Politics
David Banks gets compliments from City Council on his performance in DC
The schools chancellor “did us proud,” one progressive said.
Companies
Aretum promotes its tech chief to CEO
Rohit Gupta most recently led the company's organization for emerging technology projects.
Contracts
NASA greenlights bids for $444M facility support recompete
The aptly named COSMIC contract covers work at a pair of hubs focused on rocket engine testing and space structure manufacturing.
Route Fifty
Housing boom in most of the US could ease shortage, but cost is still a problem
There are 5 million new housing units since 2020, mostly in the South and West, but supply has still not caught up with demand.
Contracts
Senate AI roadmap calls for $32 billion for AI programs
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled the Senate AI Working Group’s policy recommendations, which include plans for emergency appropriations to be passed this year. Senate committees will start developing bills and Working Group leaders will kick off "serious discussions" about working with House leaders on a path to pass AI legislation.
Defense One
U.S. military completes temporary pier off Gaza; deliveries to start within days
Thousands of tons of aid are on the way, one week after the IDF closed a key land corridor.
Defense One
Kill the zombie Space National Guard idea
Guardsmen in space-related jobs belong in the Space Force.
Science & Tech
Solar storm knocks out farmers’ high-tech tractors – an electrical engineer explains how a larger storm could take down the power grid and the internet
Solar storms can do a lot more than make pretty evening skies.
Nextgov
New IRS statistics demonstrate Direct File is costly and redundant
COMMENTARY | Rather than spending millions of dollars on an unproven, unnecessary and costly program, the IRS should redirect its resources towards bolstering Free File, a no-cost private alternative.
Defense
Why DOD’s network agency is SATCOM-curious
The Defense Information Systems Agency is experimenting with multiple satellite communications providers as it works to make the network more resilient.
Nextgov
Pre-award protests cleared in FBI's $7B IT services pact
The Government Accountability Office rejects the last pre-award protest involving this blanket purchase agreement for IT services and supplies.
Nextgov
Cyber, intel chiefs confident in election security but AI-manipulated content poses challenges
The threat environment is “more complex than ever,” said CISA director Jen Easterly.
Oversight
FDIC's chairman faces bipartisan criticism following a report about the agency’s toxic culture
Many House Financial Services Committee Democrats expressed doubt about FDIC Chairman Gruenberg’s ability to make workplace culture changes across the agency.
Management
White House procurement office marks 50 years
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has evolved since its inception to ensure the government is “buying as one,” as demonstrated in a new circular on acquisition data and information issued Tuesday.
Opinion
Opinion: Exposing the flaws of CapGrants and what can be done about them
How this valuable funding program for nonprofits needs to change.
Opinion
Opinion: Exposing the flaws of CapGrants and what can be done about them
How this valuable funding program for nonprofits needs to change.
Defense One
Air Force picks homes for expeditionary ‘Air Task Forces’
The new deployment model will get its first real-world test next year.
Politics
Tracking campus protests in New York
The “Gaza solidarity encampment” at Columbia university inspired similar pro-Palestinian demonstrations at campuses across the country. Here’s where they are in New York.
Route Fifty
With the rise of AI, workforce planning is critical. But many governments don’t do it.
That’s a problem when state and local government officials are seeing daily evidence that the nature of their workforce is quickly changing.
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