Local governments look to the cloud
As we head into 2020, more local government and public safety organizations will consider the cloud for transparency, security and innovation.
Electric Cars Will Challenge State Power Grids
The key is the time of day drivers charge their cars.
AGs Argue Federal Railroad Law Shouldn’t Override State Permitting Power
Six Democratic attorneys general weighed in on a legal dispute about Washington state’s denial of environmental permits for a coal export facility.
What Happens When Community College Is Made Free
COMMENTARY | Free community college would increase the number of people graduating with associate degrees, but it would also likely decrease the number of people completing bachelor’s degrees.
Oil and Gas Group Bristles at Prospect of Fracking Ban
Some Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential nomination have voiced support for such a policy.
Why the Air Force put Kubernetes in an F-16
The Air Force is increasingly deploying solutions like Kubernetes, the open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and services, to quickly deliver advanced capabilities to warfighters.
State Department eyes cloud-based building management
A cloud-based, commercial off-the-shelf project management and collaboration service would help State manage its 30,000 properties around the world.
Farm credit agency moving financial reporting to cloud
The small independent agricultural loan regulator wants to push its business intelligence and compliance reporting to the cloud.
DOD tries to shut down Oracle's JEDI appeal
Government attorneys argued that Oracle's allegations are moot, now that Microsoft won the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure procurement.
America’s Coal Consumption Entered Free Fall in 2019
Coal fell 18 percent last year, the largest drop ever recorded. But carbon emissions across the rest of the economy barely budged.
States Seek to Keep Climate Change Lawsuit Out of Federal Court
Thirteen states filed a brief this month hoping to keep a Rhode Island lawsuit against oil and gas companies in state rather than federal court.
Keeping track of vulnerability disclosures
The General Services Administration and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are considering a centralized cloud-based vulnerability disclosure platform for civilian executive agencies.
To Save the Redwoods, Scientists Debate Burning and Logging
Some scientists question whether controlled burns and logging are really the best way to preserve California’s redwoods.
Got an Electric Car? Great! Where Do You Plug It In?
In some states, charging stations are hard to find.
Responders get hands-on look at latest tech
Operation Convergent Response was designed to allow participants to sample technologies in real-world environments, as opposed to during a presentation or in a classroom.
Here Come the Electrics. Could E-Bikes Be the Electric Revolution Cities Need?
Electric bikes are poised to take off, even outpacing electric car adoption. But, as with all efforts to promote alternatives to driving, city leaders would need to make infrastructure changes.
How agencies can bake data security into IoT and disaster recovery
Software-defined perimeter solutions can help agencies build and manage high-value internet-of-things networks and transform cloud-based disaster recovery.
The Water Safety Conundrum
Water infrastructure is in desperate need of repair. When will federal, state and local officials come up with the money to fix it?
Rising Sun: Solar Energy Growing Across the Country
COMMENTARY | Solar energy is taking off across the country, including in places that aren't obvious homes for alternative energy, as state and local governments see its benefits.
Why Some Hawaiians Are Fighting a Massive Flood-Control Project
A flood could devastate the tourist zone of Waikīkī in Honolulu, but a federal plan to fortify the Ala Wai Canal has met with strong local resistance.
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