Oma Seddiq
Tech Policy Reporter, Capitol Hill at Bloomberg Government
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1 week ago |
news.bgov.com | Oma Seddiq
House lawmakers announced the relaunch of a congressional robotics caucus to help ensure the US remains competitive against geopolitical rivals such as China that have been racing to dominate the industry. Supporting robotics research and development, promoting public and private sector partnerships, and identifying risks and benefits of the technology, are among key policy priorities of the bipartisan initiative, according to a press release caucus leaders issued Friday.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Jonathan Tamari |Maeve Sheehey |Erin Durkin |Jack Fitzpatrick |Skye Witley |Oma Seddiq | +3 more
GOP Senators objected to key tax, Medicaid provisionsUpper chamber has less concern for SALT tax deductionNow the Senate has its say. After House Republicans spent weeks piecing together the massive tax and border package that advanced out of the chamber Thursday morning, senators immediately made it clear that for them, it’s just a starting point. “The Senate’s going to want to put its own stamp on this,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) put it more stridently.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Oma Seddiq |Steven Dennis |Tony Capaccio |Roxana Tiron
May 20, 2025, 6:41 PM UTC A United States Air Force officer monitors aircraft movements on a radar screen as the 48th Fighter Wing of the United States Air Force. The idea of auctioning spectrum, much of which is allocated now to the Defense Department, has long faced resistance in the Pentagon and from the department’s closest allies on Capitol Hill.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bgov.com | Oma Seddiq |Steven Dennis |Tony Capaccio |Roxana Tiron
The US Air Force would find it “almost impossible” to vacate certain bands of radio waves used primarily for radars, the service’s new secretary said, hours before President Donald Trump doubled down on plans for a spectrum sale. Secretary Troy Meink’s statements Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee likely will fuel the opposition of defense hawks’ plans that aim to auction portions of the electromagnetic spectrum to raise money for a massive GOP tax package.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bgov.com | Oma Seddiq
Congressional appropriators must fully fund teacher training grants on artificial intelligence to help educate students on the emerging technology critical to their futures, a group of technology and education advocacy nonprofits says.
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