AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCyber Oversight: Sen. Ron Wyden urged the GAO to probe how federal agencies buy and use commercial hacking tools, asking which groups spent millions, what rules govern deployment, and how privacy and constitutional rights are protected. Labor & Aerospace: Boeing’s engineers and technical workers at the SPEEA union rejected a contract offer and authorized a strike, setting up a potential work stoppage as talks run toward early-October contract expirations. Oregon Data Centers: Wilsonville is revisiting Basalt Creek industrial planning, with council discussing data-center parameters and considering limits aimed at preventing stand-alone builds; a draft heads to a Sept. 9 hearing. Local Courts & Fraud: A Jacksonville, Ore., logging company owner, Joel Caswell, was sentenced to 42 months for tax evasion, employment tax crimes, and loan fraud, ordered to repay about $1.2M to the IRS. Portland Public Art: LAIKA’s “Wildwood” crow trail is live, with 30 sculptures across the city and proceeds benefiting OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Business & Consumer: Costco has reportedly brought back Kirkland semi-sweet chocolate chips after a cocoa-cost-driven pause, reigniting demand among Oregon shoppers.
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