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More cities are seeing budget gaps: Here’s what not to do
A growing number of cities are having to make tough decisions this spring in order to balance next year’s budgets.
Tech
Lawmakers look to restore TSA funding to speed screening tech deployment
The measure is one of three bipartisan proposals rolled out this week that seek to bolster funding for TSA’s deployment of new technologies and to limit invasive pat-downs of travelers.
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Teens say distracted driving messages need to be catchier, more frequent and blunt
Young adults typically underestimate the risk of distracted driving, making it difficult for public safety officials to craft effective messaging.
Contracts
Space Force awards $1B ground system software contract
The service branch hires 20 small businesses to help move along the development of a new system that leans on commercial cloud.
Policy
The bills that passed and failed to pass in the last week of session
Landmark new social media regulations for kids passed the Legislature, but the NY HEAT Act didn’t make it past the finish line.
Companies
VTG makes another acquisition to build intelligence business
This is VTG's second buy in as many months and since its new private equity owner came on board.
Route Fifty
White House enlists doctors and hospitals to combat gun violence
Calling gun violence a “public health crisis,” the Biden administration is asking state and local health departments, health systems and hospitals to boost their data collection on emergency room visits for firearm-related injuries.
Contracts
Appeals court rules potential subcontractors can file protests too
A whole new category of protests could open up for situations where prime contractors decide to custom-build their solutions.
Workforce
Easing federal marijuana rules: There’s still a long way to go
The Drug Enforcement Administration typically looks at three factors when assessing how strictly to regulate a drug: its medicinal value, potential for abuse relative to other drugs and ability to cause physical addiction.
Companies
Akima subsidiary wins $480M Space Force satellite control contract
Space Force awards this job amid its effort to increase the capacity of its Satellite Control Network comprising 19 globally distributed antennas.
Workforce
The 'silver tsunami' is here. Is government ready?
About 10,000 Americans are turning 65 every day. As the nation’s aging population continues to climb, states and the federal government are working to get plans in place to care for older adults.
Companies
Booz Allen acquires PAR Government Systems for $95M
PAR also found a buyer for its Rome Research Corp. subsidiary, which marks a full exit from government work and start of a complete focus on the core restaurant and retail tech business.
Route Fifty
Highway humor is over some drivers’ heads
States to drivers: READ OUR WITTY HIGHWAY SIGNS. Feds to states: YOU’RE NOT FUNNY.
Policy
NYN Media’s 2024 Opcon highlights best practices for nonprofit operations
Experts gathered to discuss investments in automation, improved communications and more.
News
NYN Media’s 2024 Opcon highlights best practices for nonprofit operations
Experts gathered to discuss investments in automation, improved communications and more.
Nextgov
US secures Microsoft, Google commitments for free rural hospital cyber services
The White House is hoping more tech and cyber firms will sign on.
Nextgov
Congress needs to rethink its approach to tech policy
COMMENTARY | The spider's web of congressional committee jurisdiction creates problems when it comes to technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Nextgov
OPM’s retirement backlog hit an 8-year low last month
Efforts to streamline the processing of departing federal workers’ retirement applications continue to pay dividends, as the inventory of pending claims hit the lowest point since 2016.
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