFQ reached the newly completed High Bay Building, it was craned down 30 feet to the tunnel level and wheeled into place.
"2026 marks a significant milestone for the PIP-II project. As we accelerate cryomodule production across the United States, U.K. and France, our team is beginning installation of the warm front end in the newly completed facility," said PIP-II Project Director Cristian Boffo. "The RFQ is the first essential component placed in the pit, marking the beginning of the PIP-II installation phase."
Because the RFQ is the largest single beamline component in PIP-II's warm front end, it must be installed first. This allows for maximum space and flexibility.
The PIP-II linac will consist of 23 accelerating devices called cryomodules that gradually power a beam of H-minus ions to 800 million electron volts, or MeV, over its 215-meter length.
"The RFQ handles one of the trickiest regimes, where the beam's energy is low and the velocity is changing a lot," said Curt Baffes, linac installation manager for PIP-II. "Seeing this machine come to life is extremely rewarding."
The 4-meter-long RFQ is made of copper and -- unlike the rest of the linac -- operates at room temperature.
Next, teams will interface the RFQ with the water-cooling, high-power radio-frequency and vacuum systems, a process expected to take the rest of 2026. In 2027, they will start to apply power to the RFQ to prepare for the first parts of beam commissioning, a slow and steady process that involves turning on one part of the system at a time.
"The last time we built a linac was in the 1960s, and it served the lab for all of this time," said Steve Dixon, PIP-II conventional facilities manager. "What we're building now will set Fermilab up for the next 50 to 60 years."
Other pieces of the PIP-II complex are also progressing. The coldbox and its compressors, key parts of the accelerator's cryogenic system, arrived at the PIP-II site in January 2025 and were installed and interconnected with piping and electrical wiring. In recent weeks, the team received operational readiness clearance for the cryoplant and compressor room, another major milestone for PIP-II. Soon, they will begin commissioning the coldbox, a process that will take about six months.
Notably, the PIP-II linac is the first particle accelerator in the United States built with significant contributions from international partners, demonstrating the nation's ability to host and lead major global scientific infrastructure projects. Institutions in France, India, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom are contributing technologies, instrumentation and expertise to build the accelerator.
Over the next 50 years, the PIP-II linear accelerator will drive a broad physics research program beyond DUNE -- and may even lead to benefits beyond physics.
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Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is America's national laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research. Fermi Forward Discovery Group manages Fermilab for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Visit Fermilab's website at www.fnal.gov and follow us on social media.
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Original text here: https://news.fnal.gov/2026/07/fermilab-installs-first-beamline-component-for-new-state-of-the-art-accelerator/
Comptroller of the Currency Issues Bulletin on Notification: FinCEN Guidance on Voluntary Information Sharing
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following bulletin (No. OCC 2026-30) on July 9, 2026:
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Notification: FinCEN Guidance on Voluntary Information Sharing
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks, Federal Savings Associations, and Federal Branches and Agencies; Department and Division Heads; All Examining Personnel; and Other Interested Parties
Summary
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is highlighting the updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet recently issued by the U.S. Department of the
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WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following bulletin (No. OCC 2026-30) on July 9, 2026:
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Notification: FinCEN Guidance on Voluntary Information Sharing
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks, Federal Savings Associations, and Federal Branches and Agencies; Department and Division Heads; All Examining Personnel; and Other Interested Parties
Summary
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is highlighting the updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet recently issued by the U.S. Department of theTreasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Among other guidance, FinCEN's updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet clarifies how financial institutions can share information with each other about suspected fraud under section 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act (section 314(b)), which provides financial institutions with the ability to share information with one another, under a safe harbor that offers protections from liability, to improve the identification and reporting of activities that may involve money laundering or terrorist activities.
The OCC remains committed to addressing fraudulent activities that can harm banks and consumers, and the updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet supports this administration's whole-of-government efforts to combat fraud. Consistent with these priorities, the OCC continues to encourage banks to voluntarily share information about suspected fraud and other illicit financial activity under section 314(b).
Note for Community Banks
The updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet would apply to financial institutions, including community banks, that participate in the section 314(b) program.
Highlights
Among other clarifications, FinCEN's Section 314(b) Fact Sheet provides the following:
* FinCEN's updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet provides that a financial institution may share information about activity involving suspected fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, or other specified unlawful activities, and that it may share that information with any other financial institution eligible to participate in the section 314(b) program to identify illicit financial activity.
* The updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet includes examples of the type of information related to fraud and other criminal activity that financial institutions can share with each other under section 314(b), including video surveillance footage; cyber-related data, such as IP addresses; and fraud indicators like newly added payees followed by large transfers, multiple accounts with the same or similar identifying information, and login activity from geographically distant places.
* A section 314(b)-registered financial institution or association of financial institutions may share information with another section 314(b)-registered financial institution or association of financial institutions, even if the entity sharing the information has no reason to believe the information relates to any specific customer, account, or transaction of the financial institution receiving the information.
Further Information
Please contact Ji Cheon, Assistant Director; Scott Burnett, Special Counsel; or Melissa Lisenbee, Special Counsel, Chief Counsel's Office, at (202) 649-5490.
Adam J. Cohen
Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel
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Original text here: https://occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-30.html
