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BLM announces completion of renovations to Pink House Campground in Clearwater County
Home Info Press Releases Press Releases The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
Read the release →Mapping Io’s Hidden Heat With NASA’s Juno
Description This graphic illustrates the areas of Jupiter’s moon Io sampled by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during two close flybys. The black overlapping lines show the instrument’s footprints during Perijove 57 on Dec. 30, 2023, when the spacecraft primarily mapped the northern hemisphere. The blue lines represent Perijove 58 on […]
Read the release →NASA’s Juno Peers Beneath Io’s Surface
Description This map represents data captured by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, indicating heat rising from just beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io. While infrared instruments measure the temperature of the moon’s surface, the lowest frequency microwave channels (0.6 and 1.25 gigahertz) on the MWR can penetrate between about 6 and […]
Read the release →NASA’s Juno Takes Temperature of Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Io
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Juno mission has provided the first measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, revealing significant heating within the shallow subsurface of the most volcanically active world in the solar system. Collected during two close flybys, the data also shows that most of Io’s surface is […]
Read the release →NASA Joins Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI-Driven Discovery
NASA is supporting the Genesis Mission, a national effort to drive the use of artificial intelligence in tackling complex scientific and engineering challenges to advance a new era of discovery. President Donald J. Trump issued the Executive Order “Launching the Genesis Mission” on Nov. 24, 2025, creating a national mission to leverage artificial intelligence to […]
Read the release →SEC Announces Departure of Principal Deputy Director of Enforcement Sam Waldon
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Sam Waldon, Principal Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, will depart the agency on July 31, 2026, after more than 14 years at the SEC. He will be succeeded as Principal Deputy…
Read the release →Department of War Partners With the Genesis Mission to Proliferate AI for Science
Led by the White House, the War Department is committing substantial resources and technical expertise to the success of the Genesis Mission, a national effort to leverage artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery.
Read the release →US Department of Labor proposes rule to modernize electronic delivery for group health plans, lowering costs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today issued a proposed rule that would modernize how group health plans deliver required disclosures, making communication faster, more efficient, and less costly. The proposed rule would establish a safe harbor allowing approximately 2.8 million group health plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to provide required documents digitally. Group health plans currently print and mail up to 11 billion sheets of paper each year. The department estimates the proposal could save group health plans $3.9 billion over 10 years while giving participants and beneficiaries easier, more reliable access to their health plan information. “Today, the Department of Labor is helping employers save billions by modernizing how health plans communicate with Americans,” said Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling. “This proposal replaces outdated paperwork with clear, accessible digital tools that help families get the information they need, when they need it. It’s a commonsense change that delivers real savings and better service for workers across the country.”The department is proposing to add another method ERISA-covered group health plans can use to provide electronic communication to recipients. In 2002, the department issued a rule that provided a safe harbor for electronic communication to recipients in two categories: participants who can be considered “wired at work,” and participants, beneficiaries, and other individuals who consent to receive documents electronically. The new safe harbor created by the proposed rule is similar to the 2020 safe harbor rule for pension plans. Group health plans may continue to follow the 2002 safe harbor rule for electronic delivery or provide paper documents.“The Department of Labor is proposing to modernize communications between healthcare plans and the beneficiaries and participants they serve,” said Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Daniel Aronowitz. “If finalized, this rule will make required disclosures more efficient, significantly reduce administrative costs, and make it easier for people to access and manage their health plan documents online.”EBSA ensures the security of retirement, health, and other job-based benefits for American workers and their families. The agency is responsible for protecting more than 155 million workers, retirees, and their families, who are covered by approximately 2.8 million health plans, 837,000 private retirement plans, and 521,000 additional welfare benefit plans. Together, these plans hold about $15.2 trillion in assets.Employers and workers can contact EBSA at askebsa.dol.gov or call 866-444-3272 toll-free for help with private sector job-based retirement and health plans.Read the notice of proposed rulemaking on electronic disclosure by group health plans under ERISA.
Read the release →US Department of Labor issues a pair of opinion letters addressing commuter travel, remote work under FLSA
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today issued two opinion letters addressing how the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to the commuter travel of employees who work part of their workday at home. Opinion letters provide official written interpretations from the department’s enforcement agencies, including the Wage and Hour Division, that address real-world questions from individuals or organizations. The letters explain how the laws the division enforces, including the FLSA, apply to specific factual circumstances and that may also help the public understand their rights and responsibilities.“These opinion letters offer comprehensive guidance that allows employers to confidently make informed decisions regarding a wider variety of employee work arrangements,” said Wage and Hour Division Administrator Andrew Rogers. “By elucidating how the FLSA applies to various commuting situations, the division is enabling organizations to successfully implement compliant practices that support operational and employee needs, while ensuring that workers are properly compensated for all hours worked.”The two opinion letters issued today are:FLSA2026-9: Whether mid-day travel between an employee’s home and work office is worktime that an employer must record and pay for under the FLSA, where the employee performs work at both locations and the mid-day travel is offered as a voluntary alternative to unpaid commuter travel that would otherwise occur before or after the employee’s workday.FLSA2026-10: Whether time spent by an employee receiving pages, calling clients and other workers to schedule appointments, and driving from home to the first client appointment is worktime that an employer must record and pay for under the FLSA.In June 2025, the department announced the relaunch of the opinion letter program, which expands its longstanding commitment to providing meaningful compliance assistance that helps workers, employers, and other stakeholders understand how federal labor laws apply in specific workplace situations.The public is encouraged to visit the division’s opinion letter page to explore past guidance and to find information on how to submit a request for an opinion letter. The division will exercise discretion in determining whether and how it will respond to each request and will focus primarily on attempting to address matters where the application of existing regulations or guidance is unclear or issues of broad-based concern.Workers and employers can call the Wage and Hour Division with questions and requests for compliance assistance at its toll-free helpline, 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Employers are encouraged to use the agency’s industry-specific compliance assistance toolkits to learn about their responsibilities under the laws enforced by the division. The agency’s PAID program offers employers an opportunity to self-report and resolve potential minimum wage and overtime violations under the FLSA, as well as certain potential violations under the Family and Medical Leave Act.Read opinion letters FLSA2026-9 and FLSA2026-10.
Read the release →FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed by Trend Deploy’s Deceptive Marketing
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $672,000 to consumers deceived by the operator of Trend Deploy, Frank Romero. The FTC is mailing 9,419 checks to affected consumers, who should cash their checks within 90 days, as indicated on the check. View Press Release
Read the release →*Updated* NRC to Hold Virtual Public Meeting on Proposed NEPA Rule Changes
Read the release →*Updated* NRC to Hold Virtual Public Meeting on Proposed NEPA Rule Changes
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