Washington, DC - Prominent investigative reporter Ken Timmerman revealed this week that the controversial Iran nuclear pact "commits the United States to actively help Iran to defend its nuclear facilities against cyberattacks from Israel or others and to provide Iran with nuclear technology to modernize its facilities."

Washington, DC - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released two key final rules to prevent foodborne illness and better protect consumers from harmful outbreaks. The rules, part of the bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) enacted in 2011, require human and animal food facilities to develop and implement written food safety plans identifying possible safety problems and to outline steps to prevent or significantly minimize the likelihood of these events.

Washington, DC - Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sheba Crocker will deliver remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace today, at 9:30 a.m.

Washington, DC - A Russian national today admitted his role in a worldwide hacking and data breach scheme that targeted major corporate networks, compromised more than 160 million credit card numbers and resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses –  the largest such scheme ever prosecuted in the United States.

West Lafayette, Indiana - Vice President Joe Biden is announcing that Purdue University has received an advanced U.S. Department of Energy research award to improve concentrating solar power (CSP) technology. Funded by the DOE SunShot Initiative, a research team from Purdue aims to test the material limitations of critical components often found in large-scale solar power plants.

Washington, DC - The Department of State has published an interim final rule that makes changes to the passport book fees and fees related to the relinquishment of nationality. In addition, on October 4, 2015 the Department will lower the processing fee for the Border Crossing Card (BCC) for Mexican citizens under age 15 whose parent or guardian has or is applying for a BCC, because a surcharge on the nonimmigrant visa fee will sunset on that date.