In Compliance News

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fines against three providers of Lifeline, a program to help low-income consumers afford phone service, for violating rules to protect the program against waste, fraud and abuse.

Earlier this week, General Motors announced that current CEO Dan Akerson will retire as CEO in early January 2014. Mary Barra was elected by the Board of Directors as the new CEO – the first female CEO among all major automakers.

Eight retailers have issued recalls for Coby 32-inch flat screen televisions after the CPSC received six incidents involving the televisions overheating, smoking or catching on fire.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued recalls for walk-behind lawn mowers due to an injury hazard and gas trimmers for a fire hazard.

Singapore’s Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU was signed today to create a larger partnership in science and technology.

Dr. Howard E. Michel has been selected as the 2014 IEEE President-elect and will begin his one-year term on January 1, 2014. Dr. Michel is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMass-Dartmouth and engineering consultant.