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

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.

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

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. 

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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.