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When Congress recessed in December, it left three crucial cyber priorities in the air, including the confirmation of Sean Plankey's nomination as CISA Director.
Although Plankey's renomination announcement is good news, experts say Congress's delay in acting on cyber priorities damages the nation's ability to counter rising threats.
Check out my latest CSO piece, which looks at the setbacks created by Plankey's confirmation delay and the other key priorities l…

US cybersecurity weakened by congressional delays despite Plankey renomination
Sean Plankey’s renomination as CISA director offers some relief, but stalled legislation on cyber threat information sharing and state and local grants continues to strain the nation’s ability to counter rising cyber threats.

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NIH specifies how grant reviewers should ensure alignment with Trump priorities (Anil Oza/STAT)
https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/15/nih-specifies-how-grant-reviewers-should-ensure-alignment-with-trump-priorities/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p125#a251215p125

FYI, the closing date for submitting comments on the US Department of Education’s plans to prioritize "patriotic education" in its discretionary grant programs is this Friday, October 17. The American Historical Association has an excellent resource to help folks weigh in! https://www.

In the Amazon, political systems fail to prioritize the environment https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-the-amazon-political-systems-fail-to-prioritize-the-environment/

In the Amazon, political systems fail to prioritize the environment
Realizing the goals of sustainable development and environmental conservation in the Pan Amazon will require profound changes in the region’s legal and economic framework. This type of change can only be obtained via the political process. Fortunately, there is broad support within Amazonian nations for a change in the policies that drive deforestation and unsustainable […]

1 Impending Free Agent Raiders Should Prioritize https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-1-impending-free-agent-should-prioritize

Wer sich das Wildberger-Elend von gestern selbst angucken möchte: Bitte schön.
Massiver Fall von 'Was interessiert mich mein Geschwätz von gestern'.
Sehr sehenswert auch das Gestotter auf die Frage von @…, ob die Bundesregierung noch Accounts bei 'X' betreiben sollte.

Internal memo: Meta plans to assess employees on their "AI-driven impact", which will be a "core expectation" of their performance from 2026 (Jyoti Mann/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-employee-performance-rev…

Meta is about to start grading workers on their AI skills
Meta employee performance will be assessed by AI-driven impact starting in 2026, as the company prioritizes AI adoption across its workforce.

Amid concerns that he has failed to address a worsening affordability crisis,
with health insurance premiums about to spike dramatically for over 20 million Americans,
Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that his domestic policy chief’s main priority is -- building a triumphal arch for Washington DC.
Speaking at a White House holiday party, the president praised Vince Haley, his former speechwriter and a longtime aide to Newt Gingrich who now leads the White House Domestic Poli…

😳 New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-link-endorsing-easily-disproven-prioritizing.html

New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength
Why do some people endorse claims that can easily be disproved? It's one thing to believe false information, but another to actively stick with something that's obviously wrong.