Nextgov

House lawmakers push measure to limit impact of deceptive AI on elections

The legislation would apply to AI-generated election content that is designed to interfere with voting in federal, state or local contests.

Politics

Zellnor Myrie wants to represent New York City. First, the city has to meet him.

The state senator from Central Brooklyn is trying to carve out the competency lane in his uphill battle to challenge Mayor Eric Adams in 2025.

Podcasts

WT 360: Lumen's Top 100 strategy builds off its network core

Jason Schulman, national vice president of federal government sales at Lumen Technologies, explains how company No. 38's public sector team works with agencies on their network modernization agendas.

Policy

Nearly united NYC Council votes 46 to 3 to approve FY 2025 budget

The three dissenters, all democratic socialists, blamed the mayor for budget mismanagement.

Defense One

Defense One Radio, Ep. 157: Tech Summit: The Pentagon’s Maynard Holliday

We’re sharing some of our notable exchanges from the 2024 Defense One Technology Summit, beginning with the Pentagon's Maynard Holliday.

Route Fifty

Supreme Court issues rulings on opioid settlement, overturns Chevron doctrine

As the term nears its end, the high court has issued a flurry of decisions that will affect state and local governments.

Policy

Adams and Adams shake on $112.4 billion FY 25 budget that reverses some deeply unpopular cuts

“Adams and Adams United is here to say we have a deal,” Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday.

Route Fifty

A swing constituency could help allow more homes

A survey could help illuminate for policymakers which housing reforms are more popular than others with a swing group of voters.

Nextgov

Why do federal employee background checks take so long? Panel points to delayed IT system

The Defense Department agency responsible for vetting workers at most federal agencies originally planned to have a new background check system fully functional in 2019.

Oversight

House GOP official bashes VA leader for ‘budgetary mismanagement’

House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost’s letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough takes the leader of the Veterans Health Administration to task over recent hiring restrictions within the department and controversial but since-rescinded bonus payments.

Nextgov

Blinken spotlights role of AI in diplomacy

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other State Department leaders explained how AI use cases such as data analysis and translation are already taking hold at the department.

Opinion

Maximus protests labor clause in $6.6B CMS recompete

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decided not to continue with the contract after the current option and has inserted a labor harmony requirement into the new solicitation.

Companies

Leidos captures $476M NASA spaceflight support recompete

Artemis and the International Space Station are among the programs Leidos will continue supporting

Updated Management

GSA unveils advisory committee for transparency initiatives

The committee will help foster new goals and initiatives under the Biden administration’s open government plan.

Defense One

Supercomputer cloud services greenlit by Pentagon's innovation office

After 18 months of work, two companies get DIU’s approval to offer remote high-performance computing.

Management

ICE detainees suffer preventable deaths

ICE detention facilities suffer from outdated systems, a lack of translation services – and a penchant for releasing ailing detainees to reduce the death count. A Q&A with a medical researcher examines systemic failures.