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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
Using Thrift Savings Plan investment options to fight climate change
The Thrift Savings Plan is offering a mutual fund window with far more investment options than before.
By Lt. Christopher Coughlin
What is an Environmental Justice Scorecard?
The scorecard is designed to publicly assess progress the federal government is – or isn’t – making on environmental justice issues.
By Melissa Rayworth for Federal Times
US judge strikes down Biden climate damage cost estimate
U.S. District Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana sided with Republican attorneys general from energy producing states who said the administration’s action to raise the cost estimate of carbon emissions threatened to drive up energy costs while decreasing state revenues from energy production.
EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles
In a sharply worded letter, the EPA says the Postal Service plan to make 10% of its next-generation fleet electric “underestimates greenhouse gas emissions, fails to consider more environmentally protective feasible alternatives and inadequately considers impacts on communities with environmental justice concerns.”
White House kicks off webinar series highlighting Federal Sustainability Plan
The initiative comes a month after President Joe Biden issued his Federal Sustainability Plan, an executive order that outlines Biden’s plans to use federal infrastructure to tackle climate change.
By Nathan Strout
Army releases $1B cyber training request
The Army released the request for proposals for the Cyber TRIDENT contract, which includes the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE).
By Mark Pomerleau
Pentagon rolls out remote work environment in record time
The Pentagon's top IT official discusses the release of the Commercial Virtual Remote Environment.
By Andrew Eversden
Trump administration must produce 5G security strategy under new law
The law requires the president to send a report to Congress on how the administration will address several 5G security challenges.
By Andrew Eversden
Shift to digital census raises fear of Iowa-like breakdown
A government watchdog agency, the Census Bureau's inspector general and some lawmakers have grown concerned about whether the systems are ready for prime time.
Three high-impact reforms hitting feds in 2020
With recent changes in mind, it’s essential to consider how they might affect you — and, even more importantly, what adjustments you can and should make to keep your long-term financial plans on track.
By Greg Klingler