Republican civil war erupts over earmarks in funding bills. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “Some conservatives are pushing for Congress to pass a yearlong stop-gap spending measure that would freeze federal funding levels as a strategy to keep spending in check and the next wave of earmarks in limbo.”
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Request for Information-Research Ideas To Support Nationwide Automated Vehicle (AV) Deployment. Federal Register DOT request for information. Summary: “The U.S. Department of Transportation's (U.S. DOT) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) is seeking information from the public, industry, infrastructure owner/operators, and other stakeholders to inform coordinated national research supporting Automated Driving Systems (ADS) transportation technology deployment and realizing safe efficient operations on our Nation's roadways. ADS-equipped vehicles have significant potential to transform safety and mobility but in order for national deployment to scale effectively, research questions relating to the challenges and opportunities of ADS, including understanding disengagements, identifying factors that contribute or detract from reliable and consistent operations and interactions, and facilitating interoperable data standardization and real-time analytics, among others, are important to investigate further to support deployment and broad public acceptance.” Comments due October 17th, 2025. No cybersecurity questions.
Satellites face real-world threats — but we’re not ready. SpaceNews.com commentary. Pull quote: “So the sophistication of our technology is not the problem, but we do need to change our priorities. If space is critical global infrastructure on which defense, commerce and civilian communities depend, then greater protection must be considered essential to all spacecraft. Resilience has to be made a far higher priority in space engineering and design. Developing spacecraft that can withstand both the harsh conditions of space and attacks from hostile powers will not only allow space infrastructure to endure at the most challenging times, but also increase the natural lifespan of spacecraft and so the amount of debris in space. It will make space safer for all. For this to happen, governments and industry have to back materials innovation at every stage in its development, starting with giving support to research institutions. Pioneering materials science will lead to breakthrough innovation that will open up countless possibilities while reducing one of the greatest risks facing the world economy.”
Responsive sugar polymer pill dyes poop if it detects gut inflammation. CEN.ACS.org article. Pull quote: “The researchers tested their system in vitro and in vivo using rats with ulcerative colitis, and they found that 78% of the devices detected the disease with an easy-to-spot color change.”
SPACE COTAN Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace for Feasibility Study to Launch Alpha Rocket from HOSPO. HokkaidoSpaceport.com article. Pull quote: “Located in Taiki, Japan, HOSPO is a commercial spaceport open to the private sector in Asia that offers many geographical advantages, such as an expansive sea to the east and south and a large landmass that allows for rapid expansion of the launch site. The suborbital launch site, Launch Complex 0, is already in operation at HOSPO, and developments are now underway on a new orbital launch site, Launch Complex 1.”
The Situation: Hopscotch is Now Illegal on D.C. Sidewalks. LawfareMedia.com article. Pull quote: “The third point is that the Secret Service was now policing a D.C. municipal ordinance that it was interpreting—as the D.C. police have not, in my experience—to forbid drawing with chalk on the sidewalk. It is hard for me to think of a greater degradation of federal law enforcement than sending uniformed Secret Service to prevent sidewalk chalking.”
Texas declares measles outbreak over after 762 confirmed cases. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: ““The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the end of this year’s measles outbreak centered in West Texas. It has been more than 42 days since a new case was reported in any of the counties that previously showed evidence of ongoing transmission,” DSHS said in a statement.” Is this the ‘end of measles’ or the ‘end of measles testing’?
Rogue drones are a ticking time bomb — let police intervene. TheHill.com commentary. Pull quote: “Although the executive order makes some equipment funding available to state and local agencies, it does not provide local jurisdictions with counter-drone authority, as that requires a law passed by Congress.”
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