Thursday - May 22, 2025
News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Tuesday May 20, 2025 ( 7 items )  

AI Code of Conduct for Health and Medicine Presented in New NAM Special Publication
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on May 19 2025: * * * AI Code of Conduct for Health and Medicine Presented in New NAM Special Publication WASHINGTON -- A new special publication from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) provides a framework to guide responsible, effective, equitable, and human-centered use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health and medicine. The development and deployment of AI in health are accelerating, and the promise f  more

Air Force seeks partner for commercialized on-base lodging
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force seeks partner for commercialized on-base lodging ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force is moving forward with plans to transition on-base lodging at 58 installations across the U.S. and its territories to a commercial partner through the Commercial On-Base Lodging initiative. The service is seeking a national hotel partner for a 50-year lease to ensure long-term sustainment and revital  more

Contracts for May 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 19, 2025 NAVY BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is awarded a $138,549,731 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides engineering services, installation engineering, equipment integration, overhauls, design engineering for airborne capabilities, test and evaluation, user and maint  more

FTC Adds Defendants in Case Against Growth Cave Scam
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Adds Defendants in Case Against Growth Cave Scam The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amended complaint in its case against the Growth Cave business opportunity and credit repair scam. The amendment adds two defendants based on information the FTC learned after the original filing. The amended complaint names LLT Research as a new defendant in the case, alleging that the company served as th  more

LLNL's Matt Lyman receives Fulbright Scholarship in Brazil
LIVERMORE, California, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL's Matt Lyman receives Fulbright Scholarship in Brazil Matt Lyman, a staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in the Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, has been selected for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award in Brazil in 2025-2026. Lyman's background in immunology and microbiology and work in biosecurity will provide a foundatio  more

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover to Take Bite Out of 'Krokodillen'
PASADENA, California, May 19 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover to Take Bite Out of 'Krokodillen' NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is exploring a new region of interest the team is calling "Krokodillen" that may contain some of the oldest rocks on Mars. The area has been on the Perseverance science team's wish list because it marks an important boundary between the oldest rocks of Jezero Crater's rim and those of the plains  more

Reps. Stahl Hamilton, Contreras Condemn Bombing at Palm Springs Fertility Clinic
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 20 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Stahl Hamilton, Contreras Condemn Bombing at Palm Springs Fertility Clinic PHOENIX - Representatives Patty Contreras and Stephanie Stahl Hamilton condemned the deadly bombing of a fertility clinic on Saturday in Palm Springs, California. Contreras is the ranking Democrat on the House Health and Human Services Committee and Stahl Hamilton is one of the House Democratic Caucus's leading voices  more