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Why It’s So Hard To Write Federal Technology Policy
Bill Hunt spent two years as the cloud policy lead at the Office of Management and Budget, working on the government’s most important IT management policies. Most notably, Hunt served as the lead on OMB’s update to the data center policy—now called the Data Center Optimization Initiative—and the administration’s Cloud Smart policy, which replaced previous …
U.S. Will End ‘Catch And Release’ Migrant Policy : NPR
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan listens to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations, Sept. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan listens to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations, Sept. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Jacquelyn Martin/AP The …
Public policy should support, not eliminate, technology behind shale gas revolution
A flood of climate plans has been released recently by 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, with some centering on eliminating the very technology that’s driving economic growth and environmental progress. Banning the safe, responsible use of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” unequivocally threatens U.S. national security, good-paying jobs and the continued opportunity for environmental progress. Clean, domestic …
KFF Health Tracking Poll – September 2019: Health Care Policy In Congress And On The Campaign Trail
Key Findings: Congress is back in session and the public sees many health care issues as a “top priority” for Congress to work on including lowering prescription drug costs (70%), making sure the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) protections for people with pre-existing conditions continue (69%), lowering the amount people pay for health care (64%), and …
African Students in Northern Cyprus Aren’t Breaking. They Are Organizing. – Foreign Policy
An article in Foreign Policy published in June represented the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as a place where African students are “unwanted, maligned, and sometimes destroyed.” International students are indeed facing problems in Northern Cyprus, including institutional discrimination from our own universities, inadequate access to housing, and even sexual harassment and violence, and the author of …
John Bolton’s firing won’t fix Trump’s widening foreign policy holes
President Trump was clear about why he fired national security adviser John Bolton. “I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the administration, and therefore I asked John for his resignation….” Trump, of course, has the right to a national security adviser who reflects his views. But he’ll be making a …
Mick Jagger slams Trump over environmental policy
“We are in a very difficult situation at the moment, especially in the US, where all the environmental controls that were put in place — that were just about adequate — have been rolled back by the current administration so much that they are being wiped out,” Jagger said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “The …
Group hits ‘technology neutral’ policy in power generation
Consumer welfare advocacy group Murang Kuryente has criticized the Department of Energy (DOE) for insisting on its “technology neutral” policy on power generation and ruling out a ban on the construction of coal-fired power plants in the country. Murang Kuryente spokesperson Gerry Arances said in a statement that Energy Secretary Al Cusi last week told …
NBA’s Mental Health Policy Lambasted by Former Player, Royce White [VIDEO]
CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 1: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the Toronto Raptors drives around LeBron James #23 and Kevin Love #0 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals at Quicken Loans Arena on May 1, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 116-105. …
Trump’s conspiracy theory paranoia becomes US policy
This is the man who built a political career by fanning the fringe of American politics with fevered insinuations or allegations, including, but not limited to the baseless theories that: He’s done a bang-up job on Twitter using the term “fake news” as a weapon against media organizations that deal in reporting and fact. And …
