WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on March 14, 2024, by Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on an action entitled "Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, 2024 Section 706 Report" (GN Docket No. 22-270): * * * Today, in assessing "the availability of advanced telecommunications capabilities," we update our broadband benchmark to 100 Mbps download speed an  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following roundup on March 15, 2024: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: * Today, the FDA published its new paper, "Artificial Intelligence and Medical Products: How CBER, CDER, CDRH, and OCP are Working Together," (https://www.fda.gov/media/177030/download) which outlines specific focus areas re  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Connecticut Department of Correction (CDOC) that expands opportunities for group religious practice throughout the state prison system. The agreement resolves the department's investigation of CDOC, pursuant to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). Under the agreement, C  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Navy will christen its newest Virginia-class attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony March 16, at General Dynamics Electric Boat, in Groton, Connecticut. The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) for Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA), will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Senior representatives from the Navy, t  more

NEW YORK, March 16 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on March 15, 2024, with Hazel Sanchez and Dan Mannarino of PIX11's Morning News: * * * Hazel Sanchez: An unprecedented partnership could make a big dent in the city's housing crisis. Dan Mannarino: Yes, the city teaming up with labor unions and the private sector now to create affordable housing communities throughout the city. Important topic here. Mayor Eric Adams and Gary LaBarbera, who hea  more

NEW YORK, March 16 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on March 15, 2024, with Sid Rosenberg of 77 WABC's Sid & Friends in the Morning: * * * Sid Rosenberg: He's the mayor of New York City, my friend Mayor Eric Adams. Mr. Mayor, good morning. Happy St. Patrick's Day. Mayor Eric Adams: Hey, how are you? And you know, I often say when I'm at flag raisings or at other events for particular countries and cultures, I always use the capital of their cou  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Capt. Mark R. Vlaun, U.S. Coast Guard retired The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) Editor's note: The following narrative recognizing Lt. Edith F. Munro was d  more