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A federal judge wants an independent accounting of homelessness programs in Los Angeles — including Mayor Karen Bass’ signature Inside Safe initiative. U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter made his remarks during oral arguments on a motion filed by lawyers for the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights, which has accused the city of failing to live up to the terms of a nearly 2-year-old settlement agreement to build shelter beds and clear homeless encampments. The settlement was reached eight months before Bass was sworn…

Last year, the Pentagon failed its sixth annual audit in a row. An Arizona lawmaker has a proposal for how to help the Department of Defense finally pass one: use AI. On Friday, Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation that would direct the Secretary of Defense to use artificial intelligence technology to audit the Pentagon’s financial statements for the current fiscal year. With assets worth $3.8 trillion and a 2024 budget of around $850 billion, the Defense Department is the largest and most…

The FAA said that in order to hold Boeing accountable, it has halted production expansion of the company’s 737 MAX planes and will continue its on-site presence at Boeing and Spirit’s manufacturing facilities. The FAA said that in order to hold Boeing accountable, it has halted production expansion of the company’s 737 MAX planes and will continue its on-site presence at Boeing and Spirit’s manufacturing facilities. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender…

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Denver International Airport will bring in a new shuttle operator next year to transport passengers and employees to and from its parking lots after the City Council on Monday approved a contract potentially worth $371 million. LAZ Parking Midwest will replace replacing DIA’s longstanding contactor, which missed goals for on-time service every day for three straight years before the pandemic, city auditors found. DIA’s contract with LAZ will start in February 2025 and stands as the airport’s largest single operations…

Elon Musk has announced that external auditors have found that X has far less antisemitic content compared to its competitors. Musk defended the platform's commitment to free speech as a fundamental principle Elon Musk,…

Review errors, unreliable data and poor oversight in Denver’s planning department exacerbated permit delays for home construction projects and renovations as wait times grew significantly during and after the pandemic, a new city audit says. Between 2020 and the first part of 2023, average wait times for residential project permits grew by 75%, or 113 days, according to the report, released Thursday. Auditors identified a lack of clear training processes and a need for better data collection as key factors contributing to…

A plastic sheet covers an area of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft outside a hangar at Portland International Airport on January 8, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-rolland | Getty ImagesThe Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it will audit Boeing's production line, a week after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9.The agency said it is considering using "an independent third party" to oversee Boeing inspections and quality of its manufacturing.The FAA…

NordVPN has announced the results of a fourth audit by Deloitte, one of the Big Four. The company said it opened its doors from 30 November until 7 December 2023 for the auditors to poke around, interview employees and generally check that the VPN servers aren’t recording any sensitive data about how subscribers are using the service. And the good news is that they didn’t find anything untoward, meaning it’s safe to use NordVPN. Most people don’t appreciate that when they use a VPN service, that company could –…

Senior staff members of a German consultancy, Loening GmbH, have distanced themselves from an audit conducted by their firm, in which they gave Volkswagen's Chinese arm a clean chit on allegations of human rights violations, for using forced Uyghur labour…