#UNCAlumni Amy Vitale ’94 & Eileen Mignoni ’09 (MA) have spent years behind their cameras reporting on environmental issues. “As photographers we have a huge opportunity to inform and influence change, but pressing the shutter is just the start.” Dive in: alumni.unc.edu/news/saving-t…

Senate Confirms Ahuja as OPM Director in Close Vote govexec.com/management/2021/… via @GovExec

Rep. @GerryConnolly says federal CIOs must be more responsible for cybersecurity at their agencies given their systems are high targets for hackers. govmatters.tv/congressman-di…

From @RANDCorporation: Reopening the economy before Biden's July 4 target of 160M people vaccinated doubled the average number of COVID-19 deaths between July 4 and end of the year. Nearly all deaths come the unvaccinated. rand.org/blog/2021/05/will-t…

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A Chinese rocket used to launch part of a space station last week will reenter the atmosphere May 8 prompting concern that large parts could cause damage. But "the risk that there will be some damage or...that it will hit you is incredibly tiny." cnn.com/2021/05/04/politics/…

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Shirley Jones, president of Blacks in Government, on @GovMattersTV: The federal government's recruitment of African Americans has increased only in clerical and administrative positions. govmatters.tv/strategic-plan…

Former ambassador Harry Thomas says Black foreign service officers are put on a "Black circuit" to serve in African and Caribbean nations. He calls for @StateDept to give all officers "the opportunity to serve in areas where they would like."

Is the typical natsec professional "a white guy in Oakley sunglasses, beard, super buffed, or is it someone who doesn't fit that profile...but is as patriotic and loyal." Fighting Asian asylum restrictions, ethnic profiling in security clearance process. govmatters.tv/diversity-is-m…

"If a provider offers [internet] service to at least one household in a census block, the FCC counts that entire census block as having broadband coverage." Yes, asking consumers is a better idea. route-fifty.com/tech-data/20… via @routefifty

$420,000 bonuses for pilots could save the Air Force money over time govmatters.tv/420000-bonuses…

“Covid has been nothing short of the worst failure of public policy in modern memory.” khn.org/news/article/pandemi…

Treasury to invest $9 billion in minority communities bizjournals.com/washington/n… via @WBJonline

Senior Biden Official Vows to Repair ‘Damage’ to Federal Workforce govexec.com/management/2021/… via @GovExec