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FEMA Administrator Criswell surveys damage in wake of Oklahoma tornado
The National Weather Service rated the tornado as an EF4 with wind speeds of up to 170 mph (274 kph).
Opinion
NOAA’s budget is too small. That’s costing the US billions of dollars
With a fiscal year 2024 budget of $6.3 billion, the nation’s leading weather and climate agency remains significantly underfunded.
By Scott Rayder
Opinion
Can the federal government be a standard bearer for responsible AI?
Malicious actors can “use access to bulk data sets to fuel the creation and refinement of AI and threaten national security."
By Jim Richberg
Senators push to update nuclear military might in defense bill
The Restoring American Deterrence Act focuses on deploying additional ICBMs, uranium enrichment and Defense Production Act grants for industry.
Opinion
Why every federal agency needs independent ombudsman on sexual assault
They should possess the same autonomy and authority as special prosecutors or attorneys general to carry out their duties without fear of interference.
By Ting Cui and Robert Weiner
Opinion
How the government came to embrace good-faith hacking of its networks
Federal agencies are inoculating public IT infrastructure by not only listening to the Internet’s Immune System, but proactively inviting healthy input.
By Casey Ellis
Veteran DEA agent sentenced for leaking intelligence in bribery case
The judge noted that the 49-year-old Costanzo was “especially culpable” as a supervisor because he “knew what he was doing was wrong.”
Federal Trade Commission bars ‘noncompete’ agreements for US employees
The rule, which doesn’t apply to workers at non-profits, is to take effect in four months unless it is blocked by legal challenges.
Grassley grills Pentagon over improper use of government credit cards
A watchdog concluded DOD cardholders made $52 million worth of "questionable" purchases at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starbucks takes on federal labor agency at US Supreme Court
If the high court sides with Starbucks, it could make it tougher for the agency to step in when it alleges corporate interference in unionization efforts.
By Dee-Ann Durbin
Opinion
Countering Chinese cyber threats of tomorrow demands we prepare today
For decades, the Chinese Communist Party has focused on espionage, stealing IP from our companies, and collecting private data.
By Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi