#government-interventions

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Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
1 day ago

Government adoption of AI agents could outpace the private sector

Agentic AI adoption in government is a leadership mandate, with 82% already using it and 71% planning to increase usage by 2026-2027.
Privacy professionals
fromNextgov.com
15 hours ago

Tech bills of the week: Creating data privacy standards; Securing critical infrastructure from drones; and more

Republican lawmakers introduced two data privacy bills focusing on consumer control and national standards for data management.
#affordable-housing
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
East Bay real estate

Biden's Build America, Buy America law spurs affordable housing bottleneck as Trump's federal staffing cuts slow waiver approvals | Fortune

London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Why should we care about housing in the local elections?

Affordable housing is a critical issue in London's local elections, with councils facing significant pressures and responsibilities.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Hundreds of affordable housing units funded by new L.A. County agency

L.A. County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency approved over $100 million for affordable housing, aiming to simplify funding and expedite construction.
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
East Bay real estate

Biden's Build America, Buy America law spurs affordable housing bottleneck as Trump's federal staffing cuts slow waiver approvals | Fortune

#affordable-care-act
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
2 days ago

How the DOJ Is Tackling Fraud in the ACA Marketplace - MedCity News

Fraud targeting vulnerable populations in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace is a significant issue, with deceptive practices disrupting healthcare access.
Left-wing politics
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How the Battle for Affordable Care Became a Culture War

The Affordable Care Act's passage and implementation faced significant political and cultural challenges, shaping national discourse for years to come.
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
2 days ago

How the DOJ Is Tackling Fraud in the ACA Marketplace - MedCity News

Fraud targeting vulnerable populations in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace is a significant issue, with deceptive practices disrupting healthcare access.
Left-wing politics
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How the Battle for Affordable Care Became a Culture War

The Affordable Care Act's passage and implementation faced significant political and cultural challenges, shaping national discourse for years to come.
Non-profit organizations
fromNextgov.com
3 days ago

OMB seeks details from agencies on their commercial buying, or lack thereof

Agencies must report non-commercial contract awards to comply with Trump's executive order prioritizing commercial acquisitions.
#social-security
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Teachers, Firefighters, and Federal Employees: Your Social Security Benefits Just Got Bigger

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminated provisions that reduced benefits for earners with non-covered pensions, affecting many retirees.
Higher education
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Student Loan Garnishment of Social Security Is Still Looming. Here Is Where Things Stand Now.

Social Security garnishments for federal student loan defaults are paused until a new repayment plan launches in July 2026.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Teachers, Firefighters, and Federal Employees: Your Social Security Benefits Just Got Bigger

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminated provisions that reduced benefits for earners with non-covered pensions, affecting many retirees.
Higher education
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Student Loan Garnishment of Social Security Is Still Looming. Here Is Where Things Stand Now.

Social Security garnishments for federal student loan defaults are paused until a new repayment plan launches in July 2026.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

NYC government has nearly 14,000 job vacancies. Is City Hall better off not filling them amid a budget crisis? | amNewYork

City Council and City Hall are addressing a $5.4 billion budget shortfall with creative solutions and proposed tax measures.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Data center disputes have been local. But the midterms might change that

Data centers are crucial for economic growth but face community opposition due to environmental and cost concerns.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
5 days ago

The GPS for equity: Building the industry's first true navigation infrastructure

The mortgage industry must shift focus from speed to helping borrowers navigate complex financial decisions.
fromNextgov.com
2 days ago

'Faster and more disruptive' tech underscores need to revamp the Fed's operations, its governor says

"Artificial Intelligence is a coming storm that threatens to alter - and I believe, improve - all organizations. The pace of technological change today means that the Fed does not have the time to sit back and ruminate about changes for months and years on end."
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

A Pillar of the Economics Establishment Admits That It Was Wrong

The World Bank's recent report argues that government intervention, when done right, can actually be an essential ingredient of economic success, reversing decades of opposition to industrial policy.
World politics
#healthcare
Healthcare
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Op-Ed | Why NYC's New Health Plan Is Failing Its Workforce | amNewYork

New York City's transition to a new health plan has disrupted access to care for many municipal employees and retirees.
fromMedCity News
1 week ago
Healthcare

New Bill Seeks to Lower Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs - MedCity News

The Every Dollar Counts Act aims to apply out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs toward patients' deductibles, regardless of purchase method.
Healthcare
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Op-Ed | Why NYC's New Health Plan Is Failing Its Workforce | amNewYork

New York City's transition to a new health plan has disrupted access to care for many municipal employees and retirees.
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
1 week ago

New Bill Seeks to Lower Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs - MedCity News

The Every Dollar Counts Act aims to apply out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs toward patients' deductibles, regardless of purchase method.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

'Dear America': HUD workers say they're being blocked from doing their jobs

"This administration has ground fair housing enforcement to a halt. Worse, they're picking and choosing which protected classes count."
US news
San Francisco
fromPadailypost
2 weeks ago

Opinion: How to convince voters to raise taxes? Cry wolf

Bay Area leaders are using fear tactics to push for a half-cent sales tax increase for mass transit, framing it as a citizen initiative.
Public health
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

Public Health Needs to Get Off the Laptop and Into the Streets

Transformational experiences in South Africa with TAC emphasized the importance of community engagement and effective communication in health education.
Remote teams
fromThe Conversation
2 weeks ago

Should the government encourage people to work from home to save fuel?

Countries are responding to the fuel crisis with measures like remote work to reduce dependency on cars.
Intellectual property law
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

Tech bills of the week: Boosting export controls; AI-focused workforce development; and more

Bipartisan senators introduced the MATCH Act to strengthen semiconductor export controls and prevent adversaries from acquiring critical technology.
fromAllthingssmitty
3 weeks ago

You probably don't need to lift state - Matt Smith

Keep state as close as possible to where it's actually used. Lift it when multiple components need it or you need to coordinate behavior between components.
React
Healthcare
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Trump Admin Seeks Sweeping Access to Federal Workers' Health Records

The Trump administration seeks access to detailed medical records of federal workers and retirees, raising concerns about privacy and data security.
SF real estate
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

The ROAD Act passed by the Senate aims to expand America's housing supply. It's likely to shrink it instead | Fortune

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act aims to limit single-family home rentals to address the housing shortage.
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Agency data leads worry about staff capacity to tackle statutory requirements, survey finds

Among the 189 CDO and other data leader respondents to the annual survey conducted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Data Foundation, about 40% said they had lost six or more employees last year.
EU data protection
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Ministers hope red tape cuts will speed-up decision making

The government aims to expedite decision-making by eliminating outdated regulations and overlapping consultations to reduce red tape.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

NYC BUDGET: City Hall approves first round of savings after Mamdani told agencies to tighten belts | amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration identified over $1.7 billion in savings to address NYC's budget gap through various efficiency measures.
SF politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

The ROAD to Housing Act passed big, here is what it missed

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act represents bipartisan recognition of a housing affordability crisis impacting the American Dream and political stability.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Campaigners celebrate after new town plans dropped

Campaigner Aysha Hawcutt stated that residents were 'not anti-homes', but believed the Adlington plan was 'the wrong proposal in the wrong place'. She expressed pride in the community's resilience against the development threats.
London politics
NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

Mamdani's Regulatory War on Delivery Apps Under Threat Amid Budget Crunch - Streetsblog New York City

Mayor Mamdani's budget cuts hinder effective enforcement of delivery worker protection regulations passed by the City Council.
fromNextgov.com
3 weeks ago

HHS reverses Biden-era restructuring of its IT and tech operations

HHS Chief Information Officer Clark Minor stated that consolidating the CTO, CDO, and CAIO roles within his office allows the department to move faster on shared platforms and protect systems more effectively.
Healthcare
Business
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

The Shifting Relationship Between Business and the U.S. Government

Business leaders face a changed relationship with government, requiring new strategies to navigate political uncertainty affecting tariffs, trade, and military decisions.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

How Public Financing Wins Projects Before You Build

Through Community Facilities Districts (CFD), Municipal Utility Districts (MUD), Public Improvement Districts (PID), Community Development Districts (CDD) and reimbursement districts (RD), builders can potentially shift infrastructure costs off their balance sheets and onto special districts that homebuyers ultimately absorb through property taxes without potentially adding debt to the builder's books.
LA real estate
Alternative transportation
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Traffic safety improvements frequently die by popular vote. It's time to stop that

Vision Zero, a Swedish road safety philosophy, proves traffic deaths are preventable through proper street design, enforcement, and awareness, yet Americans resist safety improvements due to normalized traffic violence.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Editorial | NYC spends too much money. It's time to get things under control. | amNewYork

New York City faces a $7.3 billion budget deficit over two fiscal years due to chronic overspending relative to revenue, with structural imbalances threatening municipal bond ratings.
Education
fromFortune
1 month ago

'I don't know if we're ready': Governors from each party appalled at 100-year-old federal workforce strategy | Fortune

The United States education and workforce pipeline is critically broken, leaving workers unprepared for automation and economic instability as AI technologies rapidly advance.
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
1 month ago

Employer Groups Applaud Bill that Aims to Spur Competition in Healthcare - MedCity News

The Healthy Competition for Better Care Act bans anticompetitive healthcare contracts to increase competition and reduce costs for patients and employers.
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

How to Win Big With Public-Sector Partners

Understanding the difference in purpose Unlike private businesses, which exist to make a profit, public institutions are designed to create impact - especially social and economic outcomes that benefit everyone, not just paying customers. A public agency doesn't measure its success in revenue or margins, but in how much it improves lives, builds equity and maintains public trust. This doesn't mean budgets and spending don't matter - they absolutely do - but money is not the goal. It's the tool.
World politics
Fundraising
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Which Grant Management Tools Are Best for Government Agencies?

Cloud-based grant management software helps government agencies organize workflows, track metrics, run reports, improve recordkeeping, and support implementation through configurable products and vendor support.
UK news
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

Emergency government bailouts needed by third of councils over next three years - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Over a third of councils and nearly half of social care councils are likely to need emergency government bailout agreements to set budgets within three years.
Philosophy
fromAeon
2 months ago

Institutions are how we scale up cooperation among millions | Aeon Essays

Institutions enforce cooperation but must also prevent guardians from abusing power, effectively shifting the cooperation problem upward rather than eliminating it.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Our embrace of individuals over institutions isn't serving us well

In the early 20th century, sociologist Max Weber noted that sweeping industrialization would transform how societies worked. As small, informal operations gave way to large, complex organizations with clearly defined roles and responsibilities, leaders would need to rely less on tradition and charisma, and more on organization and rationality. He also foresaw that jobs would need to be broken down into specialized tasks and governed by a system of hierarchy,
History
#federal-workforce
fromAxios
2 months ago
US politics

Trump admin green lights rule making it easier to fire thousands of federal employees

fromAxios
2 months ago
US politics

Trump admin green lights rule making it easier to fire thousands of federal employees

#graduate-student-loans
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

The impact of road signs on economic development

When routes are well organized, there are clear directional signs, and speed limits become reasonable. The early installation of warning signs allows transport companies to plan deliveries more accurately and avoid delays. For businesses, time is money. When a truck carrying goods does not spend hours detouring due to an unclear traffic scheme or stuck in traffic where it could have been avoided thanks to competent traffic management, fuel costs, driver wages, and vehicle maintenance costs are reduced.
Alternative transportation
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Emergency loans offered to civil servants waiting on pensions

Civil servants facing pension-payment delays are offered interest-free hardship loans up to 10,000; urgent cases prioritised and extra staff hired to clear the backlog.
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Federal Funding for People in Poverty Is Going to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead

The bulk of the money Missouri gives to its crisis pregnancy centers comes from federal funds meant to assist families experiencing poverty with basic necessities and child care, Republican Rep. Jason Smith said on the U.S. House floor in January. As many as $3 of every $4 for pregnancy centers in Missouri was from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program in 2024, and in the 2026 fiscal year, it will be $2 out of $3.
Non-profit organizations
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Video: Opinion | The Government's A.I. Alignment Problem

AI alignment is fundamentally a political question about instantiating different moral philosophies into systems, and government pressure on AI companies signals potential suppression of diverse values.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Purge the Public Servants

In this new season, I'm asking how the Trump White House is rewriting the rules of U.S. politics, and talking to Americans whose lives have been changed as a result. Today's episode examines the destruction of the civil service: the removal of professionals, and their replacement with loyalists. I've seen this kind of transformation before, in other failing democracies. Everyone suffers from the degradation of public services.
US politics
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Can a council do five days' work in four?

South Cambridgeshire District Council adopted a 32-hour, four-day week and reports improved retention, higher applicant numbers, agency savings, and maintained or improved most service metrics.
Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Tech bills of the week: Updated AI innovation; expanding cybersecurity for SNAP; and more

Senators Young and Cantwell reintroduced the Future of AI Innovation Act to establish uniform AI standards, promote private sector innovation, and strengthen U.S. AI leadership through public-private partnerships and international coordination.
US politics
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

This Bill Would Give Your Community More Money To Build Its Own Transportation Future - Streetsblog USA

The BASICS Act shifts federal transportation funding toward metro regions, enabling human-centered projects and preventing state DOTs from monopolizing funds for highways.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

UK in danger of becoming a 'welfare state with a bankrupt country attached' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

My reforms changed the welfare system to make work pay and brought workless households to an all-time low. But because of the post-Covid collapse in vetting and rise of health-related welfare claims, millions of workers could take home more from welfare than wages after tax. This is an outrageous state of affairs. The system must stop writing off thousands every day and incentives to work need to be restored to end this ruinous waste of human potential.
UK politics
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Documents Expose Ties Between Trump Officials and Industries They Help Regulate

Stephen Feinberg, now Deputy Secretary of Defense, maintains financial ties to Cerberus Capital Management, which owns companies awarded billions in Pentagon missile defense contracts he oversees.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Judge blocks Trump admin from rescinding health grants to Democratic-led states

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from rescinding $600 million in public health grants to four Democratic-led states.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

New Trump administration rule makes it easier to fire career civil servants

OPM will reclassify about 50,000 senior career federal employees as at-will, allowing expedited removal for misconduct or intentionally subverting Presidential directives.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Democrats Cave on Demands for DHS Reforms, Agree to Short-Term Spending Bill

Earlier in the day, Democrats blocked a spending bill using a filibuster in order to force the Trump administration into negotiations over its violent deportation campaign in cities across the U.S. The raids have involved DHS agents - most notably from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) - terrorizing and abducting residents, with immigration agents killing two people in Minneapolis this month.
US politics
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