AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoLocal Tech & Science Education: H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s Centre for Applied Marine Studies (CAMS) is rolling out a marine plastic tracking pilot using “smart bottles” with GPS, GPS-enabled classroom work, and school partnerships across the Virgin Islands—part of an Ocean Technology Pilot Project funded through the UK Future Fund. Public Safety Tech Policy: A new study in PNAS Nexus finds extreme risk protection orders (“red flag” laws) are linked to fewer arrests for people while orders are active, with effects that can continue after they expire—relevant as the U.S. Virgin Islands already has ERPO laws. Government & Connectivity: Senators reviewed proposed FY 2027 budgets, including staffing gaps and stalled Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment implementation while the territory waits for updated guidance from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. STEM Research & Data: The week also highlighted how intelligence sharing is reshaping policing, plus broader tech-and-society stories making the rounds online.
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