The Broadcasting Board Governors (BBG) became the independent entity responsible for all U.S. Government and government-sponsored, non-military, international broadcasting on October 1, 1999.
The BBG has authority for the International Broadcasting Bureau and its broadcasting services – the Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting.
The Board also oversees three grantee organizations, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
Stemming from a Kickstarter campaign, a recycled water bottle roof would provide shelter for disaster victims in light of the recent devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.