Author: Ethan Johnson

SS Cape Mendocino is part of the Ready Reserve Force. Some ships may dock in Humboldt Bay. (United States Maritime Administration) The large, gray merchant shipping vessel may eventually be anchored in Humboldt Bay, waiting to be dispatched. The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) is interested in storing Ready Reserve vessels, which primarily transport military vehicles, in Humboldt Bay when they are not deployed, according to a person in charge of vessels that enter Humboldt Bay. . Leroy Zahran, director of the Humboldt Bay Development Association, said the process is in the very early stages. “They are starting to become more…

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico's government said Tuesday that a loose rail attachment derailed a train on the presidential presidential pet project, a tourist rail line known as the Maya Train.The March 25 derailment was an embarrassment for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who considers the $20 billion railroad one of his signature construction projects. There were no injuries in this accident.Critics say the project, which would orbit the Yucatan Peninsula, is wasteful and environmentally damaging. But some have expressed concern about the rush of construction. López Obrador hopes to have it finished before he leaves office on September 30th.Explaining…

Recent research confirms that government officials are increasingly using online platforms such as LinkedIn to vet potential vendors. Poorly optimized personal profiles can cost vendors valuable contracts.State and local procurement professionals have become electronic detectives, digging deep into the internet for information on vendors and even scanning employees' personal social media profiles.B2G marketing agency Lumino recently released “The Pulse of Procurement Report.” This report features the results of a survey of 100 state and local governments and 100 federal budget owners about how they find, evaluate, and select new vendors.“One of the biggest takeaways for state and local governments is…

Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, sent a letter Tuesday to the editors of three major scientific journals, warning that their publications and the federal government asked to testify regarding their relationship. Wenstrup wrote to the editors-in-chief of the journals The Lancet, Science, and Nature, requesting them to testify at the April 16 hearing. The hearing was titled “Academic Errors: An Examination of the Relationship Between Scientific Journals, Government, and Peers.” review. ” In his letter, Wenstrup said the hearing will examine “whether these journals gave the federal government inappropriate access to…

With building vacancies increasing in most major markets and trillions of dollars in financing due in 2024, the U.S. commercial real estate market is undergoing major changes. At the same time, most government agencies are rethinking their long-term space needs.1 As remote and hybrid work becomes the norm, our footprint is also shrinking. Adding to the impact of these reductions in office space, approximately 50% of General Services Administration (GSA) leases are scheduled to expire within the next five years, and as tenant agencies continue to extend their contracts, GSA We are increasing the number of lease contract extensions. Consider…

After President Joe Biden said the federal government would pay for the replacement of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, the project is estimated to cost between $400 million and more than $1 billion, with some Social media users questioned why the company that owned the ship was not covering the cost. In remarks on March 26 after the accident, Biden said the federal government would “pay for the full cost of rebuilding the bridge” and said he expected Congress to support the effort. Users expressed their anger on social media. “That ship was outsourced to a Danish company and operated…

Six months into the new fiscal year, four continuing resolutions have been passed to keep the government open beyond October 1st.cent At the beginning of fiscal year 2024, Congress approved and signed all 12 annual spending bills into law. best case scenario For local governments, passing all 12 bills in two legislative packages was the best-case scenario in an unusually contentious spending cycle. Critical programs for local governments as pressure mounts in Congress to address the national debt following trillions of dollars in unbudgeted emergency spending related to COVID-19 stabilization and recovery Funding levels have been present since the beginning…

[co-author: David Storey – Articling Student] On March 28, 2024, the federal government announced the extension of the 15% Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) for investors in flow-through shares for an additional year until March 31, 2025, amid market uncertainty. .1 The METC, previously scheduled to expire on March 31, 2024, provides companies in the capital-intensive mineral exploration industry with the benefit of tax credits associated with flow-through equity investments in mineral exploration. A credit designed to raise equity capital.2 This announcement is welcome news for many Canadian junior mineral exploration companies that rely on METC as a key source…

In addition to voting and paying taxes online, Estonians are also digitally buying property, registering cars, signing contracts, and applying for unemployment benefits. Almost all services related to government offices can be performed online.All of these activities depend on public trust in digital governance, which is difficult to replicate in other countries. Why I wrote this a story focused on Few people rate government or technology as trustworthy. But some Estonians are deeply invested in their country's e-government program, developed over decades to make life easier and safer. Linnar Vik, one of Estonia's leading computer scientists, says it will take…

Following allegations made by Poland's current prime minister in February 2024, the Polish government officially launched an investigation into the previous government's use of Pegasus spyware.Former officials involved in the use of spyware are likely to face criminal charges, and victims could seek financial compensation and face criminal proceedings.Pegasus is a phone-based spyware that secretly hijacks your device and provides full access to your apps and files, while also turning your device into a 24/7 tracking and eavesdropping device.Thousands of people targeted by PegasusData breaches and access in 2021 guardianthousands of phone numbers across several countries were accessed by Pegasus…