The OMB has issued updated guidelines regarding travel rules for federal employees. Generally positive, the updated guidelines specifically note the importance of science and technology conferences to federal agency missions.

RESTON, VIRGINIA— Women who’ve already had a child with a neural tube defect (NTD), such as spina bifida or anencephaly, can lower their risk of having another baby with an NTD if they take folic acid supplements before their next pregnancy; however the number of birth defects surveillance...