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Cybersecurity in the cloud coming into focus with CISA configurations, CSRB review

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At the recent National Contract Management Association's World Congress in Nashville, Michelle Miller, senior procurement analyst and team lead for the Army's Procurement Support Directorate, outlined strategies for reducing protests.

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Feds with upcoming travel plans can expect an increase to per diem lodging rates

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Here's one step the Energy Department could execute to help insure grid resilience

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This problem could cut off federal paychecks as surely as a shutdown

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Could the venerable 8(a) program actually be on its way out?

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McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month

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Millennial women are pushing up cancer rates.

What is going on?

Yesterday, a study found that cases of cancer for people in their 30s went up by almost 20% since 2010. Researchers looked at data from more than 560,000 patients. For some age groups, cancer rates went down or grew slightly. Not so for young women: breast cancer was responsible for the most new cancers. Cancers affecting the digestive system (like colon cancer) are catching up — with the fastest growth rate. In all, cancers for women under 50 increased by more than 4% from 2010 to 2019. Meanwhile, new cases for men dropped nearly 5%.

Why is this happening?

It's not clear. Experts say obesity, drinking, and not getting enough exercise could be to blame. Others say environmental factors (like exposure to pollution and toxins) could play a role. The study reportedly didn't say what stage each cancer was caught so it's unclear whether cancer is popping up earlier or if cancer is being diagnosed at an earlier point of the disease. What's clear is that doctors are seeing more and more cases each year and that young women are especially at risk — especially those who are Hispanic, Pacific Islander, or Asian.

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Rep. George Santos' (R-NY) campaign aide's. Yesterday, Samuel Miele was arraigned in a New York federal court for alleged wire fraud and identity theft. According to the indictment, Miele impersonated a "high-ranking aide to a member of the House with leadership responsibilities" to raise money for Santos in 2021. (Rumor has it, it was House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) former chief of staff.) Miele allegedly sent more than a dozen requests and received a 15% cut from the contributions. Miele's arraignment comes three months after the Justice Dept charged Santos with wire fraud, theft of public funds, money laundering, and making false statements. Miele has pleaded not guilty and was released on bond.


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Bradley Cooper. The actor is being criticized for using a prosthetic nose in the upcoming Netflix movie, "Maestro." Cooper, who stars in, directed, and co-wrote the film, plays Jewish conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein. Critics are saying the prosthetic nose evokes antisemitic stereotypes and are accusing Cooper — who isn't Jewish — of Jewface. Bernstein's children defended Cooper and said that he "chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance" and they're "perfectly fine with that." Cooper and Netflix haven't commented.


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