Route Fifty
Florida allows doctors to perform C-sections outside of hospitals
The law aims to lower costs and make maternity services more widely available, but doctors and the hospital industry say that performing C-sections in doctor-run clinics will increase the risks for women and babies when complications arise.
Nextgov
Online health services, apps to face new data security rule enforcement in July
The FTC rules are meant to incentivize digital health providers to shore up their security postures and increase transparency in the event of a data breach.
Politics
Biden visits Philadelphia to energize Black voter engagement efforts
Wednesday’s visit to Philly is the president’s seventh trip to Pennsylvania this year
Pay & Benefits
L Funds: A Love Affair
COMMENTARY | For these “set it and forget it” funds, “setting it” may require a bit more work than matching your birth year to the “right” fund.
Opinion
Opinion: New York can make history with a Rochester public bank
Legislation would create the first institution of this kind in the U.S. in over a century and lead to solutions that address poverty and inequality.
Personality
A retrospective on 30 years of branded MetroCards
The art and institutions celebrated on the cards offer a unique perspective on New York City’s history and culture.
Defense One
How the Space Force plans to surge a commercial fleet during wartime
New program is based on the concept of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
Defense One
Across the Army, units lean into drone experimentation
In division after division, soldiers are learning to use a rising wave of robots and other unmanned systems.
Nextgov
Army lifts curtains on planned $1B software development contract
The Army calls out specific modern practices it wants to incorporate and asks industry about others that could work here too.
Nextgov
Space Force inches closer to classified remote work
The platform could be a popular remote-work solution for Space Systems Command.
Defense One
DARPA picks two firms to design a fast, runway-less airplane
Bell, Aurora reveal their X-Plane concepts.
Opinion
Editor’s note: Show nonprofits the money
A cost of living adjustment increase from the Adams administration is welcome relief for these organizations, but it’s not enough when millions are still owed because of the city’s procurement backlog.
Route Fifty
City directs a cut of opioid settlement funds to grieving families
This summer, some families in Boston could start receiving payments to cover funeral expenses and legal services.
Nextgov
DHS sets its research sights on 8 emerging technologies
The Department of Homeland Security’s Innovation, Research and Development Strategic Plan focuses its investment the next seven years on AI, cybersecurity, biotech and more.
Route Fifty
Town turns to text messaging to boost community engagement
Andover, Massachusetts, operates under the town meeting system. Amid abysmal meeting attendance, officials turned to SMS to manage its meetings and various initiatives.
Opinion
Opinion: ‘Even’ out our elections to increase voter turnout
To increase voter turnout, New York City should hold its local elections on the same years as state and federal elections.
Updated
Workforce
Supreme Court rules in favor of federal employee in furlough case
Feds may have more leeway on timing when appealing their employment cases to federal courts.
Nextgov
Watchdog calls out EPA for continued cybersecurity concerns
The EPA has still not implemented GAO’s 2019 recommendation to develop a process for conducting an organization-wide cybersecurity risk assessment.
Route Fifty
Water conservation standards are crucial to addressing future challenges
COMMENTARY | When cities follow water-efficient building standards, they insulate their communities and lay the foundation for providing clean water services to growing populations.
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