LexNext DC Tech Tracker
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Seven Reasons For Loudoun County to Keep Data Center Grandfathering
October 5, 2026By Paul Steidler: On Tuesday, October 6, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on whether to end a grandfathering decision-making process affecting 17 proposed data centers. The ...
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Super Intelligence Is Trump’s New AI Lingo
September 23, 2026By Rebecca Grant: Trump’s order has a direct impact on government agencies. “From this point forward, all of United States documents, and hopefully the world, will be changed to use the much mor ...
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The Five Million Plus Jobs Created By Data Centers
September 15, 2026By Paul Steidler: There is an increasingly common and seldom challenged charge that data centers create “few” jobs. The numbers, though, tell a far different story. A May 2026 PwC study for the Data C ...
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Data Centers Mean Better Bond Ratings, Lower Government Costs
September 2, 2026By Paul Steidler: At a September 1, 2026, meeting of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to assess a change in the approval process for data centers, several members of the County’s chief decision ...
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Google Chooses Patriotism in the AI Race
August 17, 2026By Rebecca Grant: Google’s Gemini hit one billion users – and thanks to the patriotism of Google’s top executives, the United States military is tapping that innovation source for AI, too. “1B+ ...
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State Department Officials Speak at Lexington’s Capitol Hill Tech Conference
August 10, 2026By Sam Obitts: The Lexington Institute was honored to welcome two officials from the U.S. Department of State as featured speakers at our July 24 Capitol Hill Tech Conference: Jordan Brewer, Special A ...
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Beware of Today’s Executive Order on AI Vanishing Without Legislation
August 4, 2026By Paul Steidler: This afternoon, President Donald Trump is expected to sit down with tech executives and discuss an executive order governing a voluntary framework for the testing of AI frontier mode ...
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Lexington’s July 24 Capitol Hill Conference on AI, Cyber, & Tech Policy Priorities
July 21, 2026To register, click here The Lexington Institute invites you to attend our Capitol Hill Conference on AI, Cyber, & Tech Policy Priorities on July 24 from 12:00-3:00 PM. This forum will examine the ...
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On the Ground at the “National” Day of Protests Against Data Centers
July 18, 2026By Paul Steidler: After a month of hype, Humans First, a group claiming to represent many “conservatives” opposed to data centers is today holding a national day of protest at 125 or so locations. Jud ...
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China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over AI Data Centers
July 10, 2026By Paul Steidler: The above verbatim headline appears in a July 9 New York Times article regarding how “state actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the ef ...