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The Trump campaign shooting puts a spotlight on Secret Service leadership, and the women serving in its ranks

Kimberly Cheatle, the second woman to lead the agency, is being called to testify in front of Congress, while conservatives question whether women are fit to provide protection.

  • Amanda Becker, The 19th

2024 state legislative races to watch

Who’s trying to hang onto their seat?

  • Rebecca C. Lewis

The Pentagon's generative-AI task force is trying to answer a lot of questions

How should new tools be used? Where should the actual computing take place? How much will this all cost? And that's just the start.

  • Edward Graham

In picking Vance, Trump takes another step away from Ukraine

Donald Trump’s first running mate tried to steer him toward defending European democracy. His new one won’t.

  • Patrick Tucker

New ICBM effort won’t slow down despite pledges to ‘restructure’ as costs balloon

Air Force says problems lie less with the Sentinel missile and more with its supporting infrastructure.

  • Audrey Decker

Skills-based hiring smashes through ‘paper ceiling’

Multiple states have embraced a movement to drop degree requirements for certain jobs. But the change is not as simple as a stroke of a pen.

  • Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene

States are enacting school cellphone bans. Here’s what that looks like.

Virginia became the latest state to take action against smartphone usage in public schools. The policy approaches differ.

  • Chris Teale

Info warriors coming to Navy subs in the Pacific

The move follows two other pilot efforts with Naval Submarine Forces, said Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, the service’s outgoing “I-boss.”

  • Lauren C. Williams

DOD’s generative AI task force will help set guardrails for broader use

The head of the Pentagon’s Task Force Lima said recommendations from the project will help officials develop the infrastructure needed to adopt AI technologies.

  • Edward Graham

Secret Service enhanced Trump’s protection in June, but DHS chief admits ‘failure’ during shooting

Agency leaders pledge changes going forward and insist they remain confident for election season.

  • Eric Katz

Empowering Asian and immigrant youth to pursue their futures

An interview with Jiyoon Chung, executive director of Apex for Youth, on how the nonprofit wants to expand its services throughout New York City and beyond.

  • Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media

In an era of dam removal, California is building more

Project boosters claim the dams will be the most environmentally focused dams in California’s history, with water earmarked for environmental purposes and minimum flow requirements for the Sacramento River.

  • Theo Whitcomb, High Country News
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U.S. Senate candidates’ use of negative ads becomes flashpoint after Trump assassination attempt

Dave McCormick made a pitch online Monday to suspend negative campaigning despite continuing to run such ads.

  • Harrison Cann

Here’s how Trump’s new vice presidential pick stacks up on federal workforce issues

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, has been at the center of GOP efforts in Congress to “dismantle” diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies, and has suggested that if Trump wins re-election, he should fire “every mid-level bureaucrat” in government.

  • Erich Wagner

Army chooses newcomer for $370M payroll system recompete

The Army's Integrated Personnel and Pay System both helps soldiers get paid and leaders track other aspects of their service.

  • Ross Wilkers

The Forest Service will focus hiring on its ‘highest priority positions’ amid tighter budgets

Lower attrition means that the agency will continue to promote internal recruitment, but limit some outside hires to ensure it that it can align both funding and core mission functions. 

  • Carten Cordell

Cognosante bid wins $583M Military OneSource support contract

Accenture's U.S. federal subsidiary has acquired Cognosante and is poised to take over the operation of a round-the-clock resource directly tied to military life.

  • Ross Wilkers

Hochul denounces political violence after Trump assassination attempt

The governor called the shooting “disgusting” but did not back off her political criticisms of the former president.

  • Rebecca C. Lewis

What could a second Trump presidency mean for New York?

New York is home to some of the former president’s harshest critics.

  • Sahalie Donaldson

If you’re in the military, voting this year could be tricky

Military families move often and have to navigate varying state laws, administrative hurdles and a lack of resources for access to the ballot.

  • Mariel Padilla, The 19th

Federal AI chiefs: Guardians of truth in the Digital Age

Terry Halverson of IBM's federal arm explains how the government's team of chief artificial intelligence officers can leverage open-source to combat misinformation.

  • Terry Halverson