AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFederal Biometric Security: The U.S. Secret Service is field-testing a mobile facial recognition app (“Sentry”) with 25 officers in Washington, D.C., raising fresh questions since earlier privacy paperwork said it didn’t surveil the public with facial recognition. Quantum Research: Oxford physicists created new Schrödinger’s cat-like quantum superpositions from strongly nonclassical building blocks, pointing toward richer quantum computing and sensing. Workforce Training: A Workforce Pell expansion starting July 1 will let eligible students use expanded federal grants for approved short-term training tied to in-demand jobs. Health Policy: New maternity billing codes coming in January could shift pregnancy care from bundled payments to more visit-by-visit charges, with debate over cost and care quality. Local Environment: After the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was refilled and painted, crews began responding to a growing algae bloom on the National Mall. STEM in Schools: Students from Mount Vernon School in Sandy Springs earned honorable mentions in an international video contest on global challenges, including microplastics and wetlands.
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