Management
Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
A new White House rule would require employers to monitor workers’ heat exposure, provide cool-down areas and take other steps for personnel in 35 million heat-related jobs.
Nextgov
TMF names new director
The fund’s current deputy executive director, Larry Bafundo, will be taking the helm of a program facing down budget and authorization challenges in the coming months.
Route Fifty
What is your home’s wildfire risk?
An updated online tool allows towns and counties to get a sense of their wildfire risk without having to pay for expensive studies.
Defense One
Defense One Radio, Ep. 159: Tech Summit: DARPA’s Stefanie Tompkins
We conclude our 2024 Tech Summit coverage with an interview featuring DARPA Director Stefanie Tompkins.
Defense One
Meet the Air Force’s secretive long-range drone that flies for days
The robot surveillance aircraft can fly for 80 hours without refueling.
Companies
SixGen uses acquisition to grow cyber software, data product lineup
This represents SixGen's first purchase with the support of its private equity owner Washington Harbour Partners.
Opinion
Opinion: To keep gun violence down in Philadelphia, invest in crime victims
In an op-ed, Yolanda Jennings writes that Trauma Recovery Centers are a model proven to help survivors heal from crime and violence.
Nextgov
How to maximize AI's potential for government
COMMENTARY | Invest, innovate and evolve to meet this critical moment to harness the productive potential of artificial intelligence.
Companies
Balancing innovation and safety: Inside NIST’s AI Safety Institute
The institute's director Elizabeth Kelly details efforts to test models and create guidance to encourage responsible artificial intelligence use.
Companies
Lawmaker set to introduce bill to standardize AI system testing
The proposed legislation would focus on standardizing how AI systems are tested for fairness and safety, with the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the forefront.
Defense One
What Estonian drone companies are learning from Ukraine
Estonian companies are getting lightning-quick user feedback and real-world electronic warfare testing, thanks to hands-on experiments in Ukraine.
Route Fifty
Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
The rule would cover 35 million workers whose jobs include being in the heat and require activities that could raise core body temperatures, like construction, agriculture and landscaping, as well as those in indoor environments, like kitchen workers.
Pay & Benefits
TSP funds posted a mixed bag in June
Only three of the five core investment offerings of the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program ended the month in the black.
Personality
Mentor de force: PA pols dish on who helped guide their careers
What PA politicians learned from those who came before them
Tech
Lawmakers want VA to report on its use of automation to process benefits claims
The legislative proposal seeks to enhance VA’s adoption of new technologies, including providing lawmakers with “a timeline for modifying and implementing the use of such automation tools” in the benefits claims process.
Civil
The science behind splashdown − an aerospace engineer explains how NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back on Earth
Rocket science isn't always easy.
Science & Tech
Federal funding for major science agencies is at a 25-year low
Houston, we may have a problem.
Defense
How GAO told the Air Force to redo $12B systems integration contract
The dispute over a Sentinel program integration support contract intensifies as BAE Systems and Guidehouse battle for the award, further adding to the Air Force's nuclear missile modernization woes.
Opinion
Opinion: State’s abortion access ecosystem pushed to limit two years after demise of Roe v. Wade
Bold actions – and sometimes painful decisions – are being made to meet the demands of this crisis.
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