Los Angeles Will Get a Third Shot at the Summer Olympics
The city has until 2028 to figure out how to host the games without losing a bundle, as nearly all modern host cities have done.
USDOT Proposes Regulatory Tweak Intended to Boost Transit P3 Deals
But not everyone is convinced the Transportation Department’s plan will spark a dramatic increase in the amount of private dollars flowing toward transit projects.
It’s Been 10 Years Since the Deadly I-35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis
But “almost nothing has been done in this country to keep it from happening again,” according to former Mayor R.T. Ryback.
Charleston County Unexpectedly Sues South Carolina’s Infrastructure Bank
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North Carolina’s Outer Banks Remain Off Limits Due to Major Mistake
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP: Why Tampa is doomed; a problematic exotic animal farm in Oregon; and Connecticut’s municipalities are forced to make bad decisions.
Speeding litigation prep with cloud-based tech
Lawyers in the Ohio Attorney General's Office are getting a lift from a new cloud-based e-discovery and document analysis platform.
There’s a new cloud in town
Space-based storage would allow agencies to overcome latency, interruption and internet-related security threats.
Containment can protect IoT and cloud infrastructure from malware
Since it's impossible to provide total protection for all devices, application-layer trusted-access control can secure resources before disaster strikes.
Building Resilient Infrastructure With a ‘Broken’ Revenue Model
The mayor of Syracuse, New York offers some perspective on how preparing the city for a changing climate and extreme weather is interwoven with issues like municipal finance and poverty.
DIA, NIH eye the cloud for streamlining processes
The Defense Intelligence Agency and National Institutes of Health are considering cloud-based solutions to improve efficiency and cut costs.
With Trump’s Pending Infrastructure Plan, Broadband Is ‘Like a Passenger on a Ship’
When that ship might sail is an open question.
U.S. Transportation Funding Is Not Created Equal
Some states shoulder the lion’s share of state and local road costs; others lean on Uncle Sam.
Unisys launches turnkey cloud services
The company's Digital Government Accelerators are a suite of best practices and tools to help state and local agencies transform their digital operations.
Climate Adaptation Raises a 'Question of Equity’ for Flagstaff's Mayor
Whether it’s sea level rise or a flood control project in her hometown, Mayor Coral Evans sees climate resilience and environmental sustainability as linked with social issues.
'Elasticity' helps FDA move to cloud
Food and Drug Administration CIO Todd Simpson is leveraging the cloud for high-performance computing to provide better value for his staff.
FedRAMP OKs FireEye, Cylance cyber solutions
FireEye Government Email Threat Prevention analyzes attachments in cloud-based email, and CylancePROTECT uses AI to secure endpoints.
Network transformation is the next big IT initiative
Leveraging the principles of compute and storage virtualization, software-defined networking allows agencies to virtualize their network infrastructure and services.
Microsoft adds services to Azure Government Cloud
The Cognitive Services White Glove Program is designed to help agencies develop AI-enabled applications, and Azure Media Analytics uses machine learning technology to improve video analysis.
City turns mapping services into digital do-it-yourself
Frederick, Md., now has a self-service option for consumers and government users who need GIS data.
4 steps to public-sector cloud migration
A sound migration strategy is vital to agencies' cloud success.
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