Federal contractor DEI initiatives singled out in latest Trump executive order
Trump’s anti-diversity directives already impacted contractors, but the new order imposes additional requirements. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs at companies that are federal contractors. While contractors are already subject to anti-DEI directives that the president enacted at the start of his second term, Trump wrote that […]
Judge blocks DOD’s ban on Anthropic, calls it First Amendment retaliation
The court finds the Pentagon’s supply chain risk designation was punishment for public criticism, not a legitimate security threat. A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction barring the federal government from enforcing its declaration that Anthropic is a supply chain security risk. Judge Rita Lin in the U.S. District Court of Northern California is also […]
Growth, tech and human resources leadership moves across the market
A pair of board of directors appointments at publicly-traded companies also featured. Acentra Health Mohamed Karama and Nirav Dalal have both taken up senior vice president positions at this technology solutions and services provider. As senior VP of growth acceleration and performance, Karama will lead Acentra’s work to strengthen its cross-function posture and contribute to accelerate […]
VA’s former EHR lead indicted for concealing contractor gifts
The Department of Justice alleges that John Windom accepted and sometimes demanded various gifts while helming the electronic health record modernization at Veterans Affairs. A senior executive working within the Department of Veterans Affairs was charged with failing to disclose a slew of different gifts given to him by contractors working with the agency on its […]
Trump names CEOs, nuclear fusion founders and Nobel laureate to tech advisory council
The announcement includes 13 of the possible 24 members that will make up the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Leadership from Big Tech is further cementing its presence in Washington as the White House unveiled the first 13 members that will compose the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Pursuant to an […]