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EDC-4 Ideas Due By Jan. 31

FHWA launched the EDC initiative in 2009 in cooperation with its partners to speed up the delivery of highway projects and create a broad culture of innovation within the highway community. It is a state-based model to identify and rapidly deploy proven but underutilized innovations to shorten the project delivery process, enhance roadway safety, reduce congestion, and improve environmental sustainability.

Three deaths in U.S. coal mines during the first month of 2016 have caught MSHA by surprise, given the lower coal production that is happening at the same time and following the safest U.S. mining year on record.

Early 2016 Mining Deaths 'Troubling,' MSHA Chief Says

Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Main said the agency plans to ramp up enforcement, education, and outreach efforts in order to respond to the troubling number of mining fatalities to happen so far this year.

DOT Awards $1.96 Billion in National Defense Reserve Fleet Contracts

"Since 1946, National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels have facilitated U.S. strategic sealift, natural disaster response, and humanitarian operations all around the world," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "From supporting our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and providing humanitarian support for Haiti to supporting the United Nations' at-sea neutralization of Syria's chemical weapons, this fleet reliably, economically, and efficiently advances U.S. contributions to global peace and prosperity."



FDA Taking Comments on Cybersecurity Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturers

"All medical devices that use software and are connected to hospital and health care organizations' networks have vulnerabilities—some we can proactively protect against, while others require vigilant monitoring and timely remediation," said Dr. Suzanne Schwartz, M.D., M.B.A., associate director for science and strategic partnerships and acting director of emergency preparedness/operations and medical countermeasures in FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

Massachusetts Roofing Contractor Exposes Workers to Fall Hazards: OSHA

A S General Construction faces $188,760 in OSHA proposed fines.

European Counter Terrorism Centre Launched

The new center allows European Union Member States to share information about threats and to improve their strategies for handling them.

Proposed Rule Updates Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

The proposed rule would provide updates to the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity regulations.

Obama Administration to Partner with 27 Communities for Local Food Enterprise

Local Foods, Local Places will promote economic development in communities from 22 states.

Joint Commission Confers First Integrated Care Certification

The initial certification belongs to Parrish Medical Center, a 210-bed, not-for-profit public medical center in Titusville, Fla., that is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

Employers throughout Oregon are invited to participate in the voluntary Safety Break. Businesses can decide what activities are most beneficial to their workforce.

Oregon OSHA's 2016 Safety Break Set for May 11

The 13th annual event will raise awareness of workplace safety and health with targeted training, award recognition meetings, and other activities.

Adapt Pharma Making Naloxone Available to All U.S. High Schools

Adapt Pharma Making Naloxone Available to All U.S. High Schools

The announcement, made at the CHMI Fifth Annual Health Matters Activation Summit, builds upon a 2015 announcement with Adapt Pharma to provide school districts, college campuses, public safety agencies, and community-based organizations access to discounted pricing to Naloxone.

PNNL, in partnership with General Motors, Alcoa ,and TWB Company LLC, have transformed a joining technique called friction stir welding for expanded use of lightweight aluminum in vehicles, such as this door panel. (Photo courtesy of TWB Company LLC.)

Research Collaboration Launched for Lightweight Materials

DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will manage the Lightweight Materials National Lab Consortium — LightMAT — which is a network of nine national labs with technical capabilities for creating lightweight materials.

DARPA Seeking More Stable Atomic Clocks

DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office is soliciting research proposals for the development of high-stability timekeeping instruments with suitably low size, weight, and power to enable their widespread deployment in battery-powered portable applications.

Federal Offices Closed in Nation's Capital, Transit Running Limited Schedule

Federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area are closed on Monday, Jan. 25, as the area continues to dig out from the weekend blizzard that dumped 20 inches or more on the city.

Drone Registrations Start Well, FAA Chief Says

During the first 30 days after the registry went online, 295,306 people registered their unmanned aircraft and took advantage of a $5 registration fee rebate.

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