Allison Barnette DOE launches $100M program to boost energy efficiency, reliability DOE offers $100 million in grants to modernize U.S. coal power plants, funding projects to strengthen reliability and security.
Allison Barnette FEMA unveils $1B in grants to boost 2026 FIFA world cup security FEMA will award over $1 billion to strengthen World Cup security, including $625M for host cities and $500M for national drone defenses.
Miles Smith DOI reopens Alaskan wildlife refuge for oil, gas development The Interior Department is reopening millions of acres in Alaska for oil drilling and advancing infrastructure and land projects.
Candace Barnette DOE invests $1B in supercomputers with new procurement model DOE will build two new $1 billion supercomputers at Oak Ridge to accelerate AI, quantum computing and research.
Miles Smith FERC advances rulemaking to accelerate grid connections for high-energy users FERC will develop a new rule to accelerate interconnections for large power users, addressing AI-driven energy demand.
Candace Barnette USDOT launches innovative beautification council USDOT announced a new advisory council to promote design and aesthetic excellence in federally funded infrastructure projects.
Veronica Piscitelli DOE outlines fusion-powered future under newly unveiled roadmap DOE unveiled a new national strategy to accelerate U.S. fusion energy development and commercialization through 2035.
Miles Smith Air Force issues RFP seeking AI data center developer The Air Force issued an RFP for AI data centers on base land, seeking $500M investments and projects with new capacity.
Strategic Partnerships Plans to migrate federal special ed oversight intensify following DOE layoffs The Trump administration is exploring shifting special ed oversight to HHS amid layoffs, prompting concerns over existing services.
Brady Pieper MIT becomes first to decline Trump’s preferential funding offer MIT rejected a Trump administration proposal tying funding to new university restrictions, becoming the first to decline the compact.