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Lawmakers look to amend CHIPS Act to cover manufacturing gear
A bipartisan bill would add new language to the landmark CHIPS and Science Act to eliminate materials made by “foreign entities of concern” from semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S.
Route Fifty
Undercover ‘secret shopper’ program shows city agencies breaking language access laws
Multilingual interns post as "secret shoppers," visiting New York City government offices to evaluate how well agencies are meeting language accessibility standards.
Tech
House panel advances bill to study TSA’s embrace of digital IDs
Travelers from nine states can now use mobile driver’s licenses to verify their identities at 27 U.S. airports.
Top 100
TOP 100: GovCIO's path in the fast lane
Company No. 41 was not even in the rankings three years ago. Then it acquired Salient CRGT and used that as a platform to multiply.
Politics
Bowman and Latimer argue over Israel and racial segregation in final debate
The candidates also discussed immigration policy, reparations and a potential mask ban in the subway.
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Nextgov
Exit interview: OMB’s CX guru Amira Boland
Amira 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
Massachusetts is expanding its pathbreaking vehicle fleet electrification program
The Massachusetts Fleet Advisor program, which helps small businesses, nonprofits and municipalities transition to electric vehicles, recently received $5 million in federal funding.
Nextgov
How AI will help defeat AI-powered identity fraud
COMMENTARY | Government agencies tasked with combating public benefits scams have been slow to adopt AI as a fraud prevention method.
Contracts
TMF announces new round of awards amid funding uncertainty
The $1 billion Technology Modernization Fund boost from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act is running out, and it remains to be seen whether Congress will keep the program afloat.
Opinion
Opinion: A call to action to solve New York’s criminalization of homelessness
The way out of this crisis is to codify a right to housing.
Politics
Jay Jacobs donates to Assembly Member Taylor Darling’s primary opponent
The head of the state Democratic Party donated $5,000 to Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe, who is running against Darling in a race to replace state Sen. Kevin Thomas.
Politics
Poll: Voters dislike both congestion pricing and Hochul
The governor’s favorability rating continues to fall, even though many New Yorkers support her decision to pause congestion pricing.
Route Fifty
How hot weather can tamper with your words
As a heat wave continues to impact many parts of the Midwest and Northeast, a new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.
Opinion
Opinion: A call to action to solve New York’s criminalization of homelessness
The way out of this crisis is to codify a right to housing.
Route Fifty
US laws created during slavery are still on the books. We should acknowledge that, a legal scholar argues
COMMENTARY | Addressing slavery’s legal legacy is not just an issue for historians.
Science & Tech
Space among trends driving today's Top 100
For the biggest companies, commercial tech, space and partnerships are keys to success in the federal market.
Defense
Delays push Army’s hypersonic missile to fiscal 2025
GAO notes unsolved problems with launcher and launch sequencing.
Defense One
The Day Private Willie Mays Threw Out My Dad
Two lives intersect in a story of baseball, military service, and American society in the Korean War era.
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