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ICYMI: USA Today: “No Labels tells me they don’t want to be a 2024 election spoiler. It’s time to prove it.”

March 16, 2024 Prove, 'no', labels, TODAY, “It, Election, 2024, want, ICYMI, they, spoiler., don't, Time, It's, Tells0 comment

Rahna Epting: “They’re inconsistent. They’re unclear. The math doesn’t add up.” READ THE STORY HERE Washington, D.C. – A new piece from USA Today highlights No Labels’ third-party campaign, supported by dark money and a secret nomination process that is nearly universally believed to be a spoiler effort to reelect Trump. “They are contradicting themselves regularly,” MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting says in the story. “They’re inconsistent. They’re unclear. The math doesn’t add up. The facts don’t add up to what they say they intend to do. And…

Amending the Constitution Is Impossible Until Suddenly It’s Not

January 12, 2024 amending, Constitution, Suddenly, It's, until, impossible0 comment

The American experiment with constitutional democracy is in grave peril. If Donald Trump becomes president again, fighting to preserve U.S. constitutional democracy through his second term will require the courage, commitment, and creativity of a broad prodemocracy coalition. But the problem is not merely Trump. The U.S. Constitution itself contributes to the country’s crisis. As David Frum observed in a recent issue of The Atlantic, “If Trump is elected, it very likely won’t be with a majority of the popular vote” but rather because our system for selecting the president…

Why some CIOs say it’s time to rethink governmentwide cyber metrics

October 8, 2023 Cyber, Rethink, Governmentwide, CIOs, metrics, Some, Time, It's0 comment

One of the biggest complaints about the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard is how it measures cybersecurity progress. The challenge is there are too many cyber metrics so a “C” grade on the scorecard doesn’t necessarily translate into progress made against other governmentwide metrics say under the President’s Management Agenda. Andre Mendes, the chief information officer at the Department of Commerce, was one of several technology leaders who explained to Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and the Government Accountability Office why they believe a re-calibration of cyber metrics is important…

It’s Abortion, Stupid

June 30, 2023 abortion, It's, 'stupid'0 comment

Last month, during a meeting of Democrats in rural southwestern Iowa, a man raised his hand. “What are three noncontroversial issues that Democrats should be talking about right now?” he asked the evening’s speaker, Rob Sand, Iowa’s state auditor and a minor state celebrity. I watched from the side of the room as Sand answered quickly. The first two issues Democrats should talk about are new state laws dealing with democracy and education, he told the man. And then they should talk about their support for abortion rights. “People in…

It’s the First Amendment, Stupid: Supreme Court Holds That Free Speech Prevails in Challenge To Anti-Discrimination Law

June 30, 2023 'stupid', Prevails, first, AntiDiscrimination, Court, holds, Free, Supreme, Speech, challenge, It's, Amendment0 comment

A Politico headline said that a recent Supreme Court decision “limits LGBTQ protections” while an ABC News story told us that it was about whether “businesses can refuse to serve LGBTQ+ customers.” The decision today in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis wasn’t about that at all. In this 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that the government cannot force you to say something that violates your religious beliefs. Lorie Smith runs 303 Creative, a website and graphic design company. She wanted to expand her business and start creating custom wedding…

Now that the debt ceiling debate has been settled, it’s back to business-as-usual for contractors…right?

June 6, 2023 debate, debt, back, It's, Ceiling, settled, been, businessasusual, contractors…right0 comment

The debt ceiling debate has absorbed many in Washington over the past few weeks, as well as those whose business prospects are directly tied to federal spending. Now that a deal is done, how are they feeling about it? To find out, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with federal contracting expert Larry Allen. Interview Transcript: Larry Allen I think the good news is now that we have a debt ceiling agreement, that the rest of the fiscal year for fiscal year 23 should be pretty strong. Congress has appropriated a…