House lawmakers have cleared a $622.1 million funding package for response efforts that aim to help mitigate the threat from the Zika virus and prevent its spread.
The Zika Response Appropriations Act received a vote of 241-184 to approve fiscal year 2016 funds for agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to help develop an anti-Zika vaccine, the House Appropriations Committee said Wednesday.
The full Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to approve $1.1 billion in emergency funds intended to help contain the spread of Zika virus and that legislation must be reconciled with the House’s version, CNN reported.
CNN also says the White House asked for $1.9 billion in emergency anti-Zika response funds in February and President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the House-approved bill.
Related Articles
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order approving a proposed deal that would keep video-sharing platform TikTok operational in the U.S. while protecting national security. Engage with U.S. military leaders and top industry experts at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 GovCon International and Global Defense Summit as they tackle global defense challenges, from supply chain risks to sanctions and international regulations. Save your spot now for this Oct. 16 event to gain critical insights and connect with key decision-makers! ‘Qualified Divestiture’ of TikTok’s US Operations In a fact sheet published Thursday, the White House said TikTok’s U.S. operations would
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has announced the second phase of FedRAMP 20x, a cloud-native authorization framework that aims to advance the use of automation to accelerate secure cloud adoption across federal agencies. The program said it is targeting about 10 Moderate pilot authorizations as part of the FedRAMP 20x pilot’s Phase 2, which is not open to the public. According to FedRAMP, the Phase 2 pilot will continue to be iterative and explore an automation-based approach to assessment and validation of security decisions by cloud service providers seeking FedRAMP authorization. The submission window for this phase is
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a broad agency announcement through its CHIPS Research and Development Office to solicit proposals for a funding opportunity aimed at advancing U.S. leadership in microelectronics technology. The funding opportunity calls for research, prototyping and commercialization efforts that align with critical technology needs. “We look forward to seeing ideas that together will advance microelectronics research and drive further innovation in emerging technologies such as quantum, artificial intelligence and biomanufacturing,” said Craig Burkhardt, acting under secretary of commerce for standards and technology and acting NIST director. NIST Funding Opportunity Scope, Goals and Technical