Short Takes – 1-25-23

House Oversight expected to create new IT and cybersecurity subcommittee. FedScoop.com article. Pull quote: “The responsibilities of the House Oversight Committee’s Government Operations subcommittee will now be undertaken by two separate subcommittees: one will focus on IT, cybersecurity and procurement, while the other will focus on the federal workforce, according to a Hill staffer familiar with the matter.”

Hazardous Materials: Editorial Corrections and Clarifications; Correction. FederalRegister.gov Final Rule. Pull quote: “The final rule made editorial revisions and clarifications to the hazardous materials regulations including the hazardous materials table. The corrections address several errors to the hazardous material entries in the hazardous materials table.”

Half of mass attacks sparked by personal, domestic, workplace disputes: Secret Service data. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “The 60-page report was issued on Wednesday by the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center and investigated 173 mass attacks where three or more people were harmed. While half of the attackers were motivated by disputes, 18 percent of them were motivated by ideological, bias-related or political beliefs.” 31 ideological, etc attacks is important.

McCarthy blocks Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from House Intel panel. NBCNews.com article. As promised. Pull quote: “In a letter to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., McCarthy said that while he appreciated Jeffries’ “loyalty” to his colleagues, he could not put “partisan loyalty ahead of national security.””

Omega-3s and brain health. ChemistryWorld.com article. Pull quote: “‘We saw that people with higher omega-3 perform better in a similarities test, that basically tests for abstract thinking,’ explains Satizabal. The people being studied start by responding to questions that assess the ability to recognise patterns between objects, namely an apple and a banana. According to Satizabal, it starts with easy questions in which similarities are obvious, such as in fruits. Then the test moves on to more complex comparisons. People with higher levels of omega-3 in their blood performed better in finding these patterns and thinking logically.” Interesting that there is no discussion of Omega 3 enhanced foods or supplements.