Epstein Secrets

o-ban-idUSICBN27U0KO> (11/14, Nellis) reports that Qualcomm "on Friday received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips" to Huawei, "an exemption to U.S. trade restrictions imposed amid rising tensions with China." Qualcomm was among the companies "forced to stop selling to the

<https://www.washingtonpost.corn/national-security/2020/11/13/va-hospital-explosion- connecticut/> (11/13, Horton, 14.2M) reports, "An explosion at a Veterans Affairs hospital complex in Connecticut killed two people Friday morning, officials said." Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie "said the explosion on

ts Scramble To Meet New Requirements Abroad. According to CNET News (12/7, Keane, 1.99M), "countries like the UK and Sweden have banned the use" of Huawei's "equipment as their SG networks develop. The company's phones are also virtually invisible in the US, despite its massive presence around the worl

y have faced lawsuits over their role in encouraging the medical industry to over-prescribe addictive opioids including OxyContin; 10:00 AM • House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing nn Congressional and administration priorities for the next Congress (virtual) - Economic Opportunity Subcommittee remote heari

Meet New Requirements Abroad. EFTA00148142 According to CNET News (12/7, Keane, 1.99M), "countries like the UK and Sweden have banned the use" of Huawei's "equipment as their 5G networks develop. The company's phones are also virtually invisible in the US, despite its massive presence around the worl

suits over their role in encouraging the medical industry to over-prescribe addictive opioids including OxyContin; 10:00 AM EFTA00148161 • House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing on Congressional and administration priorities for the next Congress (virtual) - Economic Opportunity Subcommittee remote hear

list. The Washington Examiner (1/26, Dunleavy, 888K) reports President Biden's nominee to "lead the Commerce Department would not commit to keeping Huawei on the US entities blacklist after the Trump Administration deemed the Chinese telecom company a national security threat and sought to limit its s

lding, Washington, DC; 3:00 PM • Senate committee considers VA secretary nominee - Nominations hearing considers Denis McDonough to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs Location: Rm 106, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC; 3:01 PM US House: • No votes scheduled in the House of Representatives Cabinet

China, Will Purge Huawei Equipment From SG Network. Reuters (7/14, Sandie, Faulconbridge) reports British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has "ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain's 5G network by the end of 2027, risking the ire of China by signalling that the world's biggest tele

her actions." The Washington Post (7/14, Rein, Born, 14.2M) reports, "In her three years as a nursing assistant on the overnight shift at the local Veterans Affairs hospitals here, Reta Mays tended to elderly veterans with the ailments of old age. She took their vital signs and glucose levels on the graveyard s

at on Wednesday, Secretary of State Pompeo "took fresh aim at China...saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei...that he accused of facilitating human-rights violations." Pompeo "also said telecommunications companies around the world 'should consider themsel

d Executive Vice President Heidi Beirich; and former New York City Police Department Chief of Strategic Initiatives John Donohue; 10:00 AM • House Veterans Affairs subcommittee legislative hearing - Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee legislative hearing, with testimony from bipartisan Reps.

tarted. EFTA00150499 Bloomberg (7/24, 4.73M) reported France is seeking "to assure China that it isn't banning Chinese telecom equipment supplier Huawei from participating in its fifth-generation mobile roll-out, even after announcing new security regulations that may effectively do just that." The

veral Veterans Deadly Insulin Doses Is Still Unknown. The Washington Post (7/23, Born, Rein, 14.2M) says Reta Mays, who killed seven veterans at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia by injecting them with deadly doses of insulin, "pleaded guilty last week to seven counts of second-degree murder and one

e 2015 data breach of health company Anthem that impacted over 78 million people. He also pointed to concerns over Chinese telecommunications group Huawei having access to communications networks, and efforts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to steal research from U.S. academic institutions and co

hearing on Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations bill Location: Rm 2118, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC; 1:00 PM EFTA00150778 • House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hybrid oversight hearing on VA regulatory_policies - Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee hybrid oversight hearing o

ei's Role In 5G Network, Reviewing Potential Implications. BBC News Online (UK) (7/11, 1.02M) reported the UK prime minister "will shortly review" Huawei's equipment, "with MPs set to be informed of his decision on Tuesday." It appears "Boris Johnson will set a deadline by which time the firm should s

a former lobbying client while in government." IG Says Shelby Improperly Awarded $5M VA Contract To Friends. The Hill (7/10, Moreno, 2.98M) says a Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report released on Thursday has "concluded that the actions of Peter Shelby, who was the VA's assistant secr

gencies from purchasing or obtaining telecommunications and video surveillance services, systems or products from five Chinese companies — including Huawei — officially went into effect Tuesday." The publication "was published in the Federal Register website by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council

Shots Outside Chicago VA Medical Center. The Chicago Tribune (8/13, Buckley, 2.65M) reports Bernard Harvey, 40, of Indianapolis, "who walked into a Veterans Affairs hospital on Chicago's Near West Side Monday with a semi-automatic rifle after firing shots outside the hospital has been charged in federal court w