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Alteia and the World Bank assess and enhance road infrastructure data quality at scale using AWS

AWS Public Sector

Rural roads are critical for connectivity, transportation, and development. Photo credit: World Bank Transport Team 2) Road infrastructures connect households to higher quality opportunities for employment, healthcare and education. A road in rural Peru.

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DoD raises formal performance concerns on multibillion dollar moving contract

Federal News Network

Transportation Command asks the vendor, HomeSafe Alliance, to justify hundreds of instances over the past month in which movers have failed to begin military families moves on the agreed-upon dates, delivered their belongings late, or both. The recent show-cause notice from U.S.

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Hope under construction in Uganda: Cathyline’s story

Open Contracting Partnership

This sparked investigations and today, work has resumed with quality materials in place. We got this Health Center III, my children get good treatment when they get malaria, and I take them for tests without having to pay transport fare and without suffering. Right now, I have no issues.

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Smarter collaboration: How Mexico City delivers major projects through inclusive planning

Open Contracting Partnership

In large public projects, like infrastructure, transport, and delivering public services like water and social programs, the difference between success and failure often comes down to how well you plan and who you involve early on. It all starts with procurement.

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FAA shares new commercial space hiring strategy

FedScoop

“The FAA is working diligently to attract, hire and retain additional staff for various positions within the Office of Commercial Space Transportation,” the agency said in a statement to FedScoop. This effort includes human spaceflight, of which we have filled six of 10 new positions.”

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Lawmakers advance DHS bills to ban Chinese batteries, help TSAers with commute

Federal News Network

TSA commuting legislation The homeland security committee today also unanimously passed legislation that would explore better compensating Transportation Security Committee employees for the time they spend commuting to the job. Digital IDs do not need to be handled by a [transportation security officer].”

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Cycling, recycling and green space: these are the top 10 most sustainable cities in the U.S.

American City & Country

The study ranked cities with 100,000 residents or more based on sustainability metrics that included commuting methods, transportation infrastructure, environmental quality, sustainable energy and recycling and the number of green spaces and infrastructure.