Building a cloud for planetary defense
The Planetary Defense Mitigation Gateway is a cloud-based platform to house data and tools for scientists working to protect the Earth from hazardous objects from space.
DISA streamlines cloud authorizations
Defense Department mission partners and service components can now host DOD Impact Level 2 data on FedRAMP-compliant clouds without waiting for an explicit written authorization from DOD.
Why Can’t I Take Public Transit to the Beach?
In the U.S., getting to the beach usually means driving. But some sandy shores can still be reached by train, subway, and bus.
Congestion Pricing Not Just for Big Cities, Report Says
A new report by the National League of Cities recommends small cities could use congestion pricing plans to prevent being overwhelmed by traffic as they grow.
Turnpike Fees are Constitutional, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court found the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was within its rights to use toll fees for purposes other than upkeep of the highway.
Shifting needs drive data center decisions
Agencies have been working for years to shrink the number of data centers they run and their optimize operations. But whether to close facilities or streamline existing ones depends on the agency.
Envisioning What’s Next for a Dead Stretch of Downtown Freeway
Akron’s planning director says there’s a chance that what’s now a “concrete trench” could one day become a park.
Election Officials Spar Over Speed, Scope of Voter Registration Upgrades
A long-planned overhaul of Iowa’s voter registration database will not be completed before the 2020 elections.
FirstNet releases roadmap for network enhancements
FirstNet rolled out its five-year plan to guide the programs, activities and investments to ensure first responders have the communications tools they need.
Pentagon IG reviewing JEDI
The Defense Department inspector general is probing DOD's handing of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud acquisition, including the development of requirements and allegations of conflicts of interest.
Fewer Than Half of States Take These Two Election Security Precautions
The Brennan Center for Justice found only 24 states will both have voting systems that create a paper trail and require audits of the 2020 election results.
The missing ingredient from federal IT: Simplicity
As agencies increase digital transformation and modernization efforts, they need more than an incremental boost in scale or performance; they must plan to increase in simplicity as well
DOD tries to bust JEDI 'myths' as IG announces program review
In a recent briefing, Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy focused on DOD's cloud strategy and debunking "myths" about the JEDI procurement, but the inspector general just announced a review of the program.
Agencies lean into supercomputing
High-performance systems will support research to maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, improve weather forecasting for military operations and deliver containerized supercomputing at the tactical edge.
Why Speed Kills Cities
U.S. cities are dropping urban speed limits in an effort to boost safety and lower crash rates. But the benefits of less-rapid urban mobility don’t end there.
3 myths of modernizing legacy IT systems
Understanding of the benefits of modernization and having support along the journey can help agencies successfully transition to a modern IT infrastructure.
City Will Try Keeping Public Toilets Open Overnight to Help Curb Poop Problems
San Francisco will launch the pilot program next week.
Should emergency alerts be issued through Netflix and Pandora?
As Americans increasingly engage with an expanding number of media platforms, many are calling for emergency alerts to be expanded to streaming services or even to internet-of-things-enabled smart home devices.
Cities Invested in Bicycling Infrastructure Provide Better Access to Jobs
A new report found that residents of cities with infrastructure for bikes have an easier time accessing jobs, especially those out of the reach of public transportation.
JEDI contract on hold for DOD chief's review
The Pentagon will not award the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract until Defense Secretary Mark Esper reviews the program.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies as they are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting the cookie banner and remembering your settings, to log into your account, to redirect you when you log out, etc.). For more information about the First and Third Party Cookies used please follow this link.
Manage Consent Preferences
Strictly Necessary Cookies - Always Active
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data, Targeting & Social Media Cookies
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. These cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale of personal information by using this toggle switch. If you opt out we will not be able to offer you personalised ads and will not hand over your personal information to any third parties. Additionally, you may contact our legal department for further clarification about your rights as a California consumer by using this Exercise My Rights link
If you have enabled privacy controls on your browser (such as a plugin), we have to take that as a valid request to opt-out. Therefore we would not be able to track your activity through the web. This may affect our ability to personalize ads according to your preferences.
Targeting cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Social media cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
If you want to opt out of all of our lead reports and lists, please submit a privacy request at our Do Not Sell page.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Functional Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Performance Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Social Media Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Targeting Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.