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More accurate MRI measurements can lead to better diagnoses and fewer unnecessary procedures

"Some of these systems are very mobile, so you can push them around on a cart. So we can think about different applications for MRI," said Kathryn Keenan.

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FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2014 file photo, the brain-scanning MRI machine that was used at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, for an experiment on tracking brain data is seen on campus. Men and women can look pretty different, but a new study says their brains can't be neatly divided into male and female. Specific parts of the brain show anatomical differences, but they only rarely line up to point to one sex or the other in a given person's brain, the researchers said. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Every cyber threat can’t be a top priority

"When it comes to cyber operations, we want to use modeling and simulation to help our cyber operators cut through the Fog of Cyberwar," said Greg Touhill.

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Markets have rewarded retirement investors for several years, which can make risk hard to judge

"What we see is the purchasing power of the G fund and the F fund decline over time," said Arthur Stein.

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A discovery at NIST changed how researchers think about an unusual quantum material

"It is essential that we still have funding to do the kind of work that does not have an immediate, obvious financial benefit," said Dr. Nicholas Butch.

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Knowing what the military needs and producing enough of it are two different challenges

"It's a complex problem. Sometimes it takes companies three to four years to respond to an uptick in demand," said Doug Denneny.

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FILE - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brown, right, with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, checks pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The U.S. is sending another $400 million to Ukraine, pushing needed ammunition and generators to Ukraine from its own stockpiles, which will allow the aid to get to Ukraine faster than if the Pentagon procured the weapons from industry., getting needed heat and additional air defenses to Kyiv as winter sets in. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Justice Department has fewer attorneys. The workload didn’t get the memo.

"They are offering sign-on bonuses, and this is just not a department that's ever had to do something like that in the past to recruit," said Rebecca Beitsch.

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FILE - The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Charting new pathways for the next generation of scientists, engineers and AI specialists

"We had two or three representatives from Agriculture, Education, Labor, National Science Foundation, and we really worked well together," said Jan Tyler.

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Good management starts with knowing where your biggest challenges are

"It can impact quality of life and wellbeing, but it could also have an impact on military readiness overall," said Kristy Williams.

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In this image released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, as part of a force projection exercise to Shemya Island, Alaska, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2024. (Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites/U.S Air Force via AP)

Housing projects can involve funding from multiple federal agencies, and sometimes that means a lot of paperwork

"When the regulatory process gets burdensome like that it adds to the cost of housing," said Glen Smith.

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FILE - In this Friday, June 2, 2017 file photo, work is done on a home under construction in Sacramento, Calif. A measure by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco to increase housing near transportation and job hubs faces a key test at a public hearing Wednesday, April 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

Communities can win federal grants for resilience projects and still need money

"We believe that things like external funding sources like grants continue to be an important part of that stack," said Edward Fernandez.

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Defense organizations have spent years talking about autonomy. What’s changing now is the speed.

"I think part of the contractor community's perspective is really thinking through, what does this do to acquisition timelines?" said Stephanie Kostro.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael deliver remarks to the press while touring multi-domain autonomous displays at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 16, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Citizen reports of problems with government programs can reveal larger issues

"We're seeing higher demand from constituents for that level of support from their elected leaders than ever before," said Anne Meeker.

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With 25 days left on the clock after elections, Congress has to decide what gets done first

"I do think that spending is going to be pretty top of mind," said Loren Duggan.

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The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Cannon House Office Building as Republican lawmakers passed a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 4, in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cybersecurity liability doesn’t necessarily start with a breach

"Not just having IT sitting at the table, or your CISO sitting at the table, I want to have compliance, business, everybody at the table," said Michael Volkov.

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A court has temporarily halted plans affecting the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

"When you lose a lot of federal government employees, especially the more senior ones, you're losing a lot of institutional knowledge," said Rep. Glenn Ivey.

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The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, the Agriculture Department's research center and library is seen after employees were informed of a threat in the morning and sent home, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. The Agriculture Department closed offices in five states after receiving anonymous threats. USDA spokesman Matthew Herrick said the department had received "several anonymous messages" that raised concerns about the safety of USDA personnel and facilities. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Before making a rollover decision, it’s worth knowing which factors actually matter

"A lot of folks think the TSP is managing the money for their accounts. The TSP creates the funds and then you get to pick those," said Thiago Glieger.

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Federal employees are protected if they refuse an illegal order. Most of them may not know it.

"What they don't tell you is that public service is sufficiently complicated that it's not always obvious what the best thing is to do," said Josh Gotbaum.

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The systems used to measure how well research investments are working keep changing

"We've seen not only a slowing implementation, but we're also seeing race and ethnicity getting pulled from surveys," said Denice Ross.

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FILE - Shown is a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, in Glenside, Pa., March 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

A national missile shield may be worth pursuing, but the laws of physics still have a say

"I think the one I would hone in on as most questionable for a number of reasons is space-based interceptors," said Michael O'Hanlon.

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