Feds Rehiring After Doge — “Some federal agencies are trying to rehire employees axed during DOGE’s firing spree this year, while others are scrambling to fill vacancies created by the layoffs, the Washington Post reports.” [Axios]
Volleyball Standout on Nat’l Team — “USA Volleyball has selected 12 athletes to compete on the 2025 U.S. Girls U19 National Team at the NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup, June 24–28 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada… [including] Taylor Harrington (MB, 6-3, 2009, Arlington, Va., Wakefield HS, Chesapeake).” [USA Volleyball]
Funding for Rosslyn AI Startup — “Trustible, an Arlington startup that helps companies manage and mitigate risks posed by artificial intelligence, has raised $4.6 million in a seed round that included involvement from Google LLC CEO Eric Schmidt… [Trustible] hopes to turn the seven-person staff into a team of 12 by year-end, all of whom will be based out of the company’s WeWork location in Rosslyn.” [WBJ]
Big Raise for Local Startup — “[Crystal City-based] Nooks, the company redefining classified workspaces through its Classified-Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) model, is excited to announce the successful closing of its $25M Series A funding round.” [PRNewswire]
Local Protest Planned — ” Protesters in Arlington and across the country will take to the streets Saturday in “No Kings” rallies nationwide to coincide with a military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary… On Saturday, a No Kings National Day of Defiance event will take place from 1:30-3:30 p.m, at Rock Spring Congregational Church, 5010 Little Falls Road.” [Patch]
Biking for a Cause — “Arlington natives Matthew Boothby and Brian Simmons are biking 4,000 miles across the country to raise $30,000 for the @ulmanfoundation, which supports young adults affected by cancer. Boothy is riding in honor of his friend Jimmy Alverson, who he grew up with at church in Arlington. Jimmy passed away from leukemia in 2023.” [Instagram]
Va. AG Sues Over 23andMe — “Attorney General Jason Miyares has filed a lawsuit and separate objection to 23andMe’s plan to sell the personal genetic data of roughly 15 million consumers without their knowledge or consent in violation of Virginia law and the company’s own privacy commitments to consumers.” [Press Release]
It’s Wednesday — Expect widespread haze in the morning followed by sunny skies and a high temperature near 87. The calm wind will turn west around 6 mph in the afternoon. For Wednesday night, the sky will be mostly clear and the low temperature will be around 67 with a calm wind. [NWS]
