AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoData Center Tax: Virginia became the first state to tax data center electricity use, charging 1.1 cents per kilowatt-hour starting July 1—an early signal that the AI buildout’s costs may be shifting from utilities and residents to operators. Workforce & Leadership: Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced the ninth cohort of the Virginia Management Fellows, a two-year pipeline rotating through state agencies to grow future public leaders. Aviation & Logistics: BETA Technologies and partners completed the first operational eVTOL-integration pilot flights, moving manufactured human organs across Virginia and Maryland—another step toward routine electric air mobility. Mars Mobility: NASA selected seven companies, including Arlington-based AeroVironment, for a $17M effort to develop robotic surface mobility systems for future Mars missions. Public Safety & Environment: Residents are being urged to report woodland box turtle sightings to support conservation as habitat loss and road mortality continue to squeeze populations. Defense & Industry: The U.S. Navy forward-deployed the USS Tucson to Guam to strengthen undersea deterrence in the Western Pacific. Health Policy: Federal moves to reform the 340B drug pricing program continue, with Virginia providers watching proposed CMS payment changes and new legislation.
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