Defense One
The Navy wants to crowdsource innovation
CTO urges the Navy Department to hold more “structured challenges” to spur breakthroughs.
Route Fifty
To drive revenue, cities turn to tech to fix their parking problems
Parking brings in $3 billion a year for state and local governments. That's why they are using new technologies to help push parking reforms aimed at streamlining enforcement and increasing revenues and environmental friendliness.
Contracts
Guidehouse resurrects protest after a DOD award again goes to Deloitte
Guidehouse claims the Defense Department did not conduct an adequate investigation into claims that a DOD official had a potential conflict-of-interest.
Pay & Benefits
I have $1,000,000 (or $500,000 or $750,000) for retirement, now what?
Figuring out how to use your money in retirement.
Route Fifty
As hype intensifies, cities put AI to the test
A recent gathering of local officials shed some light on how cities are using artificial intelligence today and how they plan to use it.
Policy
Bill to add AI disclaimers appears ready to pass this session
Albany lawmakers have moved swiftly after Meta’s AI chatbot made fake allegations against them.
Contracts
DTRA chooses 9 for $4B counter-WMD tech contract
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency breaks out the awards in pools respectively focused on technology, operations and targeting.
Companies
Castellum promotes next CEO from within
Glen Ives first joined Castellum in 2019 as chief growth officer after a one-year stint as CEO at Sabre Systems.
Companies
BCS acquires Allegient in energy, defense market push
NowVertical Group lines up a buyer for the Allegient Defense business approximately two years after acquiring it.
Route Fifty
Safety-net health clinics cut services and staff amid Medicaid ‘unwinding’
Nationwide, health centers that serve low-income communities face a financial storm created by a sharp rise in the cost of care, a tight workforce and now fewer insured patients.
Workforce
Federal appeals board could soon reshape what it means to be a whistleblower
MSPB has asked outside parties to weigh in on a case for the first time in nearly a decade.
Nextgov
Senator calls for federal probes of UnitedHealth for negligent cyber practices
Hackers broke into Change Healthcare systems due to a lack of multifactor authentication.
Breaking News
Nextgov
IRS makes Direct File permanent
The tool piloted during the recent tax season helped certain taxpayers file online with the government for free.
Route Fifty
Utah’s largest teacher union files lawsuit against state's school choice voucher program
The lawsuit argues the voucher program violates several provisions of the Utah Constitution that require the state to establish an education system equally accessible to every child. It comes amid an expansion of these programs nationwide.
Science & Tech
NOAA looks to sharpen solar storm forecasts with new satellite
The agency’s GOES-U satellite, scheduled to launch next month, will include an advanced instrument, called a compact coronagraph, to provide scientists with faster, more reliable data about solar storms.
News
Overcoming barriers to AAPI mental health treatment
How nuanced care understands and addresses the specific needs of this community.
Policy
Where could there be a new casino in NYC?
Proposals have popped up in every borough – and outside the city.
Politics
Tensions between City Hall and the City Council spill into full view
Behind the scenes, both sides had their own explanations for whether an official invitation to testify was given to the Adams administration.
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