The House intel bill would establish an IC chief AI officer, illuminate how agencies fund open-source intelligence, give the IC IG new authorities and more.

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"I think we're already seeing the fruits of that in the secretary's announcement and some other changes that have gone about," said Cheryl Mason.

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"At the end of the day, with billions of public dollars invested, a Medicaid enrollee shouldn't have to guess where to find care," said Laura Kordish.

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A DoD watchdog says poor communication during military daycare abuse investigations undermines staffing, parent trust and child care availability.

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"At the end of the day, our role is to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse and help the agency be effective stewards," said Kate Robinson.

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NASA's inspector general released an audit Tuesday of the agency's Commercial Crew Program, and it looks increasingly likely that Boeing's Starliner crew capsule won't be certified for operational flights to the International Space Station until next year.

That's just three years before NASA's official retirement date for the ISS in 2030, though lawmakers in Congress are seeking an extension until 2032. What's more, declaring Starliner ready for regular crew rotation flights next year would put the Boeing crew capsule a decade behind its original target of 2017.

The inspector general issued six recommendations. NASA officials agreed to all of them. The recommendations include developing a schedule for the next Starliner flight and future crew missions and making sure the schedule is updated to include sufficient time to ensure all of the problems from Starliner's first test flight with astronauts in 2024 are "resolved and documented."

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"Providing these non-postal government services can be particularly useful in more remote, underserved, or rural parts of the country," said David Garcia.

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