Agencies and industry alike are at a tipping point when it comes to 5G — now is the time to come to terms with standards, security baselines and testing approaches before everyone creates yet another technology wild, wild west. Like the federal sector has seen so many times before withContinue Reading
The EPA—not states—should regulate fertilizer waste storage sites, environmental groups say, pointing to problems like those in Florida where a leak in a reservoir wall nearly unleashed millions of gallons of wastewater. The vast pools of acidic, radioactive wastewater are “environmental disasters waiting to happen,” said Jaclyn Lopez, senior attorneyContinue Reading
A federal agency focused on entrepreneurship and innovation is advancing its mission with local and grassroots initiatives, while sharing lessons on increasing diversity in those sectors. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) kicked off its annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium with a fireside chat on advancing women in intellectual property. 2021Continue Reading
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists.By Gretchen Gehrke, Marcy Beck, Eric Nost, Shannan Lenke Stoll, Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, UCS Science Network, UCS This post is a part of a series on #ScienceforPublicGood. Over the last four years, the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) has documented and analyzed changes to federal environmentalContinue Reading
Contents Summary Americans are driving more miles, consuming more water, and sprawling further outward—all of which are fueling more climate challenges. While state and local leaders in transportation departments, water utilities, and housing and planning agencies directly manage and oversee many of these built environment issues, they do so withContinue Reading
Breadcrumb Trail Links Entrepreneur Government has almost doubled its investment to nearly $5 billion during the pandemic to help women-led businesses Author of the article: Mary Teresa Bitti, Special to Financial Post Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade. Photo by Justin Tang/The Canadian Press filesContinue Reading
Dive Brief: More than 250 groups in the Break Free From Plastic movement are recommending 13 actions — worth a collective $1.3 billion in annual federal funding — they believe the Biden administration and Congress should prioritize in any future stimulus legislation. Top suggestions include $500 million for new or improved MRFContinue Reading
