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  June 14, 2013, 5:33 pm

Flag honor once kept for military deaths to be extended to government workers

By Ben Goad

New regulations would make federal civilian workers killed in the line of duty eligible for flag recognition benefits.

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  June 14, 2013, 5:15 pm

GOP lawmakers: Administration shouldn't use climate change to justify endangered species

By Julian Hattem

Top Republican lawmakers are challenging the Obama administration's attempt to add dozens of types of coral to the threatened and endangered species list.

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) warned in a letter on Friday that they will not accept future impacts of climate change as a reason to issue new regulations protecting 66 species in the Pacific and Caribbean.

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Archived under: Energy/Environment
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  June 14, 2013, 12:39 pm

Lawmakers call for clampdown on prescription drug abuse

By Julian Hattem

"It is abundantly clear that the prescription drug abuse epidemic is a crisis in the U.S.," said Rep. Joe Pitts.

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Archived under: Medical Devices and Prescription Drug Policy, Healthcare
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  June 14, 2013, 12:28 pm

FDA to address hacking risk for medical devices

By Elise Viebeck

Federal regulators will apply more scrutiny to medical devices that are vulnerable to cyberattacks, a move welcomed Friday by Democratic lawmakers.

Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) praised the Food and Drug Administration for directing device makers to explain how they will protect their products from hacking or tampering.

The two members had sounded the alarm last September after a government investigation revealed that some implantable medical devices might be tampered with through their wireless capabilities. 

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Archived under: Technology, Medical Devices and Prescription Drug Policy, Healthcare
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  June 14, 2013, 10:27 am

Monday's meeting announcements: Assessing Gulf War illnesses

By Julian Hattem

Lots of new meetings will be announced in Monday's issue of the Federal Register. Here they are:

On June 17 and 18, the Veterans Affairs Department's committee on illnesses from the Gulf War is meeting in Washington. 

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  June 14, 2013, 10:04 am

Dodd-Frank repeal ‘ain’t gonna happen’

By Ben Goad

One of the act's staunchest critics says a full repeal of the financial reform law isn't in the cards. 

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Archived under: Banking/Financial Institutions, Legislation, Pending Regs, Finance, Business
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  June 14, 2013, 9:24 am

New regs for Monday: Implementing defense cooperation

By Julian Hattem

A bunch of regulations will be coming out on Monday. Here's what to took forward to after the weekend:

Defense:
The Defense Department is making permanent changes to its acquisition rules that implement U.S.-UK and U.S.-Australia defense cooperation deals, as well as making technical amendments and editorial changes to its acquisition rules. 

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  June 14, 2013, 7:59 am

News bites: Regulator says cross-border swaps deal possible ahead of deadline

By Ben Goad

Bart Chilton, a member of the Commodity Futures Exchange Commission (CFTC) is calling upon his agency to strike a compromise on proposed regulations to govern the international derivatives market, The New York Times reports.

Chilton’s remarks follow Commissioner Scott O’Malia’s proposal to extend the July 12 deadline until the end of the year, according to RegWatch.

Senate Dems from states hit by Hurricane Sandy are pressing the White House to move forward with efforts to counter the effects of climate change, The Hill’s E2 Wire reports.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning investors about so-called pump and dump Internet schemes, according to MarketWatch

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  June 13, 2013, 4:10 pm

GOP labor bills limit 'micro-unions,' require secret ballots

By Julian Hattem

Two bills from Republican lawmakers would restrict labor organizing activities that their backers say allow unions to unfairly target workers.

Legislation introduced in the House and Senate on Thursday would cut back on the ability of unions to form among smaller groups of workers and require that workers use a secret ballot when voting to organize.

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  June 13, 2013, 3:57 pm

Industry groups decry federal government’s growing reach

By Ben Goad

Representatives from the oil and gas, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors complained Thursday about an ever-growing set of federal rules that they say is smothering the economic recovery.

“We don’t add new regulations and subtract old ones — we tend to build over time,” said Rosario Palmieri, who oversees regulatory policy for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). “Regulations continue to accumulate.”

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