WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee Health Care and Financial Services released the following testimony by Howard Husock, a senior fellow in domestic policy at the American Enterprise Institute, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part II": * * * Good morning, Chair Grothman , Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi and members of the Committee. My name is Howard Husock, I'm a Senior Fellow in Domestic Policy at the A more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee Health Care and Financial Services released the following testimony by Chris Edwards, chair in fiscal studies at the Cato Institute, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part II": * * * Chairman Grothman and ranking member Krishnamoorthi, thank you for inviting me to testify at today's hearing on "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State." My testimony focuses on federal su more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Mike Fox, a legal fellow with the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Criminalizing America: The Growth of Federal Offenses and Regulatory Overreach": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath and the distinguished members of this Subcommittee. My name is more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Helen Toner, director of strategy and foundational research grants at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology in Georgetown University, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race": * * * Chair Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Benjamin Jensen, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, has sent a strongly worded letter to Secretary Brooke Rollins of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), urging the agency to completely abolish the Horse Protection Amendments rule, citing concerns over "arbitrary enforcement" and a lack of due process. The letter, dated May 1, 2025, details findings from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's investigation into the USDA's enforcement of the Horse Protection Act (HPA). Comer al more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) urging a review of existing regulations to reduce burdens and streamline processes. In a letter to Secretary Sean Duffy, TDOT Commissioner Butch Eley emphasized the need for regulatory reform, advocating for increased use of state-federal agreements. TDOT's letter, submitted in response to a DOT Request for Information, identifies several areas where fede more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Arm and SoftBank Group Contribute USD 15.5 Million to Advance AI Through Carnegie Mellon University's Partnership with Keio University [PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania] -- May 15, 2025 -- Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Arm and SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) today announced that Arm and SBG will contribute USD 15.5 million to CMU to support its partnership with Keio University (Keio), a collaboration to ac more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 16 -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release: * * * Coca Cola Company Introduces Fizzion: A New Era of AI-Governed Creativity at Global Scale The Coca Cola Company unveiled Project Fizzion in collaboration with Adobe --a groundbreaking design intelligence system. Fizzion transforms traditional brand guidelines into intelligent, adaptive assets, enabling creative teams to produce content up to 10 times faster without compromising quality, integrity, or originality. W more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, May 16 -- Concentrix, a subsidiary of SYNNEX, issued the following news release: * * * Concentrix Releases Independent Survey Results: Enterprise Priorities and Generative AI Adoption Survey upends legacy thinking, with projected increases in outsourcing budgets; Blended AI-human models remain the dominant solution of choice. NEWARK, Calif. (May 15, 2025) - Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC), a global technology and services leader, today released findings from more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Congressman Fallon Leads Introduction of the Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Pat Fallon (TX-04) led the House introduction of the Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act today, a bill which would ensure that the Department of Defense (DOD)'s contracting for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing tools prioritizes res more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 16 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Big AI for Small Devices at the Inaugural Athena Summit The NSF- and DHS-funded institute attracted visitors from industry and government to showcase Duke's leadership in artificial intelligence and edge computing. Industry, government and academic leaders came together to share the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing at the inaugural summit of the more