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People view a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18, 2024 as seen from Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

SpaceX says Virginia unfairly favored fiber over satellite in BEAD proposal

SpaceX claimed Virginia purposefully excluded Starlink from competing on equal footing for bids on more than 95% of eligible build locations.
Musk and Trump
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

Improving comms, tech capacity keys for states waiting on Trump policy changes

Many state officials have said they're waiting to see how the large changes in Washington, D.C., will affect their organizations. Two former state officials offered some advice.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on “Rightsizing Federal Government,” on Capitol Hill, on Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago / Getty Images)

Iowa governor unleashes DOGE task force on state inefficiency

Taking a page from the Elon Musk DOGE unit slashing programs in the federal government, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced a state-level program hoped to streamline…
twitter
The logo of Twitter is displayed at the company’s New York headquarters on Oct. 28, a day after Elon Musk his takeover of the company. (Leonardo Munoz / VIEWpress / Getty Images)

Musk’s changes create Twitter blues for government agencies

Twitter has been an essential tool for government agencies getting urgent information to the public. Elon Musk's takeover could change that.
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Mike Dunleavy
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images)

Alaska launches broadband task force

Anticipating new federal funding, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a new task force to study the tech and policies needed to close the state's digital divide.
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