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MIL-OSI USA News: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Empowers Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response
Source: US Whitehouse
STRENGTHENING WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order returning common sense to wildfire prevention and response.
- The Order directs the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to consolidate their wildland fire programs.
- The Order supports local wildfire preparedness and response by improving Federal partnerships, as well as driving responsible land management and prevention at the State and local level.
- The Order directs the use of available technology, including AI, data sharing, innovative mapping, and weather forecasting, to enhance State and local wildfire identification and response capabilities.
- The Order directs Federal agencies to modify rules to facilitate preventive prescribed fires and appropriate fire-retardant use, promote innovative use of woody biomass and other forest products to reduce fuel loads that strengthen fires, and minimize wildfire ignition risks from the bulk-power system.
- The Order modernizes wildfire prevention and response by instructing Federal agencies to declassify historical satellite data to improve wildfire prediction and revise or eliminate rules that impede wildfire detection, prevention, and response.
- The Order directs the Secretary of Defense to prioritize the sale of excess aircraft and aircraft parts to support wildfire mitigation and response.
EMPOWERING STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS: President Trump is empowering State and local leaders to combat wildfires effectively.
- For too long, State and local wildfire responses have been slow and inadequate due to reckless mismanagement and lack of preparedness.
- Wildfires threaten every region, yet many local government entities continue to disregard commonsense preventative measures.
- Firefighters are forced to rely on outdated technology and face challenges in quickly responding to wildfires because of unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy.
- Immediate action is essential to ensure the devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires never occurs again.
- By streamlining Federal wildfire capabilities, States can leverage an efficient and straightforward approach concerning wildfire response and mitigation.
RESTORING COMMON SENSE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: President Trump has consistently demonstrated a commonsense approach to safeguard and protect the environment and American communities.
- On Day One, President Trump signed a Memorandum to prioritize routing water to Southern California in the wake of the destructive wildfires.
- In President Trump’s first week back in office, he and First Lady Melania Trump visited Los Angeles to inspect wildfire damage, promising immediate Federal support and relief.
- Upon visiting Los Angeles, President Trump immediately issued measures to provide increased water resources in California and promote expedited recovery procedures for Californians after their State government’s disastrous mishandling and misuse of resources and lack of preparation for the January 2025 wildfires.
- In March 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order to enhance forest management, promoting responsible use of American timber to reduce wildfire risks.
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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA News: Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response

Source: US Whitehouse

class=”has-text-align-left”>By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. The devastation of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires shocked the American people and highlighted the catastrophic consequences when State and local governments are unable to quickly respond to such disasters. In too many cases, including in California, a slow and inadequate response to wildfires is a direct result of reckless mismanagement and lack of preparedness. Wildfires threaten every region, yet many local government entities continue to disregard commonsense preventative measures. Firefighters across the country are forced to rely on outdated technology and face challenges in quickly responding to wildfires because of unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy.
The Federal Government can empower State and local leaders by streamlining Federal wildfire capabilities to improve their effectiveness and promoting commonsense, technology-enabled local strategies for land management and wildfire response and mitigation.

Sec. 2. Streamlining Federal Wildland Fire Governance. Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the maximum degree practicable and consistent with applicable law, consolidate their wildland fire programs to achieve the most efficient and effective use of wildland fire offices, coordinating bodies, programs, budgets, procurement processes, and research and, as necessary, recommend additional measures to advance this objective.

Sec. 3. Encouraging Local Wildfire Preparedness and Response. (a) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall:
(i) expand and strengthen the use of partnerships, agreements, compacts, and mutual aid capabilities that empower Federal, State, local, tribal, and community-driven land management that reduces wildfire risk and improves wildfire response, including on public lands; and
(ii) develop and expand the use of other measures to incentivize responsible land management and wildfire prevention, mitigation, and response measures at the State and local levels.
(b) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the heads of executive departments and agencies (agencies) represented at the National Interagency Fire Center, shall:
(i) develop a comprehensive technology roadmap, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), to increase wildfire firefighting capabilities at the State and local levels, including through artificial intelligence, data sharing, innovative modeling and mapping capabilities, and technology to identify wildland fire ignitions and weather forecasts to inform response and evacuation; and
(ii) promote the use of a risk-informed approach, as consistent with Executive Order 14239 of March 18, 2025 (Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness), to develop new policies that remove barriers to preventing and responding to wildfires, including through year-round response readiness, better forest health, and activities outlined in Executive Order 14225 of March 1, 2025 (Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production).

Sec. 4. Strengthening Wildfire Mitigation. Within 90 days of the date of this order:
(a) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall consider modifying or rescinding, as consistent with applicable law, Federal rules or policies that impede the use of appropriate, preventative prescribed fires.
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall consider modifying or rescinding, as consistent with applicable law, Federal rules or policies hindering the appropriate use of fire retardant to fight wildfires.
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall consider promoting, assisting, and facilitating, as consistent with applicable law, innovative uses of woody biomass and forest products to reduce fuel loads in areas at risk of wildfires.
(d) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall consider initiating rulemaking proceedings to establish, as consistent with applicable law, best practices to reduce the risk of wildfire ignition from the bulk-power system without increasing costs for electric-power end users, including through methods such as vegetation management, the removal of forest-hazardous fuels along transmission lines, improved engineering approaches, and safer operational practices.
(e) The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, shall review pending and proposed wildfire-related litigation involving electrical utility companies to ensure the Department’s positions and proposed resolutions in such matters advance the wildfire prevention and mitigation efforts identified in this order.

Sec. 5. Modernizing Wildfire Prevention and Response.
(a) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of OSTP, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the heads of relevant agencies, shall, as appropriate, identify, declassify, and make publicly available historical satellite datasets that will advance wildfire prevention and response and improve wildfire prediction and evaluation models.
(b) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the heads of agencies represented at the National Interagency Fire Center, shall:
(i)   Identify rules that impede wildfire prevention, detection, or response and consider eliminating or revising those rules, as consistent with applicable law. This consideration and any resulting rulemaking proceedings shall be reflected in the Fall 2025 Unified Regulatory Agenda.
(ii) Develop performance metrics for wildfire response, including metrics related to average response times, annual fuels treatments, safety and cost effectiveness, and other subjects, as appropriate for inclusion in strategic and annual performance plans.
(c) Within 210 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense shall evaluate and, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, prioritize the sale of excess aircraft and aircraft parts to support wildfire mitigation and response.

Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i)   the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior in equal shares.

                              DONALD J. TRUMP

THE WHITE HOUSE,
    June 12, 2025.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Jayapal Statement on GOP Rescissions Package

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington)

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement regarding the Republican rescissions package, which passed the House of Representatives 214-212.

“A rescission package means going back on your word. Let me be clear: Congress and Congress alone has the power to appropriate funding. What is happening here is that Donald Trump and Elon Musk took illegal actions to cut Congressionally appropriated funding, so now Trump’s minions in Congress are going back and cleaning up for him. This is a thinly veiled attempt to sidestep court orders that have demanded the Trump Administration reinstate illegally gutted funding.

“The cuts to USAID have already killed an estimated 300,000 people around the world and are undermining the United States’ global leadership. This is funding for food and medicine for children, maternal health care programs, and for clinics that treat survivors of gender-based violence. It accounts for less than one percent of our federal spending and stops diseases before they reach our border, and helps to stabilize countries, preventing conflict before it starts.

“And the cuts to public broadcasting are a direct attack on free press in this country. In many rural communities, these stations are the only reliable sources of local news, critical weather alerts, and educational programming for kids. These stations not only keep people informed but also employ thousands of people in communities across the country.

“These cuts are not only bad for the American people but further erode our checks and balances in this country and the powers of Congress defined in the Constitution. Trump’s yes-men are rubber stamping his agenda and cutting away at the fabric of our democracy in doing so.”

Issues: Arts & Education, Foreign Affairs & National Security

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Tonko Condemns Trump Recissions Package Gutting Funding for NPR, PBS, and USAID

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Paul Tonko (Capital Region New York)

Tonko Condemns Trump Recissions Package Gutting Funding for NPR, PBS, and USAID

Calls out President’s cruel, petty attempts to eliminate public broadcasting & life-saving international aid

Washington, June 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Paul D. Tonko released a statement following the House vote on President Trump’s recissions package, which seeks to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid, including AIDS prevention efforts such as PEPFAR.

Instead of addressing the rising cost of living or making life better for working Americans, Trump is using his power to go after Elmo and Big Bird.

Public, independent broadcasting is essential to any democracy, providing educational programming as well as news updates and emergency alerts. International aid has saved tens of millions of lives by driving AIDS prevention efforts and addressing global health crises. Yet, the President wants to claw back billions in funding for NPR, PBS, and USAID.

I’ve heard from thousands of constituents — hardworking American taxpayers — calling to demand these essential programs keep their funding.

While House Republicans once again kowtowed to the President’s demands, I won’t stop working to defend and uphold these programs that serve my constituents, our nation, and our planet.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: USAID Official and Three Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Bribery Scheme Involving Over $550 Million in Contracts; Two Companies Admit Criminal Liability for Bribery Scheme and Securities Fraud

Source: US Justice – Antitrust Division

Headline: USAID Official and Three Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Bribery Scheme Involving Over $550 Million in Contracts; Two Companies Admit Criminal Liability for Bribery Scheme and Securities Fraud

Four men, including a government contracting officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and three owners and presidents of companies, have pleaded guilty for their roles in a decade-long bribery scheme involving at least 14 prime contracts worth over $550 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI: Draganfly Announces Closing of US$13.75 Million Public Offering

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Saskatoon, SK., June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8A) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), a drone solutions, and systems developer, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering (the “Offering”) of 5,500,000 units, with each unit consisting of one common share and one warrant to purchase one common share. Each unit was sold at a public offering price of US$2.50, for gross proceeds of approximately US$13.75 million, before deducting placement agent discounts and offering expenses. The warrants have an exercise price of CA$5.0768 (or US$3.71) per share, are exercisable immediately and will expire five years following the date of issuance.

Maxim Group LLC acted as sole placement agent for the Offering.

Draganfly currently intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund its capabilities to meet demand for its new products including growth initiatives and/or for working capital requirements including the continuing development and marketing of the Company’s core products, potential acquisitions and research and development.

The Offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form F-10, as amended, (File No. 333-271498) previously filed with and subsequently declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 5, 2023 and the Company’s Canadian short form base shelf prospectus dated June 30, 2023 (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”). Draganfly offered and sold the securities in the United States only. No securities were offered or sold to Canadian purchasers.

A final prospectus supplement and accompanying Base Shelf Prospectus relating to the Offering and describing the terms thereof has been filed with the applicable securities commissions in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario, and with the SEC in the United States and is available for free by visiting the Company’s profiles on the SEDAR+ website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedarplus.ca or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, as applicable. Copies of the final prospectus supplements and accompanying Base Shelf Prospectus relating to the Offering may be obtained by contacting Maxim Group LLC, at 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Syndicate Department, or by telephone at (212) 895-3745 or by email at syndicate@maximgrp.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About Draganfly

Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO; CSE: DPRO; FSE: 3U8A) is a pioneer in drone solutions, AI-driven software, and robotics. With over 25 years of innovation, Draganfly has been at the forefront of drone technology, providing solutions for public safety, agriculture, industrial inspections, security, mapping, and surveying. The Company is committed to delivering efficient, reliable, and industry-leading technology that helps organizations save time, money, and lives.

Media Contact
media@draganfly.com

Company Contact
Cameron Chell
Chief Executive Officer
(306) 955-9907
Email: info@draganfly.com

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such statements, based as they are on the current expectations of management, inherently involve numerous important risks, uncertainties and assumptions, known and unknown. In this news release, such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the intended use of proceeds of the Offering. Actual future events may differ from the anticipated events expressed in such forward-looking statements. Draganfly believes that expectations represented by forward-looking statements are reasonable, yet there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The reader should not place undue reliance, if any, on any forward-looking statements included in this news release. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and Draganfly is under no obligation and disavows any intention to update publicly or revise such statements as a result of any new information, future event, circumstances or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws.‎ Investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on these forward-looking statements and are encouraged to read the Offering documents, as well as Draganfly’s continuous disclosure documents, including its current annual information form, as well as its audited annual consolidated financial statements which are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.

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June 13, 2025

MIL-OSI: Descartes Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

WATERLOO, Ontario, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), announced the voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders held on Thursday, June 12, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Meeting Results

The following matters, as set out in more detail in its Management Information Circular dated April 30, 2025, were considered and voted on by shareholders at the Meeting:

General
The total number of common shares of the Corporation represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting was 77,507,142 which represented 90.35% of the 85,782,830 common shares of the Corporation that were outstanding as of the record date for the Meeting, being April 25, 2025.

Election of Directors
On a vote by ballot, each of the following 10 nominees proposed by management of the Corporation was elected as a director of the Corporation:

Director Nominee	Number of Votes FOR	Percentage of Votes FOR	Number of Votes AGAINST	Percentage of Votes AGAINST
Deepak Chopra	75,876,565	98.81%	912,202	1.19%
Eric Demirian	72,960,218	95.01%	3,828,551	4.99%
Dennis Maple	73,891,505	96.23%	2,897,262	3.77%
Jane Mowat	76,767,145	99.97%	21,625	0.03%
Chris Muntwyler	75,883,997	98.82%	904,773	1.18%
Jane O’Hagan	75,033,103	97.71%	1,755,666	2.29%
Edward Ryan	76,223,399	99.26%	565,370	0.74%
John Walker	73,935,135	96.28%	2,853,635	3.72%
Laura Wilkin	76,767,158	96.28%	21,612	0.03%

Appointment of Auditors

On a vote by ballot, KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants and Licensed Public Accountants, were appointed as the auditors of the Corporation until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are appointed.

Number of Votes FOR	Percentage of Votes FOR	Number of Votes WITHHELD	Percentage of Votes WITHHELD
77,241,699	99.66%	265,443	0.34%

Say-On-Pay

On a vote by ballot, the “Say-On-Pay” resolution proposed by management of the Corporation was approved.

Number of Votes FOR	Percentage of Votes FOR	Number of Votes AGAINST	Percentage of Total Votes AGAINST
74,071,830	96.46%	2,716,938	3.54%

About Descartes
Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, security and sustainability of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, track and help improve the safety, performance and compliance of delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Descartes Investor Contact
Laurie McCauley
(519) 746-6114 x202358
investor@descartes.com

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June 13, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Senator Murray Slams HUD Secretary Turner on Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Attacks on Affordable Housing & Homelessness Prevention

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Washington State Patty Murray

Trump budget proposes halving HUD’s budget as key staff are let go in droves & funds signed into law are illegally frozen

ICYMI: In Everett, Murray Holds Roundtable on Trump Putting $16.7 Million for Snohomish County Homelessness Prevention at Risk, Hears from Affected Organizations—Vows to Fight Housing Budget Cuts

***WATCH: Senator Murray’s exchange with Secretary Turner***

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner at a Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the president’s fiscal year 2026 budget request for HUD and its sweeping staff losses and funding freezes that are already hurting communities across the country. Senator Murray pressed Secretary Turner on the Trump administration’s unprecedented and illegal freezing of funding for critical HUD programs and attacks on the Continuum of Care program that is vital to homelessness prevention in Snohomish County, King County, Pierce County, and other areas across Washington state. Murray also questioned Secretary Turner about the Trump administration blocking funding provided for HUD’s Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, and his refusal to answer basic Congressional oversight questions on this program.

In her opening comments, Vice Chair Murray said:

“The entire point of your Department is to help Americans keep a roof over their head. I am really afraid pretty much everything that you and President Trump have done to date appears kind of in direct opposition to that goal.

“First off, the President’s illegal funding freezes are causing chaos across the country. I was in Everett, in my home state of Washington, a few weeks ago, I was talking to organizations that help people find housing. And if they can’t get their already-awarded funding, they will be forced to start evicting people this summer and may even have to shut down their services altogether.

“And on top of that, you’re pushing out 2,300 staff—who are dedicated public servants with decades of experience. I just don’t see how you can tell us with a straight face that forcing out over a quarter of your workforce is going to have no effect on your Department’s ability to meet its statutory responsibilities under law.

“And now, after all the damage that’s been done, you are here today requesting that Congress slash funding for your Department nearly in half! Nearly in half! That would force millions of Americans out of their homes.

“Your request would force states to make up for your draconian cuts and abdication of responsibility. I don’t know what state can afford to do that, especially when this administration is simultaneously working to shift even more costs to states for things like SNAP and health care.

“It is kind of absurd to claim that we cannot afford basic programs that keep people off the streets, but we can hand trillions of dollars in new tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations.

“Housing affordability and homelessness is a crisis in Washington state and in many places across the country, you know that—but this administration just appears to me to be trying to make it all worse.

“And I’ll tell you right now: looking at your budget request, as far as I’m concerned as Vice Chair of this committee, it’s not going anywhere.”

[ILLEGAL FUNDING FREEZES]

Senator Murray began her questioning by asking about the administration’s illegal funding freezes and attacks on critical housing and homeless prevention programs, including the Continuum of Care program: “I want to start with the funding that you are illegally freezing. The Continuum of Care program is essential to addressing homelessness in my home state of Washington. In March, HUD began issuing grant agreements with a host of new conditions that are deeply concerning and completely unrelated to HUD’s mission. HUD did that without notice, and without any explanation of what the vaguely worded conditions mean or what a grantee would be required to do. As I said earlier, organizations I have talked to in my state say that without these funds, they are going to evict people this summer. The courts, as you know, are sorting this out, I’m glad to see they’ve extended the preliminary injunction to stop HUD from enforcing these new and extreme requirements. Mr. Secretary, I want to ask you, are you going to, and I quote from the court order, ‘take every step necessary to effectuate this order, including clearing any administrative, operational, or technical hurdles to implementation’?”

Secretary Turner replied, “As you have said this is under active litigation. And so we will leave it there. Once this is through litigation, I look forward to having a conversation, but right now I won’t comment on it.”

“Not even to tell us if you’re following the court order?” pressed Senator Murray.

Secretary Turner said, “I will follow the law—”

Senator Murray reiterated her question, “Are you following the court order?”

“Our team follows the law and the court order,” answered Secretary Turner.

“Are you in full compliance with the court order?” followed up Senator Murray.

“I’m not going to speak any more on it because it’s under active litigation,” said Secretary Turner, avoiding the question.

Senator Murray continued to try and get clarification on where the funds stood with HUD, “Let me just follow up on this. When will you be in full compliance with the court order? Are funds being withheld today?”

“We will be with you as soon as we can, once it’s done with active litigation,” Secretary Turner yet again dodged.

“Are funds being withheld right now even though the court order is in place?” Senator Murray asked again.

Secretary Turner tried to change the topic, “You know you talked about the 2,300 people—”

“I just want you to know that I am talking about this Continuum of Care because I am hearing from providers in my state that funds are being withheld, meaning you are not in compliance. Are you aware of that?” Senator Murray further specified.

Secretary Turner repeated his same talking point, “I am aware of the litigation. It’s in active litigation.”

Senator Murray further explained to Secretary Turner that he was in violation of the court order and that is why she was asking, “I am hearing funds are still being withheld despite the court order. I need to know if you know that and if you’re going to make sure the funds are released.”

“I’m the Secretary, so things that go on at HUD I’m well aware of. But I also know with this active litigation, that I am not going to say very much in our hearing today but happy to talk to you as time goes on as I’m able to. I’ll commit to that,” said Secretary Turner.

Senator Murray made it clear, “Well, we are running out of time. They are going to start evicting people and they need those funds.”

Secretary Turner again tried to change the subject, “Just to clarify, the 2,300 people that left HUD, it was voluntary, they were not forced out.”

Senator Murray said, “I know, I have been hearing that from every secretary that comes before us.”

Secretary Turner interjected, “This is just me from HUD, and I’m just telling you it was 2,300 that took the DRP—”

“2,300 that were told if you don’t get out now you will be sorry in the future, so it is people that we need there,” Senator Murray pushed back.

Senator Murray then pressed Secretary Turner on the funding held up for the Green and Resilient Retrofit program: “Let me move on to another example. Your Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, that was created to help make properties more resilient to disasters and less expensive to heat and cool. On day one, you and the President deemed this commonsense program ‘woke’ somehow and have illegally attempted to terminate it. The courts have now directed HUD to process and disburse those funds, but I want you know that we are hearing from owners that HUD is doing nothing to restore the administrative contract that DOGE cancelled—which is holding up this deal from moving forward. This Committee has now asked five times for HUD to brief my staff on this, yet they’ve refused to speak to us about basic legal requirements. So let me just ask you here today, why are you preventing HUD-assisted property owners from making often overdue upgrades to low-income and senior housing?”

Secretary Turner again avoided the question he was capable of answering, “This also is under active litigation, as you know. And so, my comments on this will be zero to limited. It’s under active litigation, as soon as we get done with that I’m happy to speak with you.”

“Well, there are people waiting. And this fund [is] critical and there are court orders, and I expect them to be followed. And I am just going to say for the record, there’s nothing objectionable about this funding. It is stunning to me that we are under a court order, and you’re not giving the money out. It’s for things like replacing windows and outdated HVAC systems, and installing fire-resistant roofs. These are things badly needed for people in this country,” concluded Senator Murray.

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President Trump’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026 would slash funding for HUD by almost 50 percent—a staggering cut that would decimate the HUD housing assistance programs, kicking families out of their homes and making millions of Americans vulnerable to homelessness. Trump’s budget proposes to convert all rental assistance programs into a formula-based “State Rental Assistance Block Grant” and reduce total funding by $26.7 billion, or a 42 percent cut. His budget also proposes to consolidate the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program with the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program within the formula-based Emergency Solutions Grant and to time-limit assistance to two years, all while reducing overall funding by $532 million, or 12 percent. In addition, President Trump’s budget proposes to eliminate or reduce nearly all HUD programs, including eliminating major formula programs communities rely upon to develop new affordable housing and for community development activities. On May 29^th, Senator Murray held a roundtable in Everett to hear from local housing and homelessness prevention organizations affected by the Trump administration’s senseless decision to jeopardize CoC grant funding by placing new, potentially unlawful conditions on the grant funding.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: DeGette Statement on Passage of Steep White House Cuts

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (First District of Colorado)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO–01) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions package to codify cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“House Republicans handed Donald Trump and Elon Musk everything they wanted. They’re gutting foreign aid, zeroing out public broadcasting, and cutting off lifelines for the world’s most vulnerable —all programs that have been historically bipartisan.

“USAID’s life-saving humanitarian programs help mothers survive childbirth, prevent infectious disease outbreaks, and deliver critical HIV/AIDS treatment. Because of the $8.3 billion in cuts, millions of people across the world will die. It is estimated that cuts from DOGE have already led to the deaths of 300,000 people—most of them children.

“Here at home, the Republican majority is zeroing out federal support for PBS and NPR. Why? Because Trump doesn’t like their factual reporting. These cuts will cause millions of Americans to lose access to local news, essential emergency alerts, and educational programming.

“As the Senate considers deep cuts to other essential programs, like Medicaid, it is particularly outrageous that the House is voting to weaken American institutions here and abroad.”

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Huizenga Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing on the Bureau of Industry and Security FY26 Budget

Source: US House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Media Contact 202-321-9747

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, “Bureau of Industry and Security FY26 Budget: Export Controls and the AI Arms Race.”

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Today’s hearing will examine the fiscal year 2026 budget request for the Bureau of Industry and Security, an agency whose mission is critical to ensuring America wins the AI arms race against the Communist Party of China.

We are at a historic inflection point. Technologies that will define the 21st century, such as AI, biotechnology, and quantum computing are achieving breakthroughs that increasingly sound more like science fiction, than the reality that we’re used to. These technologies have a potential to unlock tremendous economic prosperity, medical innovations, and human flourishing.

However, they are not just drivers of economic growth. They are instruments of military power and security as well. Advanced AI models could coordinate fleets of self-driving cars in Michigan. They could also direct autonomous drone swarms over the Taiwan Strait. The nation that leads in developing and deploying these technologies has an opportunity to gain geopolitical advantages for decades to come.

The CCP understands this. That’s why it’s trying to dominate these critical technologies by any means necessary through state subsidies, forced tech transfers, economic espionage, chip smuggling, and exploiting access to the West’s most innovative AI labs and universities.

AI dominance is central to the CCP’s goals. Its military modernization efforts, surveillance state, and human rights abuses are amplified by AI. Export controls play a crucial role in ensuring that US and allied technologies are not used to fuel the CCP’s pursuit of global dominance. Amongst its many important roles, BIS serves as a guardian of one of the world’s most valuable and powerful supply chains. The ecosystem of advanced chips, tools, components, and design software that underpins the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

China’s leading AI companies have made it clear just how dependent their future is on US technology. In response to a question on what their biggest obstacle to AI development is Deepeek’s CEO put it bluntly, “bans on shipments of advanced chips are the problem.”

The CCP understands the importance of these AI choke points. That’s why it’s working around the clock to steal chips and exploit export control loopholes to internalize its production. That’s why this hearing today is so important.

BIS’ fiscal 26 budget request includes a 133% increase in enforcement funding. A bold and necessary step. As the deep CEO made evident, it’s not a lack of talent holding back China’s AI development. It’s the lack of access to US technology. That’s what this budget supports. It allows BIS to better disrupt covert efforts to funnel US innovation to the CCP’s military and surveillance state.

So, let’s be very clear, enforcement is not about punishing innovation. It’s about protecting it. It’s about making sure that the technologies that define the future are not weaponized against our values, our alliances or our own people.

We also recognize that BIS operates in a dynamic and challenging environment. The technologies we’re discussing are evolving rapid rapidly. BIS must become faster, more adaptive and uh and more technologically capable than ever before.

This subcommittee is committed to giving the bureau the tools and resources it needs to meet that challenge head on. The geopolitical struggle between America and China defines the technologies of our time. Global AI development shaped by democratic values or authoritarian control will depend on the decisions we make right now about licensing, enforcement, and strategic technology protection.

I’m pleased that we are joined by Undersecretary Jeffrey Kessler, who leads BIS during this decisive period in history. Mr. Kessler, thank you for your service and your appearance here at the subcommittee. The window for preserving America’s technology edge is narrow, but it does remain open. BIS with the support of Congress, must ensure America wins the AI arms race.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-Evening Report: With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Tidwell, Director, Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University

Donald Trump signs a proclamation expanding fishing rights in the Pacific Islands, April 17. Getty Images

Since 2018, the United States has worked, albeit often haltingly, to regain its footing with Pacific Island countries. It’s done this largely by reflecting a sentiment familiar in Pacific capitals: the region is not a geopolitical backwater, but a crucial strategic zone in the 21st century.

Spurred by China’s strategic expansion – security deals, port access, political influence – the first Trump presidency and then the Biden administration renewed the US focus on the Pacific.

Washington was also prodded by regional allies, including New Zealand. In 2018, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said: “We unashamedly ask for the United States to engage more and we think it is in your vital interests to do so. And time is of the essence.”

Building on the tentative steps of its predecessor, the Biden administration acted. It opened new embassies, invited Pacific leaders to the White House, unveiled a dedicated strategy for the Pacific Islands, and committed to recognising the Cook Islands and Niue.

It also negotiated more funding for the Compacts of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Palau. Along with the 2022 Pacific Islands Summit, it all signalled Washington’s desire to be a better partner.

Crucially, the Biden administration recognised climate change and the economy, not great-power rivalry, as the region’s defining security concerns. Now, much of that progress is being eroded.

The second Trump administration has gutted key international development agencies, with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation shuttered.

More than mere symbols, these agencies were tools of statecraft, facilitating Washington’s capacity to compete with China’s “no questions asked” development model. Their removal leaves a vacuum, which Beijing will happily fill.

China pressing the advantage

Other signs of retreat are equally troubling. Congressional funding for the South Pacific Tuna Treaty – which pays for access for US fishing fleets and is the primary multiparty agreement the US has with the Pacific Islands – was tripled by Biden, but remains incomplete.

Trump recently signed an executive order opening the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, a 1,282,534 square kilometre protected marine zone, to commercial fishing. This might be welcomed by the US tuna fleet, but it raises questions about Washington’s commitment to the tuna treaty.

Hoped-for expansion of US consular access, especially vital for Pacific Islanders who must travel long distances for basic services such as visa applications, is in limbo. The US embassy in Vanuatu, damaged by the earthquake in 2024, remains closed, leaving diplomats to work out of their hotel rooms.

China, by contrast, has not slowed down. Its security pact with Solomon Islands, its police training efforts in Samoa and Kiribati, and its growing intelligence presence across the region show a clear pattern of assertiveness.

Beijing has proven adept at offering timely, visible assistance. Its diplomats show up. Its companies build. Its promises, however opaque, are matched with resources.

The result has not necessarily meant Pacific nations have “chosen” China. Rather, most revert to the longstanding posture of “friend to all, enemy to none”.

In a region where non-alignment is both a survival strategy and a principle of sovereignty, the perception of US unreliability makes China’s attentions all the more welcome, or at least tolerable.

Not a binary contest

The US now appears to be abandoning efforts to break this cycle, and the Trump administration risks a genuine strategic error rather than a mere diplomatic misstep.

More than distant dots on a map, the Pacific Islands control vast stretches of ocean, including key shipping lanes and undersea cables. Their diplomatic weight matters in the United Nations.

And the region matters to Taiwan, which is recognised by 12 countries globally, three of which are in the Pacific.

Some argue the US should press Pacific nations to “choose” between Washington and Beijing. But that approach is shortsighted and counterproductive.

Most have no interest in being drawn into a binary contest. They seek concrete benefits – resilience funding, fair trade, visa access – not ideological alignment. Framing relationships as zero-sum contests misunderstands the region’s diplomatic logic.

Listening to Pacific leaders

To revive the relationship, the US will need to show up, follow through and demonstrate its partnership offers more than rhetoric.

This would involve restoring some elements of foreign assistance, fully funding the South Pacific Tuna Treaty obligations, opening and staffing embassies, and supporting Pacific regional organisations such as the Pacific Islands Forum with meaningful recognition and resources.

But the US review of Pacific foreign assistance (a small portion of US development aid formerly administered by USAID) has been delayed once again, and likely won’t emerge until mid-July.

More importantly, the US will have to listen to Pacific leaders, who have articulated their priorities clearly. They do not want to be sites of contest; they want to be agents of their own futures.

In short, the US will have to treat the Pacific Islands as sovereign equals.
When Trump returned to the White House, he found a workable policy architecture for the Pacific. Its core elements could still be rescued.

But continued neglect, mixed signals and cost-cutting risk hastening the outcome China seeks – a region that finds Washington unreliable. Winston Peters, now foreign minister in a new government, might want to update his 2018 call for US engagement in the Pacific – with the emphasis on reliability.

Alan Tidwell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

– ref. With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy? – https://theconversation.com/with-trump-undoing-years-of-progress-can-the-us-salvage-its-pacific-islands-strategy-258679

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko congratulated citizens on Russia Day at the opening of the Museum of Crimea and Novorossiya in Sevastopol after the exhibition was updated

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

On Russia Day, the Museum of Crimea and Novorossiya opened its updated permanent exhibition at the New Chersonesus museum and temple complex in Sevastopol. Before the opening, a flag parade took place, presenting the history of Russia through the evolution of its flags – from the banner of Dmitry Donskoy to the modern tricolor. Each flag reflected its era and its values.

“I congratulate everyone on Russia Day! All the flags that passed in the parade were in one way or another related to historical events that took place many centuries ago. But, of course, the most important event is the baptism of Rus, which predetermined the future of the statehood of our country and the unification of the Slavic peoples,” said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

The Deputy Prime Minister, together with Metropolitan Tikhon of Simferopol and Crimea, the Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev and the head of the Foundation for the Support of Humanities “My History” Ivan Yesin assessed the new exhibition.

Dmitry Chernyshenko added that the opening of the updated exhibition is a very important event for the further development of the spiritual and educational center “New Chersonesos”.

“We see a continuing interest in all the exhibits: over half a million people have visited the exhibition in six months. I am sure that after the opening of the updated exhibit, the number will increase even more. Memory is probably the most important thing we should preserve. And as our President says, while respecting our memory, we should be focused on the future, learning from the lessons of our history,” he said.

The updated exhibition has received a fundamentally new format. Each hall is an interactive “paragraph of a living history textbook” combining modern technologies and proven scientific material. Instead of traditional showcases, there are documentaries, historical reconstructions, archival photos and maps visualized with the help of artificial intelligence. The technological platform of the exhibition is based on new-generation multimedia solutions: artificial intelligence is used not only to visualize historical stories, but also to create reconstructions of urban landscapes, household items, architecture and images of people from different eras. All digital materials have been collected and verified by professional historians and employees of specialized museums.

The museum has become a space for historical immersion, where the past comes to life in meaningful halls: from the map of Prince Vladimir’s campaign to Korsun, which marked the beginning of Christian Rus’, to the manifesto of Catherine II on the annexation of Crimea. The exhibition takes the viewer through the drama of the collapse of the USSR and the difficult fate of Crimea and Novorossiya, the era of the all-Union health resort and the turning points of the Yalta Conference to the military valor of the peninsula during the Great Patriotic War and the history of the Black Sea Fleet. The route ends with halls dedicated to outstanding people who played a key role in the history of Crimea, and historical events that shaped its modern appearance.

“The museum and temple complex presented two grand projects today. The flag parade – a brilliant idea of Bishop Tikhon – demonstrated the course of history, the formation of Russian statehood. The new exhibition of the Museum of Crimea and Novorossiya is a truly exciting spectacle that will allow all Sevastopol residents and guests of our city to visually immerse themselves in the history of our country. And now we are all creating the future with our own hands. I am sure that it will be even greater. The progressive movement of our country will continue if we all put maximum effort into it,” said Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev.

The updated exhibition is oriented towards both independent visits and excursion formats.

The initiative to create a spiritual and educational center in Sevastopol was first expressed by the President of the Russian Federation during a visit to the Chersonesos Taurica Museum-Reserve in 2015.

Also in Sevastopol, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev laid flowers at the Eternal Flame at the Soldier and Sailor monument. Teenagers from the governor’s school labor teams also took part in the laying ceremony.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: House Republicans Approve Rescissions Package to Eliminate $9.4 Billion in Wasteful Spending
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04)

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after House Republicans approved the Trump Administration’s rescissions request to cut $9.4 billion in wasteful spending identified by DOGE.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, your taxpayer dollars are no longer being wasted. Instead, they are being directed toward priorities that truly benefit the American people.

“Today’s House passage of this initial rescissions package marks a critical step toward a more responsible and transparent government that puts the interests of the American taxpayers first.

“Thanks to DOGE’s work, this package eliminates $9.4 billion in unnecessary and wasteful spending at the State Department, USAID, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds politically biased media outlets like NPR and PBS. It is just one of the ways Republicans are codifying DOGE’s findings and putting taxpayer dollars to better use.

“We had hoped our Democrat colleagues would join us in this effort to ensure every dollar spent by the federal government is used efficiently and effectively. Rather than expressing concern over the misuse and misspending of funds, Democrats have instead chosen to oppose these reforms simply because Republicans are leading the charge. While they defend the failed, toxic status quo, Republicans will continue to deliver real accountability and restore fiscal discipline.”

Background:
- The Trump Administration’s initial rescissions package totals $9.4 billion in wasteful and unnecessary spending identified by DOGE.
- This package will codify DOGE cuts which include $8.3 billion in wasteful foreign aid spending and a $1.1 billion recission of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which provides funds to NPR and PBS.
Process:
- Under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA), the Administration may transmit a request to Congress to rescind previously appropriated funds through a rescissions package. Such a package only requires a simple majority vote in the Senate to be enacted.
- Transmittal of a package triggers a 45-day clock, during which funds in accounts included in the rescissions package are withheld from obligation pending congressional action.
- House Republicans voted to advance the rescissions package today and it has been sent to the Senate for consideration.
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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI: Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation Announces $30 Million Public Offering of Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

TORONTO, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation (TSX:AI, AI.DB.D, AI.DB.F and AI.DB.G) (“Atrium”) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters bookrun by TD Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, pursuant to which the underwriters will purchase $30 million aggregate principal amount of 6.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures of Atrium due September 30, 2032 at a price of $1,000 per debenture. Atrium has also granted to the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional $4,500,000 aggregate principal amount of debentures at the same price, exercisable in whole or in part at any time for a period of up to 30 days following closing of the offering, to cover over-allotments. If the over-allotment option is exercised in full, the gross proceeds of the offering will total $34,500,000.

Atrium will use the net proceeds of the offering to repay existing indebtedness under its revolving operating credit facility, which will then be available to be drawn, as required, for general corporate purposes, particularly funding future mortgage loan opportunities.

The offering of debentures is expected to close on or about June 30, 2025 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The debentures will mature on September 30, 2032 and will accrue interest at the rate of 6.00% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears on March 31 and September 30 in each year, commencing March 31, 2026. At the holder’s option, the debentures may be converted into common shares of Atrium at any time prior to the close of business on the earlier of the business day immediately preceding the maturity date and the business day immediately preceding the date fixed for redemption of the debentures. The conversion price will be $13.65 for each common share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.

The debentures will be direct, unsecured obligations of Atrium, subordinated to other senior indebtedness of Atrium, ranking pari-passu to Atrium’s existing 5.50% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due December 31, 2025, 5.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due December 31, 2028, and 5.10% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due March 31, 2029.

The debentures will not be redeemable before September 30, 2028. On and after September 30, 2028 and prior to September 30, 2030, the debentures may be redeemed, in whole or in part, from time to time at Atrium’s option at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, provided that the weighted average trading price of the common shares of Atrium on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the fifth trading day preceding the date on which notice of the redemption is given is not less than 125% of the conversion price. On and after September 30, 2030, Atrium may, at its option, redeem the debentures, in whole or in part, from time to time at par plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Subject to specified conditions, Atrium will have the right to repay the outstanding principal amount of the debentures, on maturity or redemption, through the issuance of its common shares. Atrium will also have the option to satisfy its obligation to pay interest through the issuance and sale of its common shares.

On or before June 18, 2025, the Company will file with the securities commissions or other similar regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada (excluding Quebec), a preliminary short form prospectus relating to the issuance of the debentures. No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. The securities being offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States unless an exemption from registration is available. This news release is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Atrium in any jurisdiction.

About Atrium

Canada’s Premier Non-Bank Lender™

Atrium is a non-bank provider of residential and commercial mortgages that lends in major urban centres in Canada where the stability and liquidity of real estate are high. Atrium’s objectives are to provide its shareholders with stable and secure dividends and preserve shareholders’ equity by lending within conservative risk parameters.

Atrium is a Mortgage Investment Corporation (MIC) as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada), so is not taxed on income provided that its taxable income is paid to its shareholders in the form of dividends within 90 days after December 31 each year. Such dividends are generally treated by shareholders as interest income, so that each shareholder is in the same position as if the mortgage investments made by the company had been made directly by the shareholder. For further information, please refer to regulatory filings available at www.sedarplus.ca or Atrium’s website at www.atriummic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements. Much of this information can be identified by words such as “expect to,” “expected,” “will,” “estimated” or similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events and includes the expected use of proceeds and the expected closing date of the offering. Atrium believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon.

Forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the ability to satisfy regulatory, stock exchange and commercial closing conditions of the offering, the uncertainty associated with accessing capital markets and the risks related to Atrium’s business, including those identified in Atrium’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2024 under the heading “Risk Factors” (a copy of which may be obtained at www.sedarplus.ca). Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and are subject to change. All forward-looking statements in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements. Except as required by applicable law, Atrium undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For further information, please contact

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June 13, 2025
MIL-Evening Report: AI overviews have transformed Google search. Here’s how they work – and how to opt out

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University

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People turn to the internet to run billions of search queries each year. These range from keeping tabs on world events and celebrities to learning new words and getting DIY help.

One of the most popular questions Australians recently asked was: “How to inspect a used car?”.

If you asked Google this at the beginning of 2024, you would have been served a list of individual search results and the order would have depended on several factors. If you asked the same question at the end of the year, the experience would be completely different.

That’s because Google, which controls about 94% of the Australian search engine market, introduced “AI Overviews” to Australia in October 2024. These AI-generated search result summaries have revolutionised how people search for and find information. They also have significant impacts on the quality of the results.

How do these AI search summaries work, though? Are they reliable? And is there a way to opt out?

Synthesising the internet

Legacy search engines work by evaluating dozens of different criteria and trying to show you the results that they think best match your search terms.

They take into account the content itself, including how unique, current and comprehensive it is, as well as how it’s structured and organised.

They also consider relationships between the content and other parts of the web. If trusted sources link to content, that can positively affect its placement in search results.

They try to infer the searcher’s intent – whether they’re trying to buy something, learn something new, or solve a practical problem. They also consider technical aspects such as how fast the content loads and whether the page is secure.

All of this adds up to an invisible score each webpage gets that affects its visibility in search results. But AI is changing all this.

Google is the only search engine that prominently displays AI summaries on its main results page. Bing and DuckDuckGo still use traditional search result layouts, offering AI summaries only through companion apps such as Copilot and Duck.ai.

Instead of directing users to one specific webpage, generative AI-powered search looks across webpages and sources to try to synthesise what they say. It then tries to summarise the results in a short, conversational and easy-to-understand way.

In theory, this can result in richer, more comprehensive, and potentially more unique answers. But AI doesn’t always get it right.

Google is the only search engine that prominently displays AI summaries on its main results page.
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How reliable are AI searches?

Early examples of Google’s AI-powered search from 2024 suggested users eat “at least one small rock per day” – and that they could use non-toxic glue to help cheese stick to pizza.

One issue is that machines are poorly equipped to detect satire or parody and can use these materials to respond in place of fact-based evidence.

Research suggests the rate of so-called “hallucinations” – instances of machines making up answers – is getting worse even as the models driving them are getting more sophisticated.

Machines can’t actually determine what’s true and false. They cannot grasp the nuances of idioms and colloquial language and can only make predictions based on fancy maths. But these predictions don’t always end up being correct, which is an issue – especially for sensitive medical or health questions or when seeking financial advice.

Rather than just present a summary, Google’s more recent AI overviews have also started including links to sources for key aspects of the answer. This can help users gauge the quality of the overall answer and see where AI might be getting its information from. But evidence suggests sometimes AI search engines cite sources that don’t include the information they claim they do.

What are the other impacts of AI search?

AI search summaries are transforming the way information is produced and discovered, reshaping the search engine ecosystem we’ve grown accustomed to over two decades.

They are changing how information-seekers formulate search queries – moving from keywords or phrases to simple questions, such as those we use in everyday conversation.

For content providers, AI summaries introduce significant shifts – undermining traditional search engine optimisation techniques, reducing direct traffic to websites, and impacting brand visibility.

Notably, 43% of AI Overviews link back to Google itself. This reinforces Google’s dominance as a search engine and as a website.

The forthcoming integration of ads into AI summaries raises concerns about the trustworthiness and independence of the information presented.

Some internet users are switching search engines entirely and turning to providers that don’t provide AI summaries, such as Bing and DuckDuckGo.
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Where to from here?

People should always be mindful of the key limitations of AI summaries.

Asking for simple facts such as, “What is the height of Uluru?” may yield accurate answers.

But posing more complex or divisive questions, such as, “Will the 2032 Olympics bankrupt Queensland?”, may require users to open links and delve deeper for a more comprehensive understanding.

Google doesn’t offer a clear option to turn this feature off entirely. Perhaps the simplest way is to click on the “Web” tab under the search bar on the search results, or to add “-ai” to the search query. But this can get repetitive.

Some more technical solutions are manually creating a site search filter through Chrome settings. But these require an active act by the user.

As a result, some developers are offering browser extensions that claim to remove this aspect. Other users are switching search engines entirely and turning to providers that don’t provide AI summaries, such as Bing and DuckDuckGo.

T.J. Thomson receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is an affiliate with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making & Society.

Ashwin Nagappa receives funding fromthe Australian Research Council. He is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the QUT node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making & Society.

Shir Weinbrand receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a PhD candidate in the QUT node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making & Society.

– ref. AI overviews have transformed Google search. Here’s how they work – and how to opt out – https://theconversation.com/ai-overviews-have-transformed-google-search-heres-how-they-work-and-how-to-opt-out-258282

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Support Grows for AI Whistleblower Protection Act

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed growing support for his AI Whistleblower Protection Act from leading whistleblower and AI groups. This week, 22 groups, including the National Whistleblower Center, sent a letter backing Grassley’s legislation to Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.), whose committee has jurisdiction over the legislation.
Grassley’s bill provides explicit whistleblower protections to those developing and deploying AI. Currently, AI companies’ alleged use of restrictive severance and nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) create a chilling effect on current and former employees looking to make whistleblower disclosures to the federal government, including Congress.
“Transparency brings accountability. Today, too many people working in AI feel they’re unable to speak up when they see something wrong. Whistleblowers are one of the best ways to ensure Congress keeps pace as the AI industry rapidly develops. We need to act to make these protections crystal clear, and I’m proud to see so many groups supporting my legislation to increase accountability and protect AI whistleblowers,” Grassley said.
The groups highlight the importance of whistleblowers as increased use of AI brings potential misuse, ethical lapses and unintended consequences.
“Employees and industry insiders—rather than regulators—have consistently been among the first to warn about risks of the technologies they’re building. In Silicon Valley, engineers have exposed powerful AI models released without proper safeguards, former staff have surfaced data on youth digital harms, and researchers have stepped forward when serious risks were ignored. Their disclosures—often about conduct that was dangerous but not yet illegal—gave the public and policymakers the evidence needed to act,” the groups wrote.
In their letter, the groups state some employees may be deterred from reporting issues due to fear of retaliation or professional repercussions. In June 2024, over a dozen current and former employees from leading AI companies publicly stated that confidentiality agreements and fear of retaliation prevented them from raising legitimate safety concerns.
“Congress has the opportunity to protect individuals who come forward in good faith and to reinforce the principle that safety, ethics, and accountability must accompany innovation … [t]he AI Whistleblower Protection Act helps ensure that those working to develop and deploy AI systems are not punished for acting in the best interest of the public. Strong whistleblower protections are a cornerstone of responsible governance and essential to guiding AI development in a way that upholds our shared democratic values,” the groups continued.
In addition to the National Whistleblower Center, the letter was signed by the Americans for Responsible Innovation, Center for Democracy & Technology, Center for Humane Technology, Center for Youth and AI, CoFund, Demand Progress, Design It For Us Coalition, Encode AI, Government Accountability Project, National Consumers League, National Decency Coalition, National Employment Law Project, NoSo November, Psst.org, Public Knowledge, Secure AI Project, The Anti-Fraud Coalition, The Tech Oversight Project, The Signals Network, Working Partnerships USA and Young People’s Alliance.
Download the groups’ letter HERE. Download text of the bill HERE.
Background:
Last year, Grassley sent a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raising concerns about the alleged use of illegally restrictive NDAs, as well as the company’s employment, severance and non-disparagement agreements.
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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI: VideoCentric Pioneers Live Demonstrations of Yealink MeetingBar A50
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Becomes First UK Supplier to Offer Live Demos of the Yealink MeetingBar A50 – In-Showroom & Virtual

VideoCentric Becomes First UK Supplier to Offer Live Demos of the Yealink MeetingBar A50 – In-Showroom & Virtual

London & Edinburgh, UK, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VideoCentric, the UK’s premier integrator of video conferencing and collaboration technologies, proudly announces it is the first UK supplier to offer live demonstrations of the new Yealink MeetingBar A50, both virtually via video call and in-person at its London and Edinburgh showrooms.

Yealink MeetingBar A50

The Yealink MeetingBar A50 is a next-generation all-in-one video collaboration bar purpose-built for medium-sized meeting spaces. Featuring dual cameras, AI-powered auto-framing and speaker tracking, and native integration with Microsoft Teams and Zoom, the A50 delivers seamless, intelligent meeting experiences in a compact, enterprise-ready form factor.

“As hybrid work strategies mature, organisations need solutions that are not just powerful but intuitive and future-proof,” said David Shimell, Sales Director at VideoCentric. “With the A50, Yealink delivers exactly that. We’re excited to be the first in the UK to offer hands-on, interactive demos – both online and in our demo rooms – so teams can see its capabilities in real time.”

By offering live demonstrations, VideoCentric enables IT managers, AV professionals, and workplace experience leaders to experience the A50’s real-world performance, test its capabilities with their preferred UC platforms, and gain expert guidance on deployment, integration, and optimisation.

VideoCentric’s unique demo experience provides:
- Interactive testing in real-world meeting scenarios
- Expert insights and configuration guidance
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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI: UPDATE – Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at the Life Sciences Virtual Investor Forum June 11th-12th
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

HENDERSON, Nev., June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB:NIKA), based in Colorado, focused on cures for life-threatening diseases, today announced that Dimitar Savov, CEO, will present live at the Life Sciences Virtual Investor Frum hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com, on June 11^th, 2025

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This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time. If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an archived webcast will also be made available after the event.

It is recommended that online investors pre-register and run the online system check to expedite participation and receive event updates.

Learn more about the event at www.virtualinvestorconferences.com.

Recent Company Highlights
- On May 19, 2025, NIKA published a market analysis for the countries of Ukraine, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, UAE, where NIKA has exclusive distribution agreements and has estimated a total of around €656 million in potential revenue.
- NIKA’s partner company, Nika Europe, has made the second $195,554 payment for the vial production line and is currently finalizing the details of the clean rooms design in order to start construction. The production facility is expected to be completed in H2, 2025.
- On April 11, 2025, Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. published a report on the therapeutic effect and potential economic impact of ITV-1, which can be found here.
- On July 11, 2024 Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the Republic of Nigeria. Under the terms, NIKA will receive €1,980 per each set of ITV-1 with two sets necessary for each treatment, which could result in €7.9 billion revenue.
About Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Nika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NIKA) is a pharmaceutical company, specializing in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cancer, Diabetes, and all diseases, for which strengthened cell immunity is of vital importance. NIKA’s intellectual property includes six drugs in injection form – two of which have successfully undergone clinical trials with good treatment results – four drugs in tablet form, and eleven dietary supplements. NIKA’s goal is to not only achieve corporate profits, but to provide better and easier access to life-saving medicinal drugs and useful dietary supplements. Find more on www.nikapharmaceuticals.com.

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The MIL Network –
June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: DDG Hill: WTO members’ engagement vital to unlocking the benefits of digital trade

Source: World Trade Organization

In her closing remarks, DDG Hill noted that digital technologies were powering the global economy, including international trade. Citing WTO data, she highlighted the dynamic growth of digitally delivered services exports, which in 2024 accounted for 14.5% of global exports in goods and services. She also underscored the transformative impact of digital technologies – not only speeding up trade, but also leading to the creation of entirely new categories of data-driven goods and services.

DDG Hill said digital trade has been not only a growth engine, but also a tool of inclusion, in particular for small and women-led businesses. She pointed out in this regard that while middle-income countries increased their share of global digital services exports by 24% between 2015 and 2022, low-income economies continue to face hurdles.

DDG Hill emphasized that in times of economic uncertainty, stability and predictability in international trade are more important than ever. She pointed to the role of longstanding WTO agreements – such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) but also the Trade Facilitation Agreement or the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights – in supporting digital trade. These rules remain the cornerstone of the international trading system not only by providing basic disciplines, but also by cutting “red tape”, increasing access to digital goods and fostering innovation and technology diffusion.

DDG Hill acknowledged that current WTO rules do not capture certain nuances of digital technologies, from cybersecurity to consumer protection and e-payments. She noted, however, that WTO members are trying to grasp these and other aspects of the digital economy through insightful discussions within the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce. DDG Hill highlighted in this regard the deep level of engagement by many members, including developing economies, in recent discussions on the opportunities and challenges posed by digital trade.

“Finding a balance between openness and protection, innovation and integrity is the defining digital governance challenge of our time,” said DDG Hill. She cited a joint WTO–OECD study, which found that convergence towards balanced data flows with appropriate safeguards is the optimal solution that could boost global exports by 3.6% and global GDP by 1.77%. She mentioned in this context the plurilateral agreement on e-commerce is one of the tools that seek to strike such a balance. The agreement – supported by 71 WTO members – lays down rules aiming at facilitating and building trust in e-commerce, while ensuring an open digital trade environment.

DDG Hill further noted the potential of artificial intelligence to help level the playing field for small businesses by lowering market entry barriers, simplifying compliance, and boosting efficiency. She cited the WTO Secretariat report on AI – “Trading with intelligence” – which finds that AI has the potential to benefit low- and lower middle-income countries as much as high-income counterparts in terms of export growth potential. In her view, building digital skills, infrastructure, and supportive regulatory frameworks will be key to harnessing this potential.

Looking ahead to the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), which will take place in March 2026 in Yaoundé, DDG Hill acknowledged the complexity of the international trading landscape and emphasized the value of discussions on e-commerce. “A meaningful reform of the system seems to be a top priority for many members, and failing to agree on a roadmap towards such a reform would be a missed opportunity,” DDG Hill said. “It would also be a missed opportunity to neglect the most dynamic component of international trade over the past few decades”.

DDG Hill concluded that trade and digital technologies – when aligned thoughtfully – can be a force for good. “This is why it is particularly important that the WTO remains a vital platform for dialogue, for monitoring developments, and for shaping the rules of tomorrow,” DDG Hill said.

More information on the event can be found on the TradeExperettes’ website.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: Meet Bloomberg’s C++ Guild

Source: Bloomberg Press Statements

Headline: Meet Bloomberg’s C++ Guild

C++ is at the heart of Bloomberg’s infrastructure, powering everything from low-level libraries to highly performant financial applications, analytics, and trading systems. Maintaining a best-in-class C++ environment requires a collaborative approach to knowledge sharing and continuous education, and that’s where Bloomberg’s C++ Guild comes in.

The C++ Guild is one of 12 guilds Bloomberg has created to provide structured forums for people to share technical knowledge, tools, code, and best practices. The C++ Guild, in particular, is dedicated to strengthening Bloomberg’s use of the language and related areas such as training, ISO standardization, and application design. Guild members’ influence also extends across the industry through tech talks at key conferences and meetups, open source contributions, and through the standardization process. Through these efforts, the Guild ensures that Bloomberg remains a C++ innovator, while empowering the broader tech community to drive the language forward.

However, the Guild isn’t just a technical forum. It’s also a catalyst for professional growth. Members gain opportunities to sharpen their expertise, learn from industry leaders, and become recognized technical experts themselves. We asked individuals from this community to share more about the C++ Guild and discuss how it has shaped each of their careers.

First, let’s meet Aurelien Cassagnes, a Tokyo-based Team Lead in Bloomberg’s Feeds Engineering group. He started in 2015 as an intern and then served as an individual contributor (IC) for eight years before becoming a team lead in 2024.

How did you get involved with the C++ Guild? And what is your role in the Guild?
I knew someone else from the APAC region was involved in the C++ Guild’s API Reviews Working Group, so I decided to join that same group to keep our efforts focused.

The API Reviews Working Group is tasked with defining best practices for the most fundamental APIs used at Bloomberg and ensuring compliance. It also brings together engineers with different skills and backgrounds to review far-reaching internal libraries or code that is used in open source projects that Bloomberg publishes. For example, before the release of BlazingMQ, a modern high-performance open source message queuing system, the C++ Guild’s API Reviews group was extensively involved in reviewing its code.

How did you become a co-lead of a Working Group?
My group lead and I discussed my available bandwidth to focus on this guild, while still being able to deliver for my team. I later decided to also join the Conferences Working Group in order to bring back some of the expertise in the region, as it’s quite challenging to source events locally.

The two prior co-leads of the API Reviews Working Group were happy with the work I was doing there and they trusted me to lead the local chapter. I started some other local initiatives to grow the guild, such as making sure that our teams know what services we provide and finding opportunities for our engineers to participate in Standards Committee meetings or write C++ standards proposals. Those efforts were ultimately rewarded with being picked as a Guild Leader, which is a title I wear as proudly as Team Lead.

We recently launched another working group locally to handle the writing of a standards proposal. All in all, having participated in multiple groups has shown me the power of building a strong network in the guild.

What do you tell engineers about why they should get involved in the C++ Guild?
Guilds are the perfect place to stretch your engineering muscle beyond your day-to-day tasks. You’ll work alongside world-class experts who are excited to share their skills. So if you are looking for a venue to grow as an engineer, this is a great place. The guild is not only for you to receive; we are also interested and open to see what you want to contribute. The guild is an investment, and you get tenfold the time and effort you put in.

How has the C++ Guild community supported your career development?
As the guild looked to expand its presence in APAC, they trusted me to lead the local chapter, and thus was positively noticed and supported by my manager. Because I was invested in finding opportunities for our engineers, I took even more initiative and nominated and sent my people to events, and this was also noticed. I have no doubt that these were some of the milestones that were considered when my managers decided to make me a team lead. It’s safe to say that I feel a whole lot more complete as an engineer thanks to being in the guild.

Last year, you attended CppCon. Why is it important for Bloomberg engineers to attend, participate, and speak at technical conferences?
While we are immersed in our day-to-day work, it’s easy to forget that best practices and the bar for excellence in C++ is a moving target. But the language keeps evolving. Bloomberg aims to lead this movement, and is committed to being a strong voice in the C++ Standards conversation. So we want our engineers to be engaged in the community, to learn from it, and to give back.

This starts by fostering a culture of curiosity and openness. Question the status quo, understand where we are, and improve on it. We invest in our engineers so they have the opportunity to share what they know with the community at a conference or a local meetup, get feedback, and take their ideas to the next level. Ultimately, when an engineer presents a proposal on stage at CppCon, they will reach and influence the community at scale, so we make sure we utilize that opportunity for both our business’ and the individual’s growth.

“Guilds are the perfect place to stretch your engineering muscle beyond your day-to-day tasks. You’ll work alongside world-class experts who are excited to share their skills. So if you are looking for a venue to grow as an engineer, this is a great place.”

– Aurelien Cassagnes

Elena Vorobyeva is Team Lead on the Sessions Infrastructure team, part of Platform Security. She first joined Bloomberg as a contractor on the Real-time Data team. She eventually accepted a permanent position working on application middleware, and then market data.

Tell us about how you got involved with the C++ Guild?
I am the Lead of the C++ Guild’s Conference Working Group. When I first joined the guild in 2019, there were several groups within the Guild that were in need of leadership. I chose to lead the Conference Working Group because national and international conferences create possibilities for community-wide professional development and education. I also enjoy sharing my own fascination with and knowledge of C++.

What is your Working Group charged with?
The Conference Working Group is responsible for managing conference-related activities. Each year, we recommend which conferences related to C++ that the Engineering department should sponsor. We decide which sponsorship level best aligns with Bloomberg’s objectives. We also provide support and assistance to individuals participating in these conferences, whether as first-time attendees or seasoned presenters. This ensures that our team members are well-prepared and can make the most of their conference experience.

Why is it important for Bloomberg engineers to attend, participate in, and speak at technical conferences?
Each year, Bloomberg participates in more than a dozen C++ conferences around the globe. We also have many engineers involved in WG21, the ISO C++ Committee that helps shape the international standard for the C++ language. Bloomberg has one of the world’s largest C++ codebases, and as that investment grows, it is important to show our commitment to this language, which leads in both performance and safety.

Bloomberg’s engineers are widely recognized as thought leaders and experts in the field. At conferences and on committees, we also have a chance to discover insights, share perspectives and get inspiration from experts outside the company.

Conferences are also an excellent way to show potential talent that Bloomberg is not only a financial services company, but also a leading software company. In addition to presenting our work, we get to share our unique company culture, where people can stretch professionally and contribute to the evolution of technology. People from other companies tell us that they are fascinated that every Bloomberg employee they talk to tells the same story: we love where we are, and we trust that we are appreciated.

Our own employees come home from these conferences with a renewed appreciation for what Bloomberg offers, both professionally and as a place to work and grow. The chance to present their work to outside audiences offers people a moment to step back and understand what they have accomplished and how much that matters to the greater C++ community.

How has the C++ Guild community supported your career development?
The Guild community continues to introduce me to a network of talented and driven people outside of my own department. The meetups and events organized and supported by the Guild have given me the opportunity to deepen my technical knowledge in C++ and other related areas. Being involved in the Conference Working Group has allowed me to mentor colleagues across the company. I feel like I am helping to create – while also being given – a comprehensive platform for both personal and professional growth.

What makes guilds a great way for engineers to learn new skills and develop their interests in emerging technologies?
Guilds provide a dynamic environment to share information both throughout our company and externally as well. Interaction with a diverse array of Working Groups allows contributors to focus on many aspects of professional development. In the C++ Guild, deeply technical Working Groups collaborate to conduct in-depth exploration of current topics such as Reflection, Inter-Thread Communication, and API review, while others focus on community and organization, event planning, presentation, and project management. This variety ensures that every engineer can find a group that aligns with their own interests and career goals, and can also learn from the research and work of others. In addition, people can flexibly commit to join the Guild and participate when they have time or an interest in doing so. Everybody is welcome!

“The meetups and events organized and supported by the Guild have given me the opportunity to deepen my technical knowledge in C++ and other related areas. Being involved in the Conference Working Group has allowed me to mentor colleagues across the company. I feel like I am helping to create – while also being given – a comprehensive platform for both personal and professional growth.”

– Elena Vorobyeva

Jessica Winer is a Junior Software Engineer working on Bloomberg’s Asset and Investment Management (AIM) Enterprise product. She is responsible for creating a highly configurable automated user experience for Post Trade. She joined Bloomberg three years ago.

Tell us about how you got involved with the C++ Guild? How long were you at Bloomberg before you got involved with the community?
When joining Bloomberg, I was particularly drawn to the company’s “Choose your own adventure” style of career development. I’ve tried to take full advantage of a wealth of opportunities offered to me to have impact across the firm. I have been able to dive into the deep end of technical projects, have gotten lost in the weeds, and climbed my way out. And I’ve been able to take projects from ideas to reality even at this early stage of my career. My Team Lead pointed me towards guilds as an avenue for exposure and technical exploration. As a new member of the C++ Guild, I have gotten to work with engineers across the company.

What initiatives have you been actively involved in?
I have gotten involved in a few different working groups, such as the Recommended Libraries Working Group, where I learned about weighing the qualities of different tools to solve a specific technical problem.

As part of the Testing Working Group, I’ve learned about testing best practices across Bloomberg, and have contributed to tools to increase testing coverage. This group is particularly interesting to me, as I have been co-leading a local department working group for testing for over a year, where we have been creating a cross-department solution for Gherkin-style system tests which can be run automatically on a daily interval. Through the Guild, I realized that a lot of the questions we were deliberating in our department were already being discussed Bloomberg-wide.

Most recently I have been working in the Conferences Working Group, learning more about the organization of conferences and Bloomberg’s involvement externally.

Are there any conferences you have attended as a speaker or presented your work?
My first conference through Bloomberg was CppCon 2023, which is the world’s largest C++ conference. While I enjoyed learning from brilliant minds and expanding my knowledge in formal sessions, it was truly incredible to meet members of the C++ Standards Committee, who are helping to evolve the language, as well as Bjarne Stroustrup, who created the language. These people all went out of their way to welcome us into the community. After attending CppCon, I co-created a presentation on system design with a colleague, which we presented at ACCU 2024 in Bristol, UK.

What’s one thing you wish people knew about the Guilds?
Guilds are meant to be a learning opportunity for those at the company. You don’t already have to be a domain expert to join. You will become part of a network of brilliant engineers and domain expertise will follow.

In 2024, you attended CppCon. Why is it important for Bloomberg engineers to attend, participate in, and speak at technical conferences?
Conferences are a great opportunity to meet brilliant engineers both in and outside of Bloomberg. Attending conferences gives you dedicated time to learn from others and to improve your technical skills.

“When joining Bloomberg, I was particularly drawn to the company’s “Choose your own adventure” style of career development. I’ve tried to take full advantage of a wealth of opportunities offered to me to have impact across the firm. I have been able to dive into the deep end of technical projects, have gotten lost in the weeds, and climbed my way out. And I’ve been able to take projects from ideas to reality even at this early stage of my career.”

– Jessica Winer

Conor Spilsbury is a Senior Software Engineer within the Trade Automation and Execution organization, where he works on Bloomberg’s Listed Securities Execution Management System, EMSX, a real-time, high throughput, multi-asset transactional trading platform used by financial institutions around the world to manage their daily trading activity. He has worked at Bloomberg for five years, having joined as an entry-level engineer in the infrastructure team after finishing his master’s degree in mathematics. He is now working on deepening the integration between EMSX and AIM, our buy-side OMS, as part of Bloomberg’s enterprise offerings.

How did you get involved with the C++ Guild?
I am always looking for what more I can be doing – both in my own team and beyond. Six months after I joined Bloomberg, I read a post in one of the internal newsletters looking for help in organizing Guild activities. My managers at Bloomberg have always encouraged and supported me to participate.

The Guild is responsible for a C++ newsletter that is regularly sent to engineers at Bloomberg. We use this to share recent updates in the C++ community, including changes to our build tools, tooling or library updates, advertising upcoming conferences that engineers can attend, internal transfer opportunities, internal talks from Bloomberg employees or special guests (e.g., the C++ Guild recently hosted Sean Baxter to talk about the Circle Compiler), and ultimately highlighting opportunities for engineers to get involved in the C++ community itself.

The newsletter has been running for five years now and we still experiment with what we can include in it. For example, we’re also trying to do more to promote ways to contribute to “inner source” projects and have been running a “Feature of the Month” column which shares a tip about a C++ feature. The most recent newsletter included tips on C++23’s ‘std::expected’.

How did you become co-chair?
As the Guild has grown, we have expanded the domains that we work on, which means there are all kinds of new opportunities for engineers to get involved in. The Guild is organized into dedicated Working Groups, each of which is focused on a particular domain.

I found myself making contributions to multiple different WGs and have led two of them; I’ve contributed to API Reviews, Communications, Membership, Recommended Libraries, Testing, and organized our presence at an internal conference called “Guild Week” over multiple years, and even delivered talks at this conference.

One of the primary forms of responsibility for me in recent years has come from being involved in Membership and supporting new members to get involved. This has also led me to presenting talks about Guild to other internal communities at Bloomberg.

After a few years of making increasingly larger contributions across multiple working groups, I put myself forward to be the next chair of the Guild and I was fortunate to receive a lot of support.

What are some of the ways the C++ Guild’s members influence C++ utilization both within and outside the company ?
One of our goals is to bring engineers across the company together to work on influencing the direction of C++ at Bloomberg and improving the development experience internally. We do this by establishing best practices and guiding principles based on community feedback and contributions.

For example, our Tooling Working Group maintains and improves our tools for C++ development along with standardizing this tooling. They are currently working on implementing the Common Package Specification as described by our very own Bret Brown at CppCon 2023 in collaboration with KitWare.

In addition, Bloomberg has many active contributors to new features in the C++ programming language, and we have a Working Group that coordinates our efforts with the wider international standardization working group for C++, WG21. For example, Dan Katz, our previous Guild co-chair, is a co-author on the paper that proposes to add Reflection into C++26, which will be a major milestone for the language.

How has the C++ Guild community supported your career development?
I’ve been able to gain a lot more technical knowledge, including expert insights, best practices, and industry trends that have helped me deepen my understanding of the language and stay up-to-date with the latest developments both internally at Bloomberg and externally in the wider community.

Being involved in the Guild is also a unique opportunity to have company-wide impact and to gain leadership experience whilst remaining an individual contributor as opposed to going down a Team Lead or Management track. I’ve taken the lead in organizing Guild initiatives, setting direction, and mentoring others to achieve our goals. This experience has not only helped me become a more effective team player but also given me the confidence to take on new challenges in my own role. I’ve been able to bring this experience back to my team and make more meaningful contributions as a result.

The community has also provided me with opportunities to meet and connect with engineers in other departments, which has been a great way to expand my network and learn about new areas of the company. It’s amazing how often I’ve been able to find the exact person I need to answer a question or provide guidance.

I found this particularly useful when I was looking for a new challenge and decided to move teams internally to an entirely new domain. Thanks to the Guild, I had already established relationships with engineers who could offer valuable advice and introductions. As it turns out, the first time I met two of my current teammates in EMSX was when the three of us were attending CppCon, a C++ industry conference!

At CppCon 2024, I gave my first talk at a conference which was a really rewarding experience. In particular, collaborating with colleagues as we went back and forth improving the talk together.

How do you encourage employees to get involved?
Some engineers will join the Guild with a clear idea of what they want to work on, but others may not know where to start. In either case, the most important thing is to bring enthusiasm and a curiosity to learn more. To help with this, we have a Membership Working Group that pairs each new member with an experienced Guild member to support them. It all comes down to trying out new things, volunteering to get involved in an initiative, or pitching something new and sharing ideas.

Ultimately, the more perspectives represented by engineers in the Guild, the better. Our goal is to reach engineers across the entire company in all of our departments and at every experience level to improve their experience.

“Being involved in the Guild is also a unique opportunity to have company-wide impact and to gain leadership experience whilst remaining an individual contributor as opposed to going down a Team Lead or Management track.”

– Conor Spilsbury

Check out some open roles with our engineering teams that utilize C++.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: Celebrating the Q1 2025 recipients of Bloomberg’s FOSS Fund

Source: Bloomberg Press Statements

Headline: Celebrating the Q1 2025 recipients of Bloomberg’s FOSS Fund

Open source software is foundational to Bloomberg’s engineering culture. As an open source-first company with a deep commitment to philanthropy, Bloomberg believes it is imperative to strengthen the broader technology ecosystem by sustaining the projects that power its products and services.

These principles led the firm to launch the Bloomberg Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Contributor Fund in January 2023. The initiative is designed to empower the company’s technologists to vote on directed grants to open source projects that they use, admire, and believe in, in order to support the communities and people behind them that keep the web running.

The FOSS Contributor Fund, led jointly by Bloomberg’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and Corporate Philanthropy teams, actively engages technologists across the firm in the allocation of funding to open source projects. It also provides financial support to maintain or expand projects, gives recognition to well-deserving technologies, and fosters a greater sense of ownership, responsibility, and pride within Bloomberg’s internal open source community.

Let’s meet the Q1 2025 recipients who have been awarded Bloomberg FOSS Contributor Fund grants of $10,000 each: OpenMetadata and Wikimedia Foundation.

OpenMetadata: OpenMetadata is an open and unified metadata platform for data discovery, observability, and governance. Since managing data across modern systems can be messy, OpenMetadata helps clean that up by providing a standard for metadata management, getting the right data to the right people, informing data lineage, and collectively managing risk and compliance. It’s helping organizations understand and trust their data, enabling teams to make better decisions, faster.

“We are deeply honored to receive the Bloomberg FOSS Fund grant as recognition of the OpenMetadata community and validation of the amazing work our contributors are doing,” said OpenMetadata committer Sriharsha Chintalapani. “At OpenMetadata, our mission is to democratize data discovery, observability, and governance for every data team. It’s the reason why thousands of companies — from startups to Fortune 500s — rely on OpenMetadata everyday to unlock the value of their data. This grant will be put back into our community to ensure our ecosystem evolves at the pace of modern data and AI.”

Wikimedia Foundation: Wikimedia is the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and a constellation of other free knowledge projects. Wikipedia is one of the world’s most visited websites and a cornerstone of open knowledge on the internet. It’s maintained by volunteers who can edit text, data, references, and images. It’s also a reminder that not all open source impact is technical – some of it is cultural and educational.

“The Wikimedia Foundation is grateful to receive this grant from Bloomberg’s FOSS Fund. As the host of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia free knowledge projects, this funding will support the technology that makes Wikipedia possible and improvements to how people read and share knowledge on the site,” said Lisa Seitz Gruwell, Wikimedia Foundation’s Chief Advancement Officer. “This recognition from Bloomberg’s staff is testament to Wikipedia’s value as the world’s largest open source free knowledge project, made possible by a global community of nearly 260,000 volunteers committed to making trustworthy knowledge accessible to all.”

Alyssa Wright of Bloomberg’s OSPO shares, “OpenMetadata and Wikimedia Foundation join 24 other impactful open source projects that have been recognized by the Bloomberg FOSS Contributor Fund over the past two years. This program plays a pivotal role in how Bloomberg supports open source, and my team is proud to give back to the communities that make modern software possible.”

The FOSS Contributor Fund represents one key facet of Bloomberg’s broader, sustained commitment to supporting the open source ecosystem. Wright explains, “We do a great deal to support the open source ecosystem, empowering our engineers to be active and leading contributors, and providing support to the foundations and communities vital to open source. Corporate Philanthropy is an incredible partner in this work.”

Francesca Romano of Bloomberg’s Corporate Philanthropy team comments, “What sets Bloomberg’s open source strategy apart is how deeply it’s shaped by our long-standing commitment to philanthropy. Charitable giving and service are central to our culture, and we apply that same spirit to open source and the critical digital infrastructure that drives innovation. Through initiatives like our FOSS Contributor Fund, we’re proud to invest in a stronger, more sustainable and impactful open source ecosystem.”

Additional FOSS Contributor Fund recipients will be announced throughout the year, each one a reflection of the vital role open source plays in powering innovation both within Bloomberg and in the shared digital world around us.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI Economics: Transforming fixed income data management with AI and human expertise
Source: Bloomberg Press Statements

Headline: Transforming fixed income data management with AI and human expertise

With the increasing complexity of global finance, speed must be matched with accuracy and context.

Recognizing this, for some use cases, Bloomberg has adopted a “human-in-the-loop” workflow in which human intelligence augments automated systems. This approach allows subject matter experts with deep domain knowledge to supervise AI-driven data extraction, ensuring that the outputs meet the high-quality standards expected by professionals working in the financial sector.

For Bloomberg’s fixed income data, this combination has proven particularly effective in addressing the complexities of term sheets, creating innovative solutions to ingest this data that better serve both internal teams and customers.

The challenging role of term sheets in fixed income

The corporate bond market encompasses a multitude of structures tailored to the needs of various investors, financing companies across the economy. Bloomberg plays a crucial role throughout the issuance process, providing yield calculators, risk metrics, trade ticketing, and reference data. Corporate bond data is vital for investors to make informed decisions on whether to purchase debt instruments from corporate entities. Given that there is no official centralized data source, Bloomberg serves as a key provider of this information to clients.

Clients are increasingly looking to electronify and automate the new issuance process to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk. As automation advances, the timeliness of data becomes even more critical, allowing investors to make faster, more informed decisions.

As one industry report highlights: “The top operational priority for buy-side, and many sell-side, traders in a year of record bond issuance is to streamline and electronify the primary market bond investment process.”

Processing the term sheets that outline the basic terms and conditions of each bond has historically been a labor-intensive task, requiring analysts to manually extract key data points. However, as the volume and complexity of financial instruments have grown, this manual approach has become unsustainable.

To address this challenge, Bloomberg’s Data team has developed AI-driven systems to automate the extraction of term sheet data. Machine learning models were created to recognize and extract crucial data fields, such as the bond’s term, interest rate, and yield—significantly improving the speed and efficiency of this process.

Historically, training these models required a substantial number of annotated term sheets due to variations in reporting formats. Experts reviewed the model outputs, ensuring annotations were precise to prevent incorrect training data from compromising the system’s effectiveness.

“This was a complex project,” recalls Esmie Papadimitriou, Team Leader, Fixed Income Data. “We quickly realized that we needed our best people for the annotation work. The deeper their subject matter expertise, the more efficient and effective they are. If annotations were not done well, we could have ended up with incorrect model training and months of wasted work.”

Addressing global market variability

One of the biggest challenges in automating term sheet processing is accounting for differences across global markets. Term sheets vary significantly in:
1. Structure – The length, delivery method, and order of information differ by region.
2. Language – In EMEA and APAC, term sheets are often written in local languages, requiring specialized models to interpret them accurately.
3. Content Interpretation – Local market conventions impact how certain terms are expressed or omitted, necessitating domain expertise to ensure accurate data extraction.
Bloomberg’s approach to automation factors in these variations by combining machine learning outputs with business logic and market expertise. The system is designed to identify crucial details that are missing—such as the bond issuer, currency, or denominations—and apply appropriate derivations based on the specific market context.

“This knowledge has been gathered over decades of working with market participants and has been coded into our automation pipelines,” explains Papadimitriou. “Our pipelines make use of AI-driven content extraction while incorporating domain-specific rules to ensure accuracy.”

Combining AI and human expertise to drive innovation

While AI enables the rapid processing of large volumes of term sheets, human expertise ensures that the extracted data is accurate, complete, and contextually appropriate. Bloomberg’s domain experts collaborate closely with the firm’s AI engineers to refine models and evaluate their outputs, ensuring the solutions they are used in meet the high standards expected by clients.”

“Stronger foundation models have been a game-changer: instead of spending months building and training bespoke systems, we can now deliver high-quality results in weeks — as long as we invest in clear task definitions, robust evaluation datasets, and tight feedback loops,” shared Shefaet Rahman, Global Head of AI Services in Bloomberg’s AI Engineering group. “Our collaboration with the Data department has been critical in turning these into durable assets that scale across workflows, enabling faster innovation without sacrificing precision.”

The partnership between Bloomberg’s Fixed Income Data team and Engineering has been instrumental in driving this innovation. “We have people who understand the technology stack and how to work with Engineering,” Papadimitriou emphasizes.

Freeing up time while safeguarding data quality

This approach has transformed Bloomberg’s fixed income data management. By combining the speed of AI with human oversight, the team has improved the accuracy of its data extraction pipeline while freeing up time to expand coverage into new and emerging markets, such as the Baltics and other Eastern European regions. This allows Bloomberg to anticipate customer needs and provide traders with critical data when they need it, helping them derive insights faster.

Linn O’Connor, Global Head of Data Securities, highlights how analysts are now able to focus on higher-value tasks: “It just makes the job more interesting. The tasks are different, and it becomes much more project-based. People are able to do much more to an even higher standard of quality.”

Looking ahead

As Bloomberg continues refining its AI systems and enhancing its data management processes, subject matter experts remain essential in ensuring that the data provided is accurate, relevant, and aligned with clients’ needs.

“AI and automation are powerful tools, but it’s the people behind the technology who make the difference. By working together, we can create innovative solutions that not only meet the demands of today’s market but also prepare us for the challenges of tomorrow,” Papadimitriou notes.

By blending cutting-edge technology with human expertise, Bloomberg isn’t just keeping up with the data-driven financial world—it is shaping its future.

Interested in learning more about open roles within Bloomberg Data? Explore the opportunities.
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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: Armenia Plans to Build $500 Million Artificial Intelligence Factory

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

YEREVAN, June 12 (Xinhua) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan considers the project to build an artificial intelligence factory to be the largest and most important technological investment in the country, he wrote on his microblog on a social network on Thursday.

“FirebirdCloudAI is the largest and most important technology investment, the “stargate” of Armenia. The idea arose when Jensen Huang /founder and CEO of NVIDIA — Xinhua/ visited Yerevan in 2023. Today, it becomes a reality. An AI factory equipped with thousands of Blackwell GPUs will drive innovation across Armenia,” the Armenian Prime Minister wrote.

On June 12, Armenian High-Tech Industry Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan announced that the country plans to build a large artificial intelligence factory with an investment of $500 million. The minister noted that this is a joint project of Firebird and NVIDIA, as well as the Armenian government.

At a government meeting, N. Pashinyan said that he proposed to partners to consider the possibility of implementing this investment program on the territory of the Academic City being created in the country. –0–

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI: Micron HBM Designed into Leading AMD AI Platform

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available in this link.

BOISE, Idaho, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today announced the integration of its HBM3E 36GB 12-high offering into the upcoming AMD Instinct™ MI350 Series solutions. This collaboration highlights the critical role of power efficiency and performance in training large AI models, delivering high-throughput inference and handling complex HPC workloads such as data processing and computational modeling. Furthermore, it represents another significant milestone in HBM industry leadership for Micron, showcasing its robust execution and the value of its strong customer relationships.

Micron HBM3E 36GB 12-high solution brings industry-leading memory technology to AMD Instinct™ MI350 Series GPU platforms, providing outstanding bandwidth and lower power consumption.¹ The AMD Instinct MI350 Series GPU platforms, built on AMD advanced CDNA 4 architecture, integrate 288GB of high-bandwidth HBM3E memory capacity, delivering up to 8 TB/s bandwidth for exceptional throughput. This immense memory capacity allows Instinct MI350 series GPUs to efficiently support AI models with up to 520 billion parameters—on a single GPU. In a full platform configuration, Instinct MI350 Series GPUs offers up to 2.3TB of HBM3E memory and achieves peak theoretical performance of up to 161 PFLOPS at FP4 precision, with leadership energy efficiency and scalability for high-density AI workloads. This tightly integrated architecture, combined with Micron’s power-efficient HBM3E, enables exceptional throughput for large language model training, inference and scientific simulation tasks—empowering data centers to scale seamlessly while maximizing compute performance per watt. This joint effort between Micron and AMD has enabled faster time to market for AI solutions.

“Our close working relationship and joint engineering efforts with AMD optimize compatibility of the Micron HBM3E 36GB 12-high product with the Instinct MI350 Series GPUs and platforms. Micron’s HBM3E industry leadership and technology innovations provide improved TCO benefits to end customers with high performance for demanding AI systems,” said Praveen Vaidyanathan, vice president and general manager of Cloud Memory Products at Micron.

“The Micron HBM3E 36GB 12-high product is instrumental in unlocking the performance and energy efficiency of AMD Instinct™ MI350 Series accelerators,” said Josh Friedrich, corporate vice president of AMD Instinct Product Engineering at AMD. “Our continued collaboration with Micron advances low-power, high-bandwidth memory that helps customers train larger AI models, speed inference and tackle complex HPC workloads.”

Micron HBM3E 36GB 12-high product is now qualified on multiple leading AI platforms. For more information on Micron’s HBM product portfolio, visit: High-bandwidth memory | Micron Technology Inc.

Additional Resources:

About Micron Technology, Inc.

Micron Technology, Inc. is an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron^® and Crucial^® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and compute-intensive applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), visit micron.com.

© 2025 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Information, products, and/or specifications are subject to change without notice. Micron, the Micron logo, and all other Micron trademarks are the property of Micron Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Micron Product and Technology Communications Contact:
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productandtechnology@micron.com

Micron Investor Relations Contact
Satya Kumar
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____________________________¹ Data rate testing estimates are based on shmoo plot of pin speed performed in a manufacturing test environment. Power and performance estimates are based on simulation results of workload uses cases.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: LEADER JEFFRIES: “HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL CONTINUE TO BEHAVE LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN A RECKLESS RUBBER STAMP FOR DONALD TRUMP’S EXTREME AGENDA”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to push back on the extremism being unleashed by House Republicans and the out-of-control Trump administration that is hurting American communities and our national security.

LEADER JEFFRIES: From the very beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have made clear that we will work with anyone in this town who is interested in making life better for the American people. House Democrats believe that America is too expensive. We’re committed to lowering housing costs, childcare costs, grocery costs, insurance costs and utility costs. There are far too many people in the United States of America who are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck. That should not happen in the wealthiest country in the history of the world.

Republicans and Donald Trump spent all of last year promising to lower the high cost of living. They haven’t done a damn thing to do it. Not a single thing. Trump promised that costs in America would go down on day one. Costs aren’t going down, they’re going up. Inflation is on the way up. Our credit rating as a country has been downgraded. The bond markets are having an adverse reaction to Trump’s presidency. The Trump tariffs are going to increase costs on everyday Americans by thousands of dollars a year. Donald Trump and House Republicans are crashing the American economy and are driving us toward a recession.

Yet House Republicans, later on this afternoon, are going to put forward a reckless rescissions package. It’s going to undermine America’s national security, hurt our ability to protect the American people in terms of their health, their safety and their well-being, including by going after a George W. Bush bipartisan initiative that has saved thousands, actually, hundreds of thousands, actually, millions of lives across the world by combating the HIV and AIDS crisis. And yet Republicans want to rip billions of dollars away from America’s efforts to keep her people safe and secure to satisfy some extreme ideological crusade related to a deeply unpopular effort formerly led by Elon Musk to devastate the American way of life.

And in all likelihood, every single House Republican, despite the claims that there’s some anxiety, will cave to Donald Trump and vote for the reckless Republican rescissions package. House Republicans aren’t interested in functioning like a separate and co-equal branch of government and holding the Trump administration accountable for its extremism. House Republicans will continue to behave like nothing more than a reckless Rubber Stamp for Donald Trump’s extreme agenda just like they did yesterday. And they’ll do the same thing today in voting to cut programs that are important when it comes to protecting the health, the safety, the national security and the economic well-being of the American people.

Full press conference can be watched here.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI: AMD Unveils Vision for an Open AI Ecosystem, Detailing New Silicon, Software and Systems at Advancing AI 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

— Only AMD powers the full spectrum of AI, bringing together leadership GPUs, CPUs, networking and open software to deliver unmatched flexibility and performance —

— Meta, OpenAI, xAI, Oracle, Microsoft, Cohere, HUMAIN, Red Hat, Astera Labs and Marvell discussed how they are partnering with AMD for AI solutions —

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) delivered its comprehensive, end-to-end integrated AI platform vision and introduced its open, scalable rack-scale AI infrastructure built on industry standards at its 2025 Advancing AI event.

AMD and its partners showcased:
- How they are building the open AI ecosystem with the new AMD Instinct™ MI350 Series accelerators
- The continued growth of the AMD ROCm™ ecosystem
- The company’s powerful, new, open rack-scale designs and roadmap that bring leadership rack-scale AI performance beyond 2027
“AMD is driving AI innovation at an unprecedented pace, highlighted by the launch of our AMD Instinct MI350 series accelerators, advances in our next generation AMD ‘Helios’ rack-scale solutions, and growing momentum for our ROCm open software stack,” said Dr. Lisa Su, AMD chair and CEO. “We are entering the next phase of AI, driven by open standards, shared innovation and AMD’s expanding leadership across a broad ecosystem of hardware and software partners who are collaborating to define the future of AI.”

AMD Delivers Leadership Solutions to Accelerate an Open AI Ecosystem
AMD announced a broad portfolio of hardware, software and solutions to power the full spectrum of AI:
- AMD unveiled the Instinct MI350 Series GPUs, setting a new benchmark for performance, efficiency and scalability in generative AI and high-performance computing. The MI350 Series, consisting of both Instinct MI350X and MI355X GPUs and platforms, delivers a 4x, generation-on-generation AI compute increaseⁱ and a 35x generational leap in inferencingⁱⁱ, paving the way for transformative AI solutions across industries. MI355X also delivers significant price-performance gains, generating up to 40% more tokens-per-dollar compared to competing solutionsⁱⁱⁱ. More details are available in this blog from Vamsi Boppana, AMD SVP, AI.
- AMD demonstrated end-to-end, open-standards rack-scale AI infrastructure—already rolling out with AMD Instinct MI350 Series accelerators, 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors and AMD Pensando™ Pollara NICs in hyperscaler deployments such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and set for broad availability in 2H 2025.
- AMD also previewed its next generation AI rack called “Helios.” It will be built on the next-generation AMD Instinct MI400 Series GPUs – which compared to the previous generation are expected to deliver up to 10x more performance running inference on Mixture of Experts models^iv, the “Zen 6”-based AMD EPYC “Venice” CPUs and AMD Pensando “Vulcano” NICs. More details are available in this blog post.
- The latest version of the AMD open-source AI software stack, ROCm 7, is engineered to meet the growing demands of generative AI and high-performance computing workloads—while dramatically improving developer experience across the board. ROCm 7 features improved support for industry-standard frameworks, expanded hardware compatibility and new development tools, drivers, APIs and libraries to accelerate AI development and deployment. More details are available in this blog post from Anush Elangovan, AMD CVP of AI Software Development.
- The Instinct MI350 Series exceeded AMD’s five-year goal to improve the energy efficiency of AI training and high-performance computing nodes by 30x, ultimately delivering a 38x improvement^v. AMD also unveiled a new 2030 goal to deliver a 20x increase in rack-scale energy efficiency from a 2024 base year^vi, enabling a typical AI model that today requires more than 275 racks to be trained in fewer than one fully utilized rack by 2030, using 95% less electricity^vii. More details are available in this blog post from Sam Naffziger, AMD SVP and Corporate Fellow.
- AMD also announced the broad availability of the AMD Developer Cloud for the global developer and open-source communities. Purpose-built for rapid, high-performance AI development, users will have access to a fully managed cloud environment with the tools and flexibility to get started with AI projects – and grow without limits. With ROCm 7 and the AMD Developer Cloud, AMD is lowering barriers and expanding access to next-gen compute. Strategic collaborations with leaders like Hugging Face, OpenAI and Grok are proving the power of co-developed, open solutions.
Broad Partner Ecosystem Showcases AI Progress Powered by AMD
Today, seven of the 10 largest model builders and Al companies are running production workloads on Instinct accelerators. Among those companies are Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft and xAI, who joined AMD and other partners at Advancing AI, to discuss how they are working with AMD for AI solutions to train today’s leading AI models, power inference at scale and accelerate AI exploration and development:
- Meta detailed how Instinct MI300X is broadly deployed for Llama 3 and Llama 4 inference. Meta shared excitement for MI350 and its compute power, performance-per-TCO and next-generation memory. Meta continues to collaborate closely with AMD on AI roadmaps, including plans for the Instinct MI400 Series platform.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed the importance of holistically optimized hardware, software and algorithms and OpenAI’s close partnership with AMD on AI infrastructure, with research and GPT models on Azure in production on MI300X, as well as deep design engagements on MI400 Series platforms.
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is among the first industry leaders to adopt the AMD open rack-scale AI infrastructure with AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs. OCI leverages AMD CPUs and GPUs to deliver balanced, scalable performance for AI clusters, and announced it will offer zettascale AI clusters accelerated by the latest AMD Instinct processors with up to 131,072 MI355X GPUs to enable customers to build, train and inference AI at scale.
- HUMAIN discussed its landmark agreement with AMD to build open, scalable, resilient and cost-efficient AI infrastructure leveraging the full spectrum of computing platforms only AMD can provide.
- Microsoft announced Instinct MI300X is now powering both proprietary and open-source models in production on Azure.
- Cohere shared that its high-performance, scalable Command models are deployed on Instinct MI300X, powering enterprise-grade LLM inference with high throughput, efficiency and data privacy.
- Red Hat described how its expanded collaboration with AMD enables production-ready AI environments, with AMD Instinct GPUs on Red Hat OpenShift AI delivering powerful, efficient AI processing across hybrid cloud environments.
- Astera Labs highlighted how the open UALink ecosystem accelerates innovation and delivers greater value to customers and shared plans to offer a comprehensive portfolio of UALink products to support next-generation AI infrastructure.
- Marvell joined AMD to highlight its collaboration as part of the UALink Consortium developing an open interconnect, bringing the ultimate flexibility for AI infrastructure.
Supporting Resources
- Learn more about the event here.
- Access the AAI 2025 press kit here.
- Learn more about AMD AI solutions here.
- Connect with AMD on Linkedin
- Follow AMD on X: AMD, AMD AI
About AMD
For more than 55 years, AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies. Hundreds of millions of consumers, Fortune 500 businesses, and leading scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology to improve how they live, work, and play. AMD employees are focused on building leadership high-performance and adaptive products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit www.amd.com.

Cautionary Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) such as the features, functionality, performance, availability, timing and expected benefits of AMD products and roadmaps; AMD’s AI platform; and AMD’s partner ecosystem, which are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as “would,” “may,” “expects,” “believes,” “plans,” “intends,” “projects” and other terms with similar meaning. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this press release are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this press release and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Such statements are subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond AMD’s control, that could cause actual results and other future events to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. Material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation, the following: Intel Corporation’s dominance of the microprocessor market and its aggressive business practices; Nvidia’s dominance in the graphics processing unit market and its aggressive business practices; competitive markets in which AMD’s products are sold; the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry; market conditions of the industries in which AMD products are sold; AMD’s ability to introduce products on a timely basis with expected features and performance levels; loss of a significant customer; economic and market uncertainty; quarterly and seasonal sales patterns; AMD’s ability to adequately protect its technology or other intellectual property; unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations; ability of third party manufacturers to manufacture AMD’s products on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies; availability of essential equipment, materials, substrates or manufacturing processes; ability to achieve expected manufacturing yields for AMD’s products; AMD’s ability to generate revenue from its semi-custom SoC products; potential security vulnerabilities; potential security incidents including IT outages, data loss, data breaches and cyberattacks; uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of AMD’s products; AMD’s reliance on third-party intellectual property to design and introduce new products; AMD’s reliance on third-party companies for design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, software, memory and other computer platform components; AMD’s reliance on Microsoft and other software vendors’ support to design and develop software to run on AMD’s products; AMD’s reliance on third-party distributors and add-in-board partners; impact of modification or interruption of AMD’s internal business processes and information systems; compatibility of AMD’s products with some or all industry-standard software and hardware; costs related to defective products; efficiency of AMD’s supply chain; AMD’s ability to rely on third party supply-chain logistics functions; AMD’s ability to effectively control sales of its products on the gray market; long-term impact of climate change on AMD’s business; impact of government actions and regulations such as export regulations, tariffs and trade protection measures, and licensing requirements; AMD’s ability to realize its deferred tax assets; potential tax liabilities; current and future claims and litigation; impact of environmental laws, conflict minerals related provisions and other laws or regulations; evolving expectations from governments, investors, customers and other stakeholders regarding corporate responsibility matters; issues related to the responsible use of AI; restrictions imposed by agreements governing AMD’s notes, the guarantees of Xilinx’s notes, the revolving credit agreement and the ZT Systems credit agreement; impact of acquisitions, joint ventures and/or strategic investments on AMD’s business and AMD’s ability to integrate acquired businesses, including ZT Systems; AMD’s ability to sell the ZT Systems manufacturing business; impact of any impairment of the combined company’s assets; political, legal and economic risks and natural disasters; future impairments of technology license purchases; AMD’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; and AMD’s stock price volatility. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in AMD’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to AMD’s most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, EPYC, AMD CDNA, AMD Instinct, Pensando, ROCm, Ryzen, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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ⁱ Based on calculations by AMD Performance Labs in May 2025, to determine the peak theoretical precision performance of eight (8) AMD Instinct™ MI355X and MI350X GPUs (Platform) and eight (8) AMD Instinct MI325X, MI300X, MI250X and MI100 GPUs (Platform) using the FP16, FP8, FP6 and FP4 datatypes with Matrix. Server manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Results may vary based on use of the latest drivers and optimizations.
MI350-004

ⁱⁱMI350-044: Based on AMD internal testing as of 6/9/2025. Using 8 GPU AMD Instinct™ MI355X Platform measuring text generated online serving inference throughput for Llama 3.1-405B chat model (FP4) compared 8 GPU AMD Instinct™ MI300X Platform performance with (FP8). Test was performed using input length of 32768 tokens and an output length of 1024 tokens with concurrency set to best available throughput to achieve 60ms on each platform, 1 for MI300X (35.3ms) and 64ms for MI355X platforms (50.6ms). Server manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers and optimizations.

ⁱⁱⁱ Based on performance testing by AMD Labs as of 6/6/2025, measuring the text generated inference throughput on the LLaMA 3.1-405B model using the FP4 datatype with various combinations of input, output token length with AMD Instinct™ MI355X 8x GPU, and published results for the NVIDIA B200 HGX 8xGPU. Performance per dollar calculated with current pricing for NVIDIA B200 available from Coreweave website and expected Instinct MI355X based cloud instance pricing. Server manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers and optimizations. Current customer pricing as of June 10, 2025, and subject to change. MI350-049

^iv MI400-001: Performance projection as of 06/05/2025 using engineering estimates based on the design of a future AMD Instinct MI400 Series GPU compared to the Instinct MI355x, with 2K and 16K prefill with TP8, EP8 and projected inference performance, and using a GenAI training model evaluated with GEMM and Attention algorithms for the Instinct MI400 Series. Results may vary when products are released in market. (MI400-001)

^v EPYC-030a: Calculation includes 1) base case kWhr use projections in 2025 conducted with Koomey Analytics based on available research and data that includes segment specific projected 2025 deployment volumes and data center power utilization effectiveness (PUE) including GPU HPC and machine learning (ML) installations and 2) AMD CPU and GPU node power consumptions incorporating segment-specific utilization (active vs. idle) percentages and multiplied by PUE to determine actual total energy use for calculation of the performance per Watt. 38x is calculated using the following formula: (base case HPC node kWhr use projection in 2025 * AMD 2025 perf/Watt improvement using DGEMM and TEC +Base case ML node kWhr use projection in 2025 *AMD 2025 perf/Watt improvement using ML math and TEC) /(Base case projected kWhr usage in 2025). For more information, https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/corporate-responsibility/data-center-sustainability.html.

^vi AMD based advanced racks for AI training/inference in each year (2024 to 2030) based on AMD roadmaps, also examining historical trends to inform rack design choices and technology improvements to align projected goals and historical trends. The 2024 rack is based on the MI300X node, which is comparable to the Nvidia H100 and reflects current common practice in AI deployments in 2024/2025 timeframe. The 2030 rack is based on an AMD system and silicon design expectations for that time frame. In each case, AMD specified components like GPUs, CPUs, DRAM, storage, cooling, and communications, tracking component and defined rack characteristics for power and performance. Calculations do not include power used for cooling air or water supply outside the racks but do include power for fans and pumps internal to the racks.
Performance improvements are estimated based on progress in compute output (delivered, sustained, not peak FLOPS), memory (HBM) bandwidth, and network (scale-up) bandwidth, expressed as indices and weighted by the following factors for training and inference.

Training FLOPS HBM BW Scale-up BW

Inference 70.0% 10.0% 20.0%

45.0% 32.5% 22.5%

Performance and power use per rack together imply trends in performance per watt over time for training and inference, then indices for progress in training and inference are weighted 50:50 to get the final estimate of AMD projected progress by 2030 (20x). The performance number assumes continued AI model progress in exploiting lower precision math formats for both training and inference which results in both an increase in effective FLOPS and a reduction in required bandwidth per FLOP.

^vii AMD estimated the number of racks to train a typical notable AI model based on EPOCH AI data (https://epoch.ai). For this calculation we assume, based on these data, that a typical model takes 10²⁵ floating point operations to train (based on the median of 2025 data), and that this training takes place over 1 month. FLOPs needed = 10^25 FLOPs/(seconds/month)/Model FLOPs utilization (MFU) = 10^25/(2.6298*10^6)/0.6. Racks = FLOPs needed/(FLOPS/rack in 2024 and 2030). The compute performance estimates from the AMD roadmap suggests that approximately 276 racks would be needed in 2025 to train a typical model over one month using the MI300X product (assuming 22.656 PFLOPS/rack with 60% MFU) and <1 fully utilized rack would be needed to train the same model in 2030 using a rack configuration based on an AMD roadmap projection. These calculations imply a >276-fold reduction in the number of racks to train the same model over this six-year period. Electricity use for a MI300X system to completely train a defined 2025 AI model using a 2024 rack is calculated at ~7GWh, whereas the future 2030 AMD system could train the same model using ~350 MWh, a 95% reduction. AMD then applied carbon intensities per kWh from the International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook 2024 [https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2024]. IEA’s stated policy case gives carbon intensities for 2023 and 2030. We determined the average annual change in intensity from 2023 to 2030 and applied that to the 2023 intensity to get 2024 intensity (434 CO2 g/kWh) versus the 2030 intensity (312 CO2 g/kWh). Emissions for the 2024 baseline scenario of 7 GWh x 434 CO2 g/kWh equates to approximately 3000 metric tC02, versus the future 2030 scenario of 350 MWh x 312 CO₂ g/kWh equates to around100 metric tCO2.

Contact:
Brandi Martina
AMD Communications
(512) 705-1720
Brandi.martina@amd.com

Liz Stine
AMD Investor Relations
+1 720-652-3965
liz.stine@amd.com

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Lummis Introduces AI Legislation to Foster Development & Strengthen Professional Responsibility
US Senate News:
Source: United States Senator for Wyoming Cynthia Lummis
June 12, 2025

Washington, D.C.— Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the Responsible Innovation and Safe Expertise (RISE) Act of 2025, clarifying that when professionals—such as physicians, attorneys, engineers, and financial advisors—use AI systems in their practice, they retain the legal duty to exercise due diligence, verify the system’s outputs, and stand behind the advice they deliver.

“Wyoming values both innovation and accountability; the RISE Act creates predictable standards that encourage safer AI development while preserving professional autonomy,” said Lummis. “This legislation doesn’t create blanket immunity for AI – in fact, it requires AI developers to publicly disclose model specifications so professionals can make informed decisions about the AI tools they choose to utilize. It also means that licensed professionals are ultimately responsible for the advice and decisions they make. This is smart policy for the digital age that protects innovation, demands transparency, and puts professionals and their clients first.”

Background:

This is the first targeted liability reform legislation for professional-grade AI.

AI is transforming professional industries including medicine, law, engineering, and finance, with these tools increasingly being utilized in critical decision-making processes that impact millions of Americans.

Current liability rules create barriers to innovation by exposing AI developers to legal risk, even when their tools are used responsibly by trained, licensed professionals in their areas of expertise.

Developers face a patchwork of state-by-state liability standards, creating legal uncertainty that discourages investment in professional-grade AI.

Developers may claim safe-harbor immunity only if they publicly release a model card and key design specifications so that physicians, attorneys, engineers, and other professionals can understand what the AI can and cannot do before relying on it for decisions that affect millions of Americans.
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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Stansbury Press Trump on Musk’s and DOGE’s Failures, Offer Recommendations to Cut Waste, Lower Costs Without Hurting Middle-Class Americans

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren

June 12, 2025

Lawmakers’ recommendations would save U.S. government more than $2 trillion over next decade while making everyday Americans better off; provide stark contrast to Republican bill that would cut health coverage for millions

“Mr. Musk’s efforts at DOGE were never truly about cutting waste….DOGE pushed reckless policies that gutted essential services and ousted experienced civil servants, all while reducing oversight and increasing profits for Mr. Musk’s companies.”

Text of Letter (PDF)

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee for Delivering on Government Efficiency, wrote to President Donald Trump, pressing him on Elon Musk’s and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s failures to cut government waste and lower costs. The lawmakers laid out a set of recommendations that would, in stark contrast to Republican proposals, eliminate $2 trillion in wasteful government spending without slashing critical government programs and causing economic chaos.

The letter follows a public feud between Trump and Musk, which began shortly after Musk’s departure from the White House. It also comes as Republicans jam through Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes multi-trillion-dollar tax cuts for the rich, paid for by massive cuts to Americans’ health care coverage.

“It is time to eliminate the real waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending, rather than ravaging programs that keep Americans safe, secure, and healthy just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and large corporations,” wrote the lawmakers. “You should learn from Elon Musk and DOGE’s mistakes, end your attacks on critical federal programs, and instead act on these recommendations.”

The lawmakers highlighted DOGE’s failure to identify and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse — instead, Musk’s approach increased costs and suffering for Americans. DOGE’s “wall of receipts” included significant errors and misinformation. Musk’s efforts to gut up to 10% of the federal workforce were found to have created “exponentially larger waste.” When DOGE did make cuts to the federal budget, they seemingly ran afoul of the law.

“In a futile search for fraud in the wrong places, and an ill-informed effort to slash the federal workforce, DOGE has imposed more costs on American taxpayers than it has saved, all while helping Elon Musk’s business empire and DOGE employees’ pockets,” wrote the lawmakers.

As an alternative to DOGE’s failures, the lawmakers offered recommendations to reduce wasteful government spending, eliminate unfair loopholes and giveaways to the wealthiest Americans, make the government more efficient and effective, and save taxpayers at least $2 trillion over the next decade.

“Although Mr. Musk and DOGE have failed at achieving their purported savings goals, you could choose to end this government waste while avoiding dangerous cuts to important federal programs,” wrote the lawmakers.

The lawmakers’ recommendations include: cracking down on healthcare profiteering, negotiating better contracts for the Department of Defense, saving on education programs, cutting waste and abuse in the federal tax code, keeping the federal government’s cloud and other IT markets competitive, and reducing waste in unnecessary federal arrests and detention programs.

“Our recommendations would save the U.S. government more than $2 trillion over the next decade. Meanwhile, your tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy would cost U.S. taxpayers $4 trillion over the same period,” concluded the lawmakers. “It is time to eliminate the real waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending, rather than ravaging programs that keep Americans safe, secure, and healthy just to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and large corporations.”

In April, Senator Warren and Representative Stansbury introduced the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform (SEER) Act, a bill to strengthen transparency and ethics requirements for Special Government Employees (SGEs). The bill would have reined in Elon Musk while he was in the SGE role by restricting certain SGEs from officially communicating with agencies and offices that regulate or contract with large companies owned by the SGE.

To mark 130 days of Elon Musk’s government service as an SGE, Senator Warren recently published a report detailing 130 acts of Musk’s corruption. While serving as an SGE and leading DOGE, Musk maintained extensive financial conflicts of interest through his ownership of or stake in several private and publicly traded companies including Tesla, SpaceX, X and xAI, the Boring Company, and Neuralink.

Senator Warren first wrote to Musk in January with 30 proposals that would cut at least $2 trillion of wasteful government spending over the next decade. She has identified numerous instances of waste, fraud, and abuse in government during her twelve years in Congress and repeatedly called out unsustainable spending, abusive practices and programs, and government contractors that line their pockets at taxpayers’ expense.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Warnock Joins Faith Leaders at Vigil to Decry Cruel Cuts to Working Families in GOP Tax Bill

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Source: United States Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock – Georgia

Warnock Joins Faith Leaders at Vigil to Decry Cruel Cuts to Working Families in GOP Tax Bill

Senator Reverend Warnock joined national faith leaders on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to bear witness to the GOP tax bill that would reward the wealthiest Americans with tax cuts while targeting the most vulnerable with cuts to health care

“Pentecost Witness for A Moral Budget” brought together faith leaders, policymakers, and activists to pray, speak up on behalf of marginalized Georgians and Americans, and advocate for a moral budget

In his remarks, Senator Warnock recalled how he was arrested in 2017 protesting the last GOP reconciliation bill, only to be back again as a U.S. Senator fighting for working families in this latest legislative fight

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) spoke out against cruel cuts to working families in the GOP tax bill during a gathering on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with clergy and faith leaders moved by a moral conscience. The gathering, dubbed “Pentecost Witness for A Moral Budget”, was aimed at speaking up for the country’s most vulnerable—the very people the Senator’s faith calls on him to protect. The Senator and faith leaders decried how vulnerable Georgians and Americans are under real and dire threat in a moment that serves as a test to both their faith and our democracy. As the legislation text stands currently, the GOP tax bill being rammed through Congress by Washington Republicans would cut $800 billion from Medicaid, leaving 16 million more Americans uninsured, including an estimated 750,000 Georgians.

“I came to the Capitol in 2017 when they were trying to pass a tax cut for the wealthiest of the wealthy. […] I got arrested that day. Here I am, eight years later, having transformed my agitation into legislation, my protest into public policy. But I’m here today because I still know how to agitate. I still know how to protest. I’m not a Senator who used to be a pastor. I’m a pastor in the Senate. And so, here’s what we have come to do today. If this budget were an EKG, it would suggest that many of my colleagues have a heart problem. And we have gathered today to perform moral surgery because our children deserve better. They are talking about waste, fraud, and abuse. There is not enough waste, fraud, and abuse to cut $800 billion from Medicaid. That means some people will not get covered. Seniors, and veterans, and children. $300 billion out of SNAP. That means they are taking food out of the hungry mouths of children in order to give people like Elon Musk a tax cut,” said Senator Warnock at the faith-based rally.

Faith leaders and policymakers attending the gathering were praying, testifying, storytelling, reading Scripture verses about people experiencing poverty in the Bible and standing for justice, as well as advocating for a moral budget.

The public witness event was led by Reverend Jim Wallis, the founding Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice, as well as Reverend Adam Taylor of Sojourners and Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner with the National African American Clergy Network. Senator Warnock was also joined by Senate colleagues Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).

A transcript of Senator Warnock’s remarks can be found below:

Hello everybody. Thank you all so very much for standing on the Capitol steps in this moral moment in America. And I have to tell you that as I stand here today with my friend Jim Wallace, and with the Reverend Barbara Williams Skinner, and so many others, this feels like deja vu.

Because they were trying to pass a reconciliation bill in 2017 during the first Trump administration. And when they were trying to pass that bill, I was not a United States Senator. I came to the Capitol in 2017 when they were trying to pass a tax cut for the wealthiest of the wealthy. I came with clergy, including the Reverend Barbara Williams Skinner. And as I stood there, I said then what I want to say today: that a budget is not just a fiscal document, it’s a moral document. Show me your budget, and I’ll show you who you think matters and who does not. Who you think is dispensable.

And we stood there in 2017 making the same point. I was with the Reverend Doctor William Barber, and I said, “Which one of us is getting arrested today? You or me?” I got the short straw. I got arrested that day. And the Capitol police, they were professional, they didn’t mishandle me, and they deserve credit for doing what we asked them to do. But what they didn’t understand that day as they said, “Pastor, if you don’t stop praying, if you don’t stop singing in the rotunda of the Capitol, we’re going to have to arrest you.” What they didn’t understand is that I had already been arrested. My mind and my imagination and my heart had been arrested by the heartbeat of children who should not lose their food and who should not lose their health care in order to give wealthy people a tax cut.

And so they arrested me that day in 2017. Here I am, eight years later, having transformed my agitation into legislation, my protest into public policy. But I’m here today because I still know how to agitate. I still know how to protest. I’m not a Senator who used to be a pastor. I’m a pastor in the Senate. And so, here’s what we have come to do today. If this budget were an EKG, it would suggest that many of my colleagues have a heart problem. And we have gathered today to perform moral surgery because our children deserve better. They are talking about waste, fraud, and abuse. There is not enough waste, fraud, and abuse to cut $800 billion from Medicaid. That means some people will not get covered. Seniors, and veterans, and children. $300 billion out of SNAP. That means they are taking food out of the hungry mouths of children in order to give people like Elon Musk a tax cut. And the folks who vote for this will be in someone’s church next Sunday. I have a scripture for them: Away with your noise. Away with your songs. I will not hear them. I hate your festivals. I hate your solemn gatherings. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

God is not impressed by you quoting scripture. God is not impressed by you showing up to church on Sunday. The acid test of your faith is the depth of your commitment to the least and left out of God’s hungry children. In closing, and nobody believes a Baptist preacher when he says in closing, let me just say this to you: in this dark moment in our country, we know what they are trying to do to Medicaid. We know what they are trying to do to SNAP. We know what they are trying to do to federal workers. We know there are starving people abroad right now—children—through their cuts to USAID. But there is something else they are doing that is even more sinister. They are trying to weaponize despair. They are trying to convince you that they have already won and so you need not fight. This is what you must resist. You must resist the despair that is so deep that you stop fighting. Because when we fight, we win. Are you ready to stand up in this moral moment? Are you ready to stand up for our children? Are you ready to stand up for the elderly? Are you ready to stand up for the seniors and those who are struggling? Are you ready to stand up for the best in the American spirit? So let’s stick together, let’s pray together, let’s work together, let’s fight together. Truth crushed to Earth will rise again.

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June 13, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Additional £96m for the Crown Prosecution Service
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

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Additional £96m for the Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) Spending Review settlement increases the organisation’s funding by more than 10% from 2026 to 2029.
The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC said:

The criminal justice system was on the brink of collapse and courts in crisis after fourteen years of neglect. We need to make our streets safe again, while also rebuilding confidence in the system.

That is why I welcome the Chancellor’s record investment into the future of CPS as part of the government’s Plan for Change to deliver safer streets and swifter justice.

This additional £96m for the Crown Prosecution Service will help protect victims by tackling the backlog, speeding up justice and unlocking digital developments through AI so we can keep dangerous offenders off our streets – and importantly, deliver a justice system that serves victims.

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said:

The funding announced will help the Crown Prosecution Service meet the significant challenges of the future while focusing on our number one priority: to reduce delays so victims get justice sooner.

This settlement will mean more prosecutors who can charge cases and get them ready for court, bringing more criminals to justice and giving closure to more victims – which in turn makes our streets safer.

It will also help unlock the potential of artificial intelligence and other technologies which will mean our prosecutors can work more efficiently, helping us do even more with this much needed funding.

For background

The Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) Spending Review settlement increases the organisation’s funding by more than 10% from 2026 to 2029.

This settlement recognises the significant pressure CPS continues to be under due to increasing demand on the criminal justice system.

The additional £96m over the Spending Review period will allow CPS to:

increase the number of prosecutors

build capacity and capability through focused recruitment and development schemes

continuously improve the quality and efficiency of CPS’s service

enable CPS to continue to play part in the cross-government effort to reduce delays in the justice system

invest in improving the experience of the prosecution process for victims and witnesses

Further funding will also be made available to develop key digital programmes –Digital Jury Bundles, in-house technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) capability – increasing productivity and efficiency and enhancing the quality of CPS services.

Funding for digital innovation will enable the CPS to drive value for money to create a leaner, more efficient service for victims and witnesses.

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Warnock Joins Faith Leaders at Vigil to Decry Cruel Cuts to Working Families in GOP Tax Bill

Senator Reverend Warnock joined national faith leaders on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to bear witness to the GOP tax bill that would reward the wealthiest Americans with tax cuts while targeting the most vulnerable with cuts to health care

“Pentecost Witness for A Moral Budget” brought together faith leaders, policymakers, and activists to pray, speak up on behalf of marginalized Georgians and Americans, and advocate for a moral budget

In his remarks, Senator Warnock recalled how he was arrested in 2017 protesting the last GOP reconciliation bill, only to be back again as a U.S. Senator fighting for working families in this latest legislative fight

Additional £96m for the Crown Prosecution Service

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