Salvage Operation Continues — “Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Monday, five days after a midair collision last week that killed 67 people. Authorities have said the operation to remove the plane will take several days and they will then work to remove the military helicopter involved in the crash.” [Associated Press]
Airport Employees Charged in Leak — “After video appearing to be from an airport surveillance camera was shown on CNN last week in the wake of the fatal American Airlines jet collision with an Army helicopter, two airport authority employees were arrested and charged with leaking official airport records.” [Washington Post]
County Using AI for Training — “A three-person team from George Mason University worked to improve preparedness via AI-powered games for the Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management in Arlington, Virginia… the team created two interactive games, called Go-Repair and Go-Rescue, which simulated infrastructure maintenance, resource allocation and evacuations.” [CIO Dive]
Kaine Seeks Freeze Answers — “Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a group of his colleagues in issuing a letter… expressing concern about the acute financial impacts and lingering uncertainty faced by Head Start programs in Virginia and across the country as a result of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) memo that imposed a government-wide hiring freeze.” [Press Release]
Beyer Blasts Gutting of USAID — “Our delegation seeking to do congressional oversight on reports of Elon Musk’s illegal activity at USAID was just barred from entering the building on the orders of Musk and the Trump Administration. Nobody elected Musk — this is illegal and corrupt and we will keep fighting it.” [Rep. Don Beyer/X, WTOP]
Icy Wednesday Possible — “Although highs could climb into the 50s on Tuesday, the weather may take an icy turn late Wednesday. A wintry mix of precipitation could develop Wednesday afternoon or evening as a storm system approaches from the west while, at the same time, cold air seeps south. Precipitation could begin as wet snow or sleet before gradually transitioning to freezing rain and plain rain.” [CWG, NWS/X]
It’s Tuesday — Expect mostly sunny skies with temperatures reaching around 53°F and a northwest wind at 6 to 14 mph, gusting up to 26 mph. During Tuesday night, cloud coverage will increase, and temperatures will drop to about 31°F. Winds will calm to a 5 to 8 mph breeze. [NWS]
