Defense One

Concepts expected soon for NATO's next-gen rotorcraft

Up to three firms are expected to vie to make a fast aircraft to replace a thousand European helicopters.

Defense One

Europe, US gird for Russian hybrid warfare attacks

The key to curbing shadow wars is better intelligence sharing, experts and officials say. But that itself is under threat.

Nextgov

VA pushes vets to Login-dot-gov or ID-dot-me for online access

VA said the change is estimated to affect approximately 3 million veterans, and phases out two legacy identity options currently supported by the agency for online access.

Route Fifty

Major federal bridge grants jump-start long-stalled projects

The Biden administration announced $5 billion to build major bridge replacements, including several grants that were among the largest received by states in their history.

Politics

Diana Ayala has a possible successor in mind: her chief of staff

The 2025 race is already on in the East Harlem and South Bronx City Council district.

Personality

A spotlight on community schools, as migrant students join their cohorts

A conversation with City Year New York’s Annie Kessler, former AmeriCorps member and now executive director of the nonprofit.

Defense One

Senators seek to advance AI capabilities at national labs

Proposed legislation looks to give the U.S. national laboratories a strong artificial intelligence infrastructure while acknowledging associated risks.

Nextgov

White House announces almost $100M in commitments to expand pool of tech talent

Arati Prabhakar, the director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, said the government’s adoption of emerging capabilities “hinges on getting terrific people to come do this work.”

Updated Oversight

A mental health program for service members transitioning to civilian life was unable to contact most enrollees

Oversight officials have spotlighted numerous concerns with programs to help individuals leaving the military.

Contracts

CIO-SP3 now stretches into 2025 amid recompete's holding pattern

Technical issues related to the large volume of records surrounding the CIO-SP4 contract are getting in the way of the court case moving ahead.

Route Fifty

What is generative AI? Most of the public sector workforce doesn’t know

A recent survey found that only about a third understands the technology, and that even fewer use it daily. But a few basic approaches could change that, experts say.

Route Fifty

The nation’s 911 system is on the brink of its own emergency

Federal legislation that could steer billions of dollars into modernizing the patchwork 911 system remains waylaid in Congress.

Management

‘Long been the case’ that we’re stretched too thin, Secret Service says

Agency says it is dealing with "long impacts" of staffing shortages as congressional leaders call for heads to roll.

Politics

Here’s how much state Senate and Assembly candidates spent per vote

In low-turnout primaries, big spending didn’t always translate to lots of votes.