U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Releases Launchpad App to Streamline Health Care Access for Veterans and Caregivers

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Releases Launchpad App to Streamline Health Care Access for Veterans and Caregivers| site |


App combines telehealth tools for faster service


(August 13, 2019) - - Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs published the following information:

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently launched a new mobile application designed to save Veterans and their caregivers time online.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and certain States Investigating Severe Pulmonary Disease among People who use E-Cigarettes| site |


(August 17, 2019) - - Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the following information: CDC is providing consultation to the departments of health in Wisconsin, Illinois, California, Indiana, and Minnesota about a cluster of pulmonary illnesses linked to e-cigarette product use, or “vaping,” primarily a...

Federal Communications Commission Staff Recommends that Commission Consider Designating 988 as the 3-Digit Number for A National Suicide Prevention Hotline| site |


Report to Congress Concludes That 3-Digit Dialing Code Would Improve Access to This Critical Service for Americans in Crisis


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June 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report Numbers | site |



(August 15, 2019) - - Today (August 15, 2019), the U.S. Department of Transportation published the following information:

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its August 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of June 2019. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest...

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo's Travel to New York City| site |


(August 18, 2019) - - Today, Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, provided the following information: U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to New York on August 20 to participate in a UN Security Council debate hosted by the Polish Mission to the United Nations on challenges to peace and security in the Middle East and the Administration’s support for multila...

Perdue Statement on Meeting with Guatemalan Ministers| site |


(August 14, 2019) - - Today, the U.S. Depatment of Agriculture (USDA) published the following information: (Washington, D.C., August 14, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today met with a host of Ministers from Guatemala to discuss implementation of the recently signed agreement between the United States and Guatemala to improve H-2A visa program operations. Following the meeting, Secretary Perdue issu...

U.S. Department of Energy to Provide $27.6 Million for Data Science Research in Chemical and Materials Sciences| site |


Efforts will Harness Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

(August 14, 2019) - - The U.S. Department of Energy published (today) the following information:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $27.6 million in funding over the next three years for targeted research in data science...

Federal Housing Administration Issues new Condominium Approval Rule| site |


Comprehensive policy revisions include ability to approve individual units in nonapproved condo projects


(August 14, 2019) - - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published the following information: WASHINGTON - In an effort to promote affordable and sustainable homeownership, especially among credit-worthy first-time buyers, the Federal Housing Adm...