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GSA launches go.gov for civilian travel management

GSA launches go.gov for civilian travel management

GSA announced the upcoming rollout of GO.gov, a consolidated travel and expense management platform destined for official civilian federal travel. Slated for a phased launch beginning in November 2025, GO.gov aims to deliver a uniform, efficient experience for civilian travel managers and employees, building on and ultimately replacing

Trump’s anti-Canada rhetoric unites a nation, reshaping cross-border ties

Trump’s anti-Canada rhetoric unites a nation, reshaping cross-border ties

New York goes deep on the an unprecedented turn in relations with our neighbor to the north. Canadians have rallied en masse against perceived threats from the United States, with former President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric and punitive tariffs transforming a historically close partnership into a heated rivalry. Trump’

House, Senate Republicans reject deep White House cuts to NIH

House, Senate Republicans reject deep White House cuts to NIH

Facing a proposed 40 percent White House budget cut to NIH for fiscal 2026, both House and Senate Republicans are signaling a bipartisan rebuff. Key appropriators and lawmakers say they plan instead to keep NIH funding close to current levels, reflecting both political reality and the institute’s central role

UnitedHealth faces lawsuit and federal scrutiny over use of AI to deny patient care

UnitedHealth faces lawsuit and federal scrutiny over use of AI to deny patient care

UnitedHealth Group, America’s largest health insurer, is facing an intensifying scrutiny over its use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make coverage determinations for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries—a practice that is now at the heart of a major class-action lawsuit and federal investigations. While I know a bit about

Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 28 July 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 28 July 2025

"Trump bump drives D.C. demand for house managers and private chefs," Axios The demand for household staffing in DC has surged as affluent individuals from President Trump's administration and political sphere relocate to the area. This influx has led to an increase in requests for

OpenAI’s GPT-5 set to launch early August

OpenAI’s GPT-5 set to launch early August

OpenAI is expected to release GPT-5 in early August 2025, marking a high-stakes moment in the accelerating evolution of artificial intelligence. As reported by the Verge’s Tom Warren, the new model integrates o3 reasoning capabilities to unify previous GPT- and o-series models. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has described GPT-5

Vibe coding dangers: fabricated responses and deleted data

Vibe coding dangers: fabricated responses and deleted data

Ars Technica narrates two cautionary tales for those “vibe coding,” aka using AI to write computer programs without really understanding the code itself. In the first, the user known as anuraag asked AI to rename a folder and move its current contents to a new folder. The first “command apparently