AGP Executive Report
Last update: 18 hours agoDefense & Shipbuilding: The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a record 326-day deployment, and the Navy awarded a $17.6M contract for needed repairs to the nuclear-powered carrier. STEM Education & Space: A Murray State engineering student is headed to NASA’s RockOn workshop at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, building sounding rockets as part of a hands-on aerospace program. Energy Storage & Local Power Planning: Chesapeake’s Planning Commission recommended denying a conditional-use permit for the Mill Stone battery energy storage project, sending the decision to City Council on July 21. Data Centers & Community Backlash: Warren County is moving toward a July 8 public hearing on zoning changes that would allow data centers with conditional-use permits, after residents urged commissioners to keep them out; Harford County, meanwhile, became Maryland’s first county to ban data centers. AI & Policy Spotlight: A Washington AI Network gala honored seven AI leaders, including Virginia’s Sen. Mark Warner, as lawmakers and tech figures push for how AI should be governed. Healthcare Research: Ohio University researcher Berkeley Franz won a major NIH grant to expand primary-care access to opioid use disorder treatment across about 40 clinics in Ohio and West Virginia.
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