A Transparency Law Ignored In July 2023, Colorado passed a law requiring oil and gas companies to disclose all chemicals used in fracking, with a clear ban on PFAS—harmful “forever chemicals.” But according to a recent report, more than 30 million pounds of chemicals have been injected into the ground without full disclosure. Over 60%…
The Trump administration is lassoing the Agriculture Department into the digital age. Looks like trading dusty paper will form for sleek apps through IT government contracts. Their new policy agenda is all about freeing small family farms from bureaucratic quicksand. An internal audit sniffing out every last paper-based application like a bloodhound on a mission,yeah…
🌟Air Force’s $485M Cyber Operations Training Contract! A Train for the Cyber Warriors! Time for the small businessman! If a small business specializes in cyber training, tech support, or high-impact curriculum design, this is the opportunity have been waiting for. The Department of the Air Force just posted a sources sought notice for the Cyber…
Labor Shortages Are Reshaping Manufacturing In this week’s Industry Highlights, we’re looking at a trend that’s reshaping factories across America—automation is rapidly accelerating, and labor shortages are one big reason why. Manufacturing companies across the U.S. are struggling to find enough skilled workers to keep operations running smoothly. Whether it’s welders, machine operators, or quality…
Well it seems like the Trump administration is tiptoeing around a court-ordered pause on axing jobs across agencies. Still trimming the workforce with the finesse of a caffeinated barber. The Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) is back to firing probationary employees newbies or freshly promoted folks in a sneaky loophole of federal layoffs reduction-in-force…