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Strengthening open source: A roadmap to enhanced cybersecurity
COMMENTARY | Open-source software is a cornerstone of American innovation, underpinning critical infrastructure and driving economic growth.
Assad’s fall lays the ground for wider peace—if the US can seize the moment
A key will be reshaping the role of the Kurdish militants in Syria.
Agencies report over 1,700 AI use cases
While federal agencies finalized their artificial intelligence inventories, discrepancies in reporting risk mitigation persist.
COMMENTARY: Why the quality of your customer relationship matters
You were certain you would win but you didn't. BD and capture expert Nc Coppings explains what goes wrong a when a sure thing goes bust.
US Ospreys to resume flight after gearbox inspections
New flight restrictions added after part failed in last year’s deadly crash.
GSA starts to make OASIS+ general small business choices official
The General Services Administration names 1,373 companies as final winners for this piece of the government-wide professional services contract vehicle
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Agencies begin sending furlough notices as shutdown nears
House Republicans are closing in on a plan C to avert agency closures, but its fate remains uncertain.
Science, tech and operations leadership moves across the market
Our final roundup of key executive promotions and hires for 2024 involves a bit of foreshadowing for one company in the upper quadrant of our Top 100.
CBP chief medical official moved months after whistleblower complaints
Whistleblowers accused Dr. Alexander Eastman of creating a hostile work environment, among other allegations.
Your guide to pay and benefits during a shutdown
Congress has just hours to reach an agreement to fund the government past midnight Friday, after President-elect Trump and his confidante Elon Musk scuttled a bipartisan deal earlier this week.
Three for Friday: The Shutdown Before Christmas
A look at the players and potential outcomes from a government shutdown
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Exit interview: Jamaal Bowman says he’s ‘proud of all of it’
The outgoing congressional representative said he’ll remain active in Yonkers and Bronx politics and eventually plans to run for office again.
US charges Israeli-Russian national with making software for LockBit ransomware gang
LockBit has made headlines for years, allowing purveyors of its malware to haul away millions of dollars from victims.
Why California is revamping its benefits application websites
The GetCalFresh.org site, which helps residents apply for government food assistance, is shutting down. A new system aims to replace and improve it over the next year.
COMMENTARY: Trump’s promise and the chaos ahead
The continuing resolution battle is a preview of an administration that wants to bring reforms into government, as long as it can avoid derailing its own agenda.
Aerial drones helpful in removing graffiti along Washington highways, agency says
The state’s Department of Transportation has been testing new ways to clean up and detect graffiti on signs, bridges and other structures.
Trump wants 10 regulations eliminated for each new one issued. Will it actually work?
Experts argue that a similar policy during Trump’s first term didn’t lead to substantial deregulation but did slow rulemaking.
Government shutdowns hurt federal worker morale, long after paychecks resume − especially for those considered ‘nonessential’
COMMENTARY | People don’t leave government because of a single event like a shutdown, but negative experiences accumulate over time.
Rural Montana’s China tech challenge
Montana’s two largest telephone cooperatives took a multimillion-dollar hit when the federal government pulled the plug on Chinese tech company Huawei. Now they’re getting compensated to replace it, but is it enough to do the job?
