Tag Archives: Government

Data nerds are banding together to preserve government information under attack by the Trump administration

July 24, 2025 Data nerds are banding together to preserve government information under attack by the Trump administration BY Associated Press The data nerds are fighting back. After watching data sets be altered or disappear from U.S. government websites in unprecedented ways after President Donald Trump began his second term, an army of outside statisticians, demographers … Continue reading Data nerds are banding together to preserve government information under attack by the Trump administration

How government partnerships with nonprofits are changing under Trump

July 22, 2025 How government partnerships with nonprofits are changing under Trump BY Associated Press Dawn Price signs rent checks worth about $160,000 every month for 79 people that her nonprofit helps house in Laguna Beach, California. Usually, she logs into an online portal to withdraw enough from an account funded by a grant from the … Continue reading How government partnerships with nonprofits are changing under Trump

DOGE is demanding ‘wins’ from this elite government tech group—while promising major layoffs

March 19, 2025 DOGE is demanding ‘wins’ from this elite government tech group—while promising major layoffs BY Mark Sullivan Technology Transformation Services (TTS), a high-tech consulting group housed within the General Services Administration (GSA), is tasked with helping agencies modernize their internal systems and public-facing websites. In the past, the group has had the resources and … Continue reading DOGE is demanding ‘wins’ from this elite government tech group—while promising major layoffs

DeepSeek Code Capable Of Sending Data Direct To Chinese Government

DeepSeek Code Capable Of Sending Data Direct To Chinese Government by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 6, 2025 As Google makes Gemini 2.0 free to all via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, cybersecurity experts have found code hidden deep in DeepSeek’s application that has the capability to send user … Continue reading DeepSeek Code Capable Of Sending Data Direct To Chinese Government

IRS stimulus checks: The government is sending out automatic payments this month. Here’s how to know if you’ll get one

January 14, 2025 IRS stimulus checks: The government is sending out automatic payments this month. Here’s how to know if you’ll get one The checks are part of the COVID-era aid package authorized during the height of the pandemic. If you’re eligible, you don’t have to do anything to claim it. BY Michael Grothaus This month, … Continue reading IRS stimulus checks: The government is sending out automatic payments this month. Here’s how to know if you’ll get one

US vs. Google, round 2: Government targets digital ad business

The DOJ says Google used anticompetitive tactics to get its huge market share. People using the market aren’t so sure. Constantine von Hoffman on September 6, 2024   On Monday, Google and the Justice Department will begin their second antitrust trial of the year. The tech giant lost the last case, which was about monopolistic … Continue reading US vs. Google, round 2: Government targets digital ad business

American flags for the federal government should be made in the U.S. only, Congress says

July 29, 2024 American flags should be made in the U.S., Congress says The ‘All American Flag Act’ would require government-purchased flags to be produced with 100% American-made materials as well as manufactured in the U.S. BY Associated Press Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely … Continue reading American flags for the federal government should be made in the U.S. only, Congress says