Lindsay McKenzie

2 months ago | physicstoday.scitation.org | Witold Nazarewicz |Toni Feder |Lindsay McKenzie

In a time of nuclear escalation, including Russia hinting it might use nuclear weapons, says Karen Hallberg, “the situation is much riskier than anytime during the Cold War, except maybe the Cuban missile crisis.” The threshold of nuclear confrontation is at an all-time low, says the theoretical physicist at the Balseiro Institute in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. “The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is closer to midnight than ever.

Nov 1, 2023 | statescoop.com | Colin Wood |Lindsay McKenzie |Keely Quinlan

After petitions by internet service providers and lawmakers, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Wednesday announced it’s providing a waiver for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program that will allow companies to use a wider variety of financial instruments.

Oct 30, 2023 | statescoop.com | Skylar Rispens |Lindsay McKenzie |Benjamin R. Freed

The civic tech nonprofit Code for America announced Monday it’s reached a collective bargaining agreement with its union, CfA Workers United, following nearly two years of negotiations. The agreement, which is in place through Jan. 1, 2026, includes annual pay raises of 3.4% over the next two years, expanded paid maternal leave, open paid time off and layoff protections, among other benefits.

Oct 27, 2023 | statescoop.com | Colin Wood |Sophia Fox-Sowell |Lindsay McKenzie |Keely Quinlan

Delaware Gov. John Carney and other state officials announced at a press conference Thursday that their state is on track to be the first in the nation to offer universal access to high-speed internet. Carney and officials, including state Chief Information Officer Greg Lane, provided updates on the state’s broadband expansion project, including how the state’s remaining $33 million in American Rescue Plan broadband funding will be spent.

Oct 26, 2023 | statescoop.com | Colin Wood |Lindsay McKenzie |Keely Quinlan

Piggybacking on requests made by internet service providers earlier this year, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to federal telecommunications officials on Tuesday asking for relaxed financial requirements under the $42.5 billion Broadband, Equity, Accessibility and Deployment grant program.