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Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

GeekWire

(Orbite Photo) After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called Orbite is ready to start signing up customers for private-sector astronaut training programs. Prices for the five-night suborbital training program start at $49,500 per person.

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‘Baby bond’ legislation aims to address wealth gaps in Washington state

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The program would allocate $4,000 into an investment pool for every child whose birth is funded by Apple Health, the state’s program for Medicaid recipients. In addition, 70% of African American babies and 79% of Hispanic, Native American and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander babies were born under the program. and advanced by Sen.

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MacKenzie Scott says she’s given away nearly $2B to 343 organizations over past 7 months

GeekWire

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett — who created The Giving Pledge alongside Melinda French Gates more than a decade ago — are currently worth more than $100 billion each, a doubling of their net worth since 2010. Forbes currently estimates Scott’s net worth at about $29.7

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Vivek Kundra Unveils 25-Point IT Management Reform Program

Cloud Musings

Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Thursday, December 9, 2010. Vivek Kundra Unveils 25-Point IT Management Reform Program. ▼ 2010. (54). Cloud Musings on Forbes. NJVC Cloud Computing. GovCloud Daily.

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Microsoft’s accessibility chief on the benefits of closing the ‘disability divide’

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The company did not share the costs for these programs. It appears to be the first tech company to create the CAO role in 2010; five years ago, Lay-Flurrie became the second person in the job. In 2018, the company pledged $25 million over five years for its AI for Accessibility program. of its workforce. .”

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- Thanks & Turkeys 2010

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

Over the past 11 months I’ve been working with officials from these twenty jurisdictions, as well as the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau , the Public Safety Communications Research Program of the Department of Commerce, and Homeland Security’s Office of Emergency Communications.

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FedRAMP Releases Updated Security Assessment Plan Templates

Cloud Musings

Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Last week the GSA FedRAMP Program Office released the latest version of the cloud computing Security Assessment Plan (SAR) template. ► 2010. (54). Cloud Musings on Forbes.

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