U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · Original source
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the 2026 Update to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, announced by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The plan replaces six goals with four focused on risk reduction, research, care and family support. The FDA launched an Alzheimer’s Prevention Accelerator, and ARPA-H announced up to $48.8 million for earlier detection and intervention projects.
Office of Governor Jared Polis · Original source
Colorado Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade celebrated Boom Supersonic’s decision to expand operations in the state. The company’s new Superpower Superfactory is a 200,000-square-foot, two-building manufacturing campus in Centennial that will produce Superpower turbines and turbine components from raw materials. Colorado says it hosts more than 2,200 aerospace businesses supporting over 58,000 direct jobs.
Office of Governor Josh Stein · Original source
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced that optical interconnect maker US Conec Ltd. will invest more than $149.7 million in a new manufacturing facility in Hickory, adding 224 jobs in Catawba County. The new positions will average $56,982 a year, above the county average. A $500,000 performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund will support the expansion of the company, headquartered in Hickory since 1992.
Office of Governor Kathy Hochul · Original source
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of a $1.9 billion project, funded by congestion pricing, to replace 1930s-era signals on the A and C lines in Brooklyn and Queens with Communications-Based Train Control. The largest signal replacement in MTA history covers 42 track miles and 23 stations serving 350,000 weekday riders. The contract went to L.K. Comstock & Railworks, with completion expected in the second quarter of 2032.
U.S. Department of Commerce · Original source
The U.S. Department of Commerce signed letters of intent for up to $389 million in CHIPS and Science Act R&D awards for power semiconductors and materials. Helion would receive up to $175 million, Commonwealth Fusion Systems $85 million, Vertical Semiconductor $73 million and Sibelco $56 million for ultra-high-purity quartz. The department will take a minority, non-voting equity stake in each company as a condition of the awards.
U.S. Department of Energy · Original source
President Donald J. Trump announced plans for up to $150 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding to expand domestic petroleum production, storage and logistics at U.S. refineries, the Department of Energy said. DOE expects the funding to raise refining output of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel by millions of gallons per day. Presidential Determination No. 2026-11 deems this capacity essential to national defense; selections will be announced later.
U.S. Department of Justice · Original source
The Justice Department charged 15 defendants, including six medical professionals, in Los Angeles-area health care fraud schemes involving more than $1.8 billion in fraudulent claims. They include a $1.6 billion sober home scheme, the largest of its type the department has prosecuted, $134 million billed to Medicare for unnecessary atherectomies and over $138 million in hospice fraud. Eight defendants were arrested, and another was indicted in a $270 million Medi-Cal scheme.
U.S. Department of the Treasury · Original source
The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking updating its Outbound Investment Security Program under the Comprehensive Outbound Investment Security (COINS) Act. The proposal would require notification of, or prohibit, certain U.S. investments in covered foreign persons working in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum, high-performance computing and hypersonics, and adds biotechnology. Treasury is seeking public comment before issuing final regulations.
The White House · Original source
President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at lowering homeownership and mortgage costs, according to a White House fact sheet. It directs the Federal Housing Finance Agency to pilot proactive cancellation of mortgage insurance premiums and make its title insurance waiver pilot permanent. It also creates a Task Force on Manufactured Housing Innovation and directs the Agriculture and Veterans Affairs secretaries to reduce interest rates on their single-family home loans.
Office of Governor JB Pritzker · Original source
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the state Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity said trailer maker Hyundai Translead is expanding its planned Will County investment to $600 million and 3,750 full-time jobs, adding a third shift. Its two facilities occupy former Caterpillar and Lion Electric sites. The state is also funding a new Manufacturing Training Academy at Joliet Junior College to train technicians and double welding capacity.
