Key points: The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently warned of a surge in cyberattacks from “insider threats”–student hackers motivated by dares and challenges–leading to breaches across schools.…
Read more Resilient learning begins with Zero Trust and cyber preparednessIn 1955, U.S. and Canadian officials established the Great Lakes Fishery Commission—a bilateral treaty organization intended to root out what was often referred to as the “vampire fish.”…
Read more The Feds Who Kill Blood-Sucking ParasitesAs the Senate meets Friday for another vote to reopen the federal government, Democrats are refusing to yield without a deal from President Donald Trump — likely extending…
Read more Government shutdown threatens to drag on through weekend with lawmakers deadlockedPlunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government…
Read more Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertaintySenate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near-certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first…
Read more Senate adjourns after failed funding votes as government heads for shutdown at midnightPresident Donald Trump has made historically large cuts to medical research, some of them aimed at ending what he refers to as diversity, equity and inclusion in federally…
Read more Steep Trump cuts haven’t effectively ended medical researchU.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, tried to defend his efforts to pull back…
Read more Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces congressional grilling amid CDC turmoilDallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert doesn’t like the words “budget cuts.” She said as much on Wednesday, when the council discussed the proposed tax rate for the…
Read more Council Member Suggests Cutting Police Oversight, Ethics Offices for SavingsWASHINGTON, January 23, 2025 (Newswire.com) – Proposed federal healthcare budget cuts, aimed at achieving over $3 trillion in savings, are poised to create significant disruptions within the healthcare…
Read more Healthcare IT Faces Disruption and Innovation Challenges as GOP Budget Cuts Loom: Insights From Black Book Weekly SurveyThe big headline of Denver’s budget this year is that the city will have to tighten its belt, as consumer spending and softening sales tax revenue is slowing…
Read more 5 more takeaways from Denver’s 2025 city spending planSchool principals, teachers, staff and families of Montgomery County students are contemplating the impacts of budget cuts that will result… School principals, teachers, staff and families of Montgomery…
Read more Bigger class sizes coming to Montgomery Co. schools as a result of $30M budget shortfall – WTOP NewsThis is a tough summer of budget cuts, forcing many districts to reduce staff and cut back on purchases. For school and district technology leaders, the end of…
Read more Six tips for districts to avoid the next funding cliffMike Johnson now knows what Kevin McCarthy was dealing with. At the new speaker’s behest, House Republicans today relied on Democratic votes to avert a government shutdown by…
Read more The Republicans Have No MajorityPresident Joe Biden is following a strategy of asymmetrical warfare as the 2024 presidential race takes shape. Through the early maneuvering, the leading Republican candidates, particularly former President…
Read more The Topic Biden Keeps DodgingHaving at long last put down a rebellion from within his party, Kevin McCarthy is now House speaker. He finally has the gavel he’s long coveted, but the…
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