#FY 2025

[amitkakkareasyvisa]

(via USCIS Announces Second H-1B Visa Lottery for FY 2025)

[hislop3]

Monday = Budget Day

As much as politics consumes the news, little on policy is included. Most days, the political stuff such as trials, Congressional hearings, back and forth tabloid (almost) stuff is front and center, missing is the “meat”. Reminds me of the 80’s Wendy’s commercial titled, “Where’s the beef?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riH5EsGcmTw While I know that the national election, inclusive of the…

[michaelgabrill]

Presidents NASA FY 2025 Funding Supports US Space Climate Leadership

The Biden-Harris Administration Monday released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes funding to invest in America and the American people and will allow NASA to continue advancing our understanding of Earth and space while inspiring the world through discovery. “As history has proven, as the present has shown, and as the future […] from NASA https://ift.tt/dPh3nLy

[imagilityimmigrationsoftware]

USCIS's second H1B lottery for FY 2025 brings another chance for applicants. Get all the details on this unexpected opportunity and what steps to take if you’re selected in this second round.

[jobskenyaplace]

TENDER FOR SUPPLY OF GOODS AND PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR THE FY 2024/2025 - LGHS

LUGULU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL TENDER JUNE 2024   TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from interested and eligible bidders for the supply of goods and provision of services for the financial year2024/2025 as detailed below. TENDER NO. DESCRIPTION ELIGIBILITY LGHS/01/2024/2025 Supply of clean dry maize Open LGHS/02/2024/2025 Supply of clean dry beans & groundnuts Open LG HS/03/2024/2025 Supply of…

[nationallawreview]

House and Senate Hold Hearings on EPA’s FY 2025 Budget Request

On April 30, 2024, the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a separate hearing on EPA’s FY 2025 budget request on May 1, 2024, and the Senate…

[felassan]

context and explanation: EA's quarterly earnings conference call for Q4 and FY 2024 starts in just under 15 minutes at 2pm PT. before the calls start, some of the associated files/documents pertaining to the call get put up on EA's website. The "Core Business and FY25 Title Slate" image is from the Earnings Slides. the quote under the table reads "We have two unannounced titles in FY25: one partner title expected in Q4, and one owned IP title, which is not included in the above table. We expect to provide more details on timing at a later date." DA:D is an owned IP title of EA. The Twitter user asks Jeff Grubb (a games media person who revealed the title of DA:D) if the referenced "one owned IP title" is DA:D. Jeff confirms that this does indeed refer to Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, meaning that this slide confirms that DA:D is planned to release in FY25 (Financial Year 25). for info, I think FY25 runs from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2025.

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[willowreader]

If Project 2025 goes ahead those with disabilities are in trouble. Wake up. This is bad for most US citizens.

Important meeting on project 2025. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that the president has absolute immunity, it makes it much easier for him to implement project 2025

Project 2025 has some very concerning changes to disability programs, health programs for low income, people, and social Security.

Project 2025: Implications for Social Security and Health Policies

Social Security Implications

1. **Raising the Retirement Age:**

- Proposal to raise the normal retirement age from 67 to 69 or 70.

- Gradual implementation by adjusting the age by one or two months per year.

- Rationale: Increased life expectancy and improved health of older Americans.

- Criticism: Potentially reduces benefits for future retirees and seen as a regressive approach.

2. **Disability Benefits:**

- Proposals to cut Social Security disability benefits.

- Includes tightening eligibility requirements and reducing benefit amounts.

- Criticism: Could severely impact individuals relying on these benefits due to their inability to work.

Changes to Health Policies

1. **Medicaid Restructuring:**

- Proposal to convert federal Medicaid funding to block grants or per capita caps.

- States would receive a fixed amount of federal funding, regardless of actual costs.

- Suggests eliminating federal oversight of state Medicaid programs.

- Potential Impact: Reduced coverage and benefits, and decreased quality and consistency of care.

2. **Impact on Medicare:**

- Aims to reduce patient access to new medications by opposing Medicare's ability to negotiate drug prices.

- Could lead to higher out-of-pocket costs for seniors.

- Proposals to transition Medicare to a system that may increase premiums for many seniors.

- Repealing cost-saving measures such as the $35 insulin cap and the $2,000 out-of-pocket maximum.

3. **Reproductive Health:**

- Imposes stringent federal requirements on reproductive health.

- Prohibits Planned Parenthood from receiving federal Medicaid funding.

- Restricts Medicaid coverage for abortion services.

- Potential Impact: Limited access to reproductive health services for many individuals.

Project 2025 proposes substantial changes to Social Security and health policies, focusing on reducing federal spending. However, there are concerns about the potential negative impact on vulnerable populations, including seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income individuals.

Sources:

[1] Social Security Could Be Upended Under New Proposal - Newsweek

[2] Project 2025 Blueprint Also Includes Draconian Cuts to Medicaid

[3] Supplemental Security Income Program FY 2025 Congressional

[4] Policy | Project 2025

[5] What a Trump Presidency Could Mean for Social Security in 2025

[6] Inside Project 2025 - Boston Review

[7] REPORT: 'Project 2025' Manifesto Co-Author Stephen Moore Has ...

[8] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Project 2025

[9] Adult OASDI Beneficiaries and SSI Recipients Who Need ...

[10] Project 2025: What is in conservative groups' plan if Trump wins?

[11] Statement by Commissioner O'Malley on the President's Fiscal Year ...

[12] The People's Guide to Project 2025 - Democracy Forward

[13] Social Security: Here's what

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[chronicandironic]

What actions can we take to support more wastewater testing?

Readers interested in seeing continued wastewater testing can consider:

1.Ask your representatives in Congress to support CDC NWSS in the FY 2025 budget and through reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.

2. Encourage your state and local governments to fund wastewater testing at these levels. New York State offers one notable example: Governor Kathy Hochul included an expansion of wastewater surveillance in the state’s 2023 budget.

3. Ask your local wastewater treatment plants to get involved with testing. Public health officials or companies have to work with these plants to collect samples, which is often a “limiting factor” in expanding testing, Matus, from Biobot, said. Community members can reach out to these plants directly and let them know there is interest in testing, she said.

4. If you live in or have connections to Canada, consider signing this petition encouraging continued wastewater surveillance in Ontario. “We believe canceling this program is dangerous, short-sighted, and anti-science,” said a member of the volunteer group behind this petition in an email to The Sick Times.

[lostsemicolon]

> By his count, the City of San Antonio and the Texas Department of Transportation come out weekly to clear the place out.

> It doesn’t stay cleared out long.

Wow, maybe clearing camps doesn't solve homelessness? Maybe you should try anything else?

[callmey1]

So we’ve been learning about foreign aid programs in class like USAID, and this stood out to me, so figured I should compile this here: The USA is going to spend $42.8 Billion on foreign aid next year. That sounds like a lot of money right? Well a lot of people would agree, opinion polls show that US citizens generally think foreign aid spending is around 25% of the annual national budget. In reality, the spending is less than 1%. For reference, with those numbers, that means people think the annual budget would be $171.2 Billion, which is a LOT of money, but the department of defense’s annual budget in the US is $2.02 TRILLION. WITH A T. Let that sink in. That means that the DEFENSE spending of the government every year is 472 times what the average person thought that the TOTAL annual budget for the government was. This is insane, we are spending a ludicrous amount of money on the military, which is mostly used for unnecessary expenses, like the $177 million jets. We don’t even use the military either. We refuse to use this 2 trillion dollar per year organization to help aid countries suffering from genocides and wars. This money that could go to helping the poor, or paying off the national debt at the very least.

I don’t know how to tag this well, so I’ll do my best and tag this if you know relevant tags. Sources below, 2 .gov and 1 .edu that is politically fairly neutral and commonly accepted as credible.

[amitkakkareasyvisa]

Commencement of FY 2025 H-1B Visa Application Process

[hislop3]

MedPAC Recommendations: Home Health, Hospice, Inpatient Rehab Facilities

Yesterday I wrote about MedPAC’s rate recommendations for SNFs for FY 2025. Recall, MedPAC makes these recommendations annually, assuming the full commission votes (in January 2024) for the recommendations as released by draft. The final recommendations go to Congress. Yesterday’s post was the “draft” position for SNFs. Today, I’m including summaries for Home Health, Hospice, and Inpatient Rehab…

[usafphantom2]

While USAF is spending more for NGAD, US Navy's "FY 2025 request is seeking significantly fewer research and development dollars for the effort. While last year’s request sought $1.5 billion for F/A-XX, this year’s submission is asking for $454 million"

news.usni.org/2024/03/11/new…

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[jobskenyaplace]

PRE-QUALIFICATION OF CONSULTANTS FY 2023/2025 - KUTRRH

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY TEACHING, REFERRAL & RESEARCH HOSPITAL (KUTRRH) TENDER FEBRUARY 2024   OPEN NATIONAL TENDERS Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital invites sealed tenders from interested eligible bidders as per the instructions provided here under. No Reference Description Of Tenders Closing Date Eligibility 1. KUTRRH/TNDR/G/052/ IMIC/2023-2024 Supply and Delivery of…

[darkmaga-retard]

The world has erupted in conflict as a direct result of the economy turning down. We are seeing it across the globe, from Bangladesh, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria to name a few. There is peace when everyone is fat and happy but that is no longer the case in the majority of the world amid the cost of living crisis. Some places have been hit far worse than others. The Nigerian naira lost 230% of its value in the past year and is utterly worthless. Inflation reached 34.19% in June 2024, the highest level since March 1996. Food inflation alone is up 40.87%. The cost of living crisis has caused the people to take to the streets to engage in what the media has deemed “the hunger protests.”

The World Bank valued Nigeria’s GDP at $362.81 billion in 2023 and expects it to surpass $386.4 billion by 2025. GDP advanced 2.98% YoY during Q1, primarily driven by the services sector, which contributed over 58% to the aggregate. Nigeria is an oil-rich nation and Africa’s largest oil producer.

Yet, overt corruption prevents the people from benefiting. Corruption has long been a problem in Nigeria. Most recently, Parliament attempted to impeach Siminalayi Fubara last October after serving only five months in office in favor of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Fast forward to the entire Parliament building burning down, followed by the resignation of 27 lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Fubara’s proposed 2024 budget led to nine cabinet members and five elected officials resigning. Government then split in half – one supporting Fubara and the other supporting Wike. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu overstepped by dropping all cases pending against Fubara. And basically, they have accomplished nothing but continued spending and were already knee-deep in the mess past governments have created. About 90% of the nation’s revenue goes toward repaying its debts. They have no real economic plan it place. Then leave it to government to cripple its own ability to earn. Last May, Tinubu implemented a slew of regulations and economic reforms that included ending energy subsidies and devaluing the naira.