Image Source: 123rf.com Today (February 20) is National Love Your Pet Day! It gives you the perfect excuse to spoil your furry, feathery, or scaly friend – not that you need one. Luckily, there are countless ways to show your pets your love. The right gift might bring them extra comfort, and entertainment, or even … Read more
In December, MDOT issued a new call for proposals for building up to 29 additional highway charging stations, expecting stable federal support. At the time, senior MDOT officials told Inside Climate News they were confident in the program’s security since it was authorized under law. But Trump’s funding pause has upended those plans. “The Maryland … Read more
DOGE as a National Cyberattack In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined government role. And the implications for national … Read more
By Gionata Bouché and Etienne Valk The data retention debate is becoming ever-more complex, or so it is written. Since the second La Quadrature du Net (LQDN) installment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 30 April 2024, it is at least becoming a bit clearer. The CJEU answers preliminary questions … Read more
Grants paid by the federal government have two components. One covers the direct costs of performing the research, paying for salaries, equipment, and consumables like chemicals or enzymes. But the government also pays what are called indirect costs. These go to the universities and research institutes, covering the costs of providing and maintaining the lab … Read more
