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House GOP VA Committee members look to make firing of poor-performing VA employees easier

In today’s Federal Newscast: House Republicans are looking to make it easier to fire VA employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) abortion views lead to unfilled officer slots in the U.S. military. And the State Department looks to bring back retired diplomats.
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This National Science Foundation grant will help forecasters see inside clouds

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a 90-plus million grant with the purpose of improving understanding of weather.
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Joint Chiefs nominee wins over lawmakers but faces uncertain fate because of senator’s hold

President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as America’s top military officer is warning senators of the difficulties posed by any potential conflict in Asia and describing how he would use lessons learned from the Ukraine war to help the U.S. military prepare. But Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. may not be able to apply those lessons anytime soon. His nomination to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is among more than 260 that are being stalled by a Republican senator in protest over Pentagon policy that pays for travel when a service member has to go out of state for an abortion or other reproductive care.
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Anthropic, OpenAI beef up coding capabilities for their LLMs

The focus on coding capabilities — which positions generative AI tools closer to enterprises — comes as public appetite for AI is diminishing.
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Both Virginia senators call out DoD for foot-dragging reforms to privatized military housing

In today’s Federal Newscast: Virginia Sens. Warner and Kaine send a detailed letter to the Defense Department decrying the lack of reforms to privatized military housing. GSA is turning up its protections to better mitigate supply chain risks. And Customs and Border Protection lays out its agency-wide IT plans.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/Ss1NqG

GPT detectors can be biased against non-native English writers

Researchers show that computer programs commonly used to determine if a text was written by artificial intelligence tend to falsely label articles written by non-native language speakers as AI-generated. The researchers caution against the use of such AI text detectors for their unreliability, which could have negative impacts on individuals including students and those applying for jobs.
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LIONESS redefines brain tissue imaging

Scientists have come together to present a new way to observe the brain’s structure and dynamics — in a high resolution and without damaging the tissue.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/SrzNwb

What vendors need to know about federal software supply chain security measures

As a response to the spate of high-profile software supply chain attacks, including SolarWinds and Log4J, President Biden’s cybersecurity Executive Order 14028, released in 2021, signaled the beginning of the administration’s focus on software supply chain security. The executive order demonstrated the administration’s serious commitment to the issue and made clear to software companies that they had a vital role in maintaining security. 
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