This isn’t news exactly, but more of a statement letting us know we’re going to stay the course with BEAD as Government Technology reports…

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is underway and on track, and the 10-year initiative is expected to continue as planned when a new presidential administration takes over the White House in January.

Designed to invest $42.45 billion in digital equity during its existence, the BEAD Program intends to close the digital divide in the U.S., which is “whole-of-nation work,” National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Digital Equity Director Angela Thi Bennett previously told Government Technology. Experts argue the new administration will not impact the program’s continuation, but a technology-neutral focus may shape its future.

They give some reasoning for the assumption…

“The problem that we’re solving here is not a red state problem or a blue state problem,” said Feinman. “It’s American.”
The U.S. Congress wrote the BEAD program’s 10-year timeline into law. Feinman’s job, and that of those executing the BEAD program, is to execute it as written. BEAD was written with specific timelines for its milestones, from the Federal Communications Commission map’s creation to state proposal submissions, and beyond.
Being that BEAD was designed to be a 10-year program, from planning and building to monitoring and oversight phases, Feinman said administration changes were always expected.
“So, this is a program that was always going to see changes, but the primary thrust of what it is that we’re doing is in statute,” he said. “As civil servants, it’s our job to faithfully execute those laws, and that’s what we anticipate doing.”
He did note that, as NTIA officials have been advised by bosses in the current administration, so it will be under the next administration.