The following is the text of the Co-Chairs’ statement from the ASEAN-U.S. Cyber Policy Dialogue released by the Dialogue Co-Chairs: the Governments of the United States of America and Lao PDR. The ASEAN-U.S. Cyber Policy Dialogue was held in Singapore October 3. Read More »

The Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Concrete Preservation Institute Foundation (CPI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a framework to utilize CPI’s existing training programs in repair, maintenance and stewardship at historic sites across the Department’s bureaus. Read More »

The Defense Department is raising awareness of technology-facilitated domestic abuse as part of its Domestic Violence Prevention Month campaign, which launched Oct. 1. Read More »

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a new initiative to promote the creation and expansion of high-quality public charter schools in Opportunity Zones across the United States. Read More »

On Oct. 16, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a partnership with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Airport System (HAS) Director Mario Diaz, forging an outreach campaign to combat human trafficking through Blue Lightning Initiative (BLI) program. Read More »

Around 14,000 officers will participate in the new Army Talent Alignment Process, or ATAP, as the Army works to establish a 21st century talent management system, officials said. Read More »

This week the Treasury Department convened the first meeting of the Counter-Hizballah International Partnership (CHIP) to build multilateral cooperation for targeting Hizballah’s global financial networks. Read More »

Bipartisan Support for Improved Processes Read More »

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced an affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of sodium sulfate anhydrous from Canada, finding that exporters from this country have dumped sodium sulfate anhydrous in the United States at a rate of 9.85 percent. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the opening of the 2020 scholarship application cycle for the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program. Read More »