FAA Proposes $1M Fine Against Aircraft Resource Management for Illegal Charter Flights

FAA Proposes $1M Fine Against Aircraft Resource Management for Illegal Charter Flights Wednesday, January 18, 2023 WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a $1,037,478 civil penalty against Aircraft Resource Management of Kansas for allegedly conducting 78 charter flights without proper FAA certifications or qualified pilots.   The FAA alleges that the company conducted…

Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sison’s Travel to Seattle, Washington

Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sison’s Travel to Seattle, WashingtonAssistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Seattle, Washington, February 6-7, 2023, to highlight America’s multilateral leadership and to discuss the many ways in which that leadership reflects U.S. values of democracy and human rights and contributes to our country’s safety, security, and prosperity.  During her visit, the Assistant…

Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani of Iraq

Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani of IraqPresident Joe Biden spoke today with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani of Iraq to reaffirm U.S. commitment to Iraq and consult on regional developments.  The President reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the Strategic Framework Agreement with Iraq and commended the Prime Minister’s efforts to strengthen Iraq’s sovereignty and independence.  The leaders discussed the Prime Minister’s economic…

DOE and FEMA Release One-Year Progress Report on Joint Effort to Modernize Puerto Rico’s Grid With 100% Clean Energy

DOE and FEMA Release One-Year Progress Report on Joint Effort to Modernize Puerto Rico’s Grid With 100% Clean EnergyLeer en español WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today released a one-year progress report for the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable (PR100) Study. PR100, which launched in February 2022 with funding from FEMA, is a two-year study designed to help…

Co-Chairs’ Statement on the Third ASEAN-U.S. Cyber Policy Dialogue

Co-Chairs’ Statement on the Third ASEAN-U.S. Cyber Policy DialogueThe following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States and Indonesia, co-chairs for the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Cyber Policy Dialogue. Begin Text: The third ASEAN-U.S. Cyber Policy Dialogue was held virtually on February 1, 2023. The Dialogue demonstrated strong partnership and a shared vision of an open, peaceful, interoperable, reliable, and secure cyberspace that supports international trade…

Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with Swedish National Security Advisor Henrik Landerholm

Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani of IraqNational Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today with Henrik Landerholm, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Sweden.  They discussed the strong ties and close cooperation between the United States and Sweden, including during Sweden’s current presidency of the Council of the European Union.  Mr. Sullivan reiterated the U.S. commitment to welcoming Sweden and…

FAA NOTAM Statement

FAA NOTAM Statement Thursday, January 19, 2023 FAA STATEMENT 7:15 p.m. EST A preliminary FAA review of last week’s outage of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system determined that contract personnel unintentionally deleted files while working to correct synchronization between the live primary database and a backup database. The agency has so far found…

Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Tokyo, Japan

Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Tokyo, JapanUnder Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Tokyo, Japan February 5-10, 2023. In Mongolia February 5-8, Under Secretary Zeya will meet with a range of government, civil society, and religious leaders to deepen robust U.S.-Mongolia partnership on democracy, human rights, law enforcement, and…