3/29/2024 7:33:42 PM New OMB Policy Sets Guidelines for Managing Risks Associated with Federal Procurement of AI By Michael Best On Thursday, March 28, 2024, The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a new policy—Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk...
3/29/2024 1:53:51 PM HPAI Has Dairy on Edge By David Crass This week, USDA confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy herds in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico,...
3/29/2024 12:34:41 PM Congress Reauthorizing Price-Anderson Act is Vote of Confidence for Nuclear By David Crass Last week's activity in Congress to adopt spending packages for the remainder of 2024 included the extension of the Price-Anderson Act to...
3/28/2024 9:37:48 PM While SEC Passes on Scope 3, Agriculture Voluntary Carbon Markets Gain Traction By David Crass It has been a busy time in the carbon market space for the livestock and agriculture industries. Earlier this month, the SEC finalized...
3/26/2024 1:32:07 PM Knowing why you're burned out is helpful in understanding how to correct it (and how to prevent it in the future) By Aaron Nodolf I am familiar with burnout in different ways. In college, I experienced it for the first time toward the end of my second track season....
3/25/2024 8:21:46 PM DHS Plans to Enhance its AI Procurement Strategy in 2024 By Michael Best In its recently released 2024 AI Roadmap, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) discusses its commitment to the safe, secure, and...
3/19/2024 3:17:51 PM Largest study on ultra-processed foods is "highly suggestive" and "suggestive" of multiple adverse health outcomes. By Paul Benson I've posted a lot about ultra-processed foods (UPF) because there is a plethora of articles in the popular literature about the...
3/15/2024 2:30:42 PM Microplastics and nanoplastics: what are they and what are their risks? By Paul Benson New research in the journal Frontiers suggests that broken down plastics can be carriers of a range of endocrine disrupting chemicals...
3/13/2024 3:50:07 PM False advertising lawsuit alleges there are undisclosed pesticides in Cheerios. Further proof of the creativity of the plaintiffs' bar. By Paul Benson I've posted frequently about what seems to be the never-ending litany of false advertising lawsuits against food and beverage...
3/13/2024 2:36:22 PM Now Is the Time to Talk Succession By Kellye Story Every other article that pops up on social media related to churches these days seems to reference succession planning in one way or...
3/12/2024 7:03:34 PM NFTs: Copyright Office and USPTO Weigh In By Laura Lamansky Back in 2022, the Senate requested the U.S. Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conduct a joint...
3/11/2024 8:47:37 PM Nutrition labels on wine appears to be inevitable. Is that a good or a bad thing? By Paul Benson I think it is only a matter of time before American consumers see nutrition labels on wine. The European Union recently mandated it,...