NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on Friday released the contract behind the state’s $6.2 million diaper program after questions about the deal’s noncompetitive designation and a reported delay in making the agreement public. The agreement with nonprofit Baby2Baby will provide families of newborns with 400 free diapers … Read more
On July 17, six hours after we published our investigation into the state’s no-bid Baby2Baby diaper contract, California posted the records we had been requesting for 66 days. That was at 5:34 p.m. Thirty minutes later, an email from the governor’s office arrived, “reaching out to clarify misrepresentations and factual inaccuracies regarding the Golden State … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A company where the husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is a partner was selected for a nearly $2 billion deal to build a new courthouse in Springfield, Massachusetts — a decision now being challenged in court by rejected bidders who allege conflicts of interest tainted the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is disputing whistleblower allegations from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., arguing that critics have mischaracterized Trump-era renovation projects and procurement practices. In a statement to Fox News Digital, Kennedy Center officials say the senator’s allegations get key facts wrong, … Read more
California’s delayed release of its Baby2Baby contract is casting a shadow over the state’s new Golden State Diaper program. Two months after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a controversial multimillion-dollar state diaper contract with Baby2Baby, a nonprofit with existing ties to the Newsom administration and the First Partner, Californians still have not been allowed to see … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that enables warrantless tracking of mobile devices after lawmakers, a prosecutor and a judge raised concerns about the legality of the tool in criminal investigations. ATF, the federal agency responsible for enforcing the nation’s gun laws, told The … Read more
The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest, has resigned after months of being on paid administrative leave due to an ongoing federal investigation. The investigation, which included a February raid of Alberto Carvalho’s home, involves, in part, a failed AI chatbot project that the district contracted, according to the … Read more
The Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Congo is worsening as health officials continue to battle minimal staffing and resources, as well as misinformation. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio has more. Source link
Washington — The federal government awarded a company owned by a Trump donor a $1.7 million contract to install a new water cleaning system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, federal records show, as President Trump pushes to overhaul the pool — and struggles with a bout of algae and a peeling paint job. The … Read more
NASA is sending drones to the moon to help prepare for a permanent human presence. Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim, whose company just secured a $75 million contract with NASA to deliver four drones to the moon, joins to discuss. Source link