Tech
Education Department official says they are making fixes on the FAFSA at a 'rapid pace'
Though users faced glitches and technical errors after the Jan. 8 official debut for the 2024-25 federal student aid form, Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal cites progress and says they will "continue to try and make this process easier and faster for all students."
Route Fifty
‘We’re flying blind’: CDC has 1M bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of COVID missteps
Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested. Laboratories that are the foundation of diagnostic testing have yet to get approval to detect the bird flu virus. They say their path forward has been slowed by miscommunication and uncertainty from the CDC and FDA.
Power Lists
Trailblazers in Higher Education
University and college leaders preparing the next generation.
Defense One
The price of each B-21 bomber is likely going up
The Air Force has agreed to a higher cost ceiling after Northrop took a loss on fixed-price lots.
Nextgov
Complaints mount about NITAAC's slow payment plan for CIO-SP4 protests
ANALYSIS | Many of the companies who won protests over the CIO-SP4 contract still have not been reimbursed for their costs and they are not happy about it.
Nextgov
Pentagon background-check systems at risk of hacking, GAO says
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency didn’t fully implement DOD’s cybersecurity process, a new report finds.
Power Lists
The 2024 Pennsylvania Forty Under 40
Meet some of the state’s most influential millennials
Personality
Providing safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community
Dr. Carla Smith, CEO of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, discussed the organization’s plans for Pride and an upcoming summer camp in an interview with New York Nonprofit Media.
Defense
Pentagon background-check systems at risk of hacking, GAO says
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency didn’t fully implement DOD’s cybersecurity process, a new report finds.
Podcasts
WT 360: More signposts to note from the 2024 Top 100
Nick and Ross continue their 2024 Top 100 chat by highlighting one company as certain to climb up the 2025 rankings after its big merger, plus how growth and commercial tech partnerships go together for all systems integrators.
Personality
Ask the Experts: How did pro-Palestine protests impact New York’s colleges?
For our Higher Education issue, we asked what to expect when the new semester starts.
Personality
Q&A with State Senate Aging & Youth Chair Judy Ward
The state senator speaks on issues with aging in place and the state’s 10-year plan for seniors
Policy
A Q&A with Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich
Kavulich talks with City & State about the department’s new 10-year strategic plan.
Personality
A Q&A with Senate Committee on Aging Chair Bob Casey
Casey discusses the most pressing issues facing America’s seniors.
Politics
Student activists said they want divestment from Israel. What does that mean?
University investments are getting renewed scrutiny, but they are unlikely to change.
Policy
Here are some of the proposed laws resulting from spring campus protests
Lawmakers have taken various approaches to reining in demonstrations. Few have passed.
Politics
For Pennsylvania’s aging prison population, a matter of life and death
Ezra Bozeman’s case accentuates problems with aging in prison
Politics
After rebuff from retirees, UFT’s Mulgrew bails on Medicare Advantage
The United Federation of Teachers is no longer supporting the city's controversial attempt to move retirees onto privately-managed Medicare Advantage health plans.
Contracts
Federal buyers have a new 'co-pilot' to get good deals for government
The new Procurement Co-Pilot brings data together from across the government — something that’s historically been difficult to do.
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