Management
Exit interview: OMB’s Customer Experience guru Amira Boland
Boland was the first to take on the role of customer experience lead at the White House, and she sees great potential even beyond her departure.
Route Fifty
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: A look at Big Tech’s efforts to influence data privacy
Maine’s struggles to pass such a law have familiar ring for Maryland lawmakers.
Nextgov
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.
Nextgov
DHS highlights AI as a threat and asset to critical infrastructure in new priority guidance
The agency’s 2024-2025 Strategic Guidance and National Priorities for Critical Infrastructure highlights continued need to monitor AI’s interplay with cybersecurity.
Policy
Do the feds owe the state Department of Labor $44 million?
An audit by the state Comptroller’s Office found that the state Department of Labor is entitled to $44 million in federal reimbursements, but the department claims it cannot apply for the money.
Opinion
Opinion: Don’t forget about the city’s capital budget
Democratic socialists in office are calling for an infrastructure of care in the city’s capital budget.
Personality
Reducing stigma and creating equitable solutions for neurodivergent individuals
An interview with Sarah Greenberg, vice president of expertise and strategic design at Understood.org on the launch of the NeuroEquity Collaborative.
Politics
Report: NYC has dismal voter registration rates for 18-year-olds
When young people don’t have drivers licenses, they miss a key entry point to participate in elections, according to a nonprofit voter advocacy group.
Defense One
How AI is turning satellite imagery into a window on the future
What can a picture from space tell you? “You're likely to have a drought here that might lead to civil unrest.”
Civil
Lockheed Martin tapped to develop NOAA’s new series of weather satellites
Lockheed Martin won a contract to build three satellites for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations program, with the option to develop an additional four spacecraft, under a $2.27 billion award announced on Tuesday.
Personality
New York City’s plan to invest millions in LGBTQ+ services
During Pride Month, Chief Equity Officer Sideya Sherman talked about NYC Unity Project, the Family Acceptance Program and budget challenges facing HIV services.
Opinion
Why you need to understand the GSA view of buying SaaS
"Advance payments" and "upfront payments" may sound like the same thing but in the world of selling software-as-a-service there are some important distinctions, writes Tara Franzonello of the immixGroup.
Route Fifty
Don’t rush into AI experiments too quickly, experts say
Speakers at Route Fifty’s latest Innovation Spotlight cautioned the need to balance innovation in artificial intelligence with good governance, despite the desire for adoption to happen quicker.
Route Fifty
How matchmaking can address two housing needs
As America’s population rapidly ages and housing costs soar, some states are playing matchmaker and matching young people in need of affordable housing with older adults with room to spare.
Nextgov
Lockheed Martin tapped to develop NOAA’s new series of weather satellites
Lockheed Martin won a contract to build three satellites for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations program, with the option to develop an additional four spacecraft, under a $2.27 billion award announced on Tuesday.
Defense One
NATO's Article 5 isn't as ironclad as many think
Alliance commitments are not quite as binding, either legally or politically, as the conventional wisdom suggests.
Defense One
Nine takeaways from ProPublica's investigation into Microsoft’s cybersecurity failures
A whistleblower repeatedly tried to get the tech giant to fix a security flaw that left millions of users exposed—including contractors, the State Department, and the National Nuclear Security Administration.
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