New governmental regulations introduced in the USA stipulate smaller payments to foreign farm workers who come to the United States. The government made the decision in an attempt to make US-based companies stop hiring illegal immigrants.

The U.S. government says it deplores Sudan's decision to name a suspected Darfur militia leader to a senior government position.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.5 million order for satellite communications equipment. The equipment will be deployed to support the satellite-based communications infrastructure of a U.S. government agency.