AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoLocal Energy & Data Centers: Republicans left Capitol Hill with “meant-to-fail” votes on issues like congressional stock trading limits and pushing utilities to help cover rising data-center energy costs, but no real progress before midterms. Public Health in DC: A new executive order targets D.C. mosquitoes—aiming for a 90% cut by 2028—and also calls for reducing ticks by 50%, with researchers pointing to approaches like Wolbachia-based incompatible insect technique for some species. Space Science: Astronomers report radio bursts from exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, suggesting an intense magnetic field and aurora-like processes rather than a direct message from alien life. Ebola Research: In eastern Congo, a trial has enrolled 250+ people for obeldesivir as post-exposure prophylaxis against Bundibugyo Ebola, as cases and deaths continue to outpace tracking efforts. STEM Policy & Security: A D.C. Circuit decision upheld excluding AI provider Anthropic from a Pentagon supply chain over supply-chain risk, underscoring how federal AI procurement is tightening. Health Workforce: University of Kansas leads a $3.6M U.S. Department of Education grant with Howard University (DC) to build leadership pipelines in special education.
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