AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoOcean Science in Alaska: The NSF has reversed course and will stop dismantling most of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, keeping hundreds of instruments (including those off Alaska) in place after bipartisan pushback from lawmakers like Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Jeff Merkley. Fisheries & Data Use: The OOI sensors are used for fisheries management and tracking climate-driven ocean changes, and the pause includes a Senate-backed requirement for review before any decommissioning. Drones for Safer Flight: Vigilant Aerospace tested FlightHorizon PILOT, showing onboard detect-and-avoid using radar plus transponder tracking to support safer beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. Alaska Schools Under Strain: Alaska districts closed 12 schools amid severe budget cuts, forcing students into larger combined classes and cutting programs. Community Science: Unalaskans joined COASST training to count dead seabirds as a long-running way to spot shifts in ocean health. Tech Policy Watch: The EU is preparing to scrutinize Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS under the Digital Markets Act for cloud dominance and interoperability rules.
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