Cloud credits offered in NSF big data funding
Researchers applying for National Science Foundation grants that address big data management, modeling and analysis may also apply for cloud credits to support their work.
Trump Budget Chief: Administration Wants to Move HUD Money to Infrastructure Package
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney indicated the same is true for U.S. Department of Transportation dollars.
The Long Journey to ‘Shovel Ready’ for Silicon Valley’s Train of the Future
On major infrastructure investments, “state and local leaders face strong incentives towards inaction,” the managing director of the Stanford Global Projects Center writes in a guest article.
Get on the same platform, CIO Council urges
Leveraging cloud-supported solutions and hosted APIs can help modernize and digitize federal agencies, improving efficiency and effectiveness, a new report says.
Platform helps city workers automate government processes
The cloud-based workflow platform lets city workers create “processes” for common tasks that are usually done on paper, in person or by visiting multiple websites.
EPA’s Pruitt to City Leaders: Don’t Let Congress Forget About Water Infrastructure
He made his comments ahead of a National League of Cities advocacy day planned for Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
5 tips for keeping up with IT change
Government IT pros must now arm themselves with a new set of skills, products, and resources to succeed in the hybrid IT era.
Route Fifty at SXSW: Our Interview With Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia
The mayor discusses how a global and local revolution in transportation is impacting a multi-modal hub for the nation.
Virginia Tech, D-Wave quantum center targets defense, intell
D-Wave will work with Virginia Tech to train its staff, faculty and affiliates in the intelligence and defense communities to build new applications and software tools for its quantum computers.
Maryland to move human services to the cloud
The state's Total Human-services Information Network, or MD THINK, is expected to save money, streamline program operations and increase productivity.
Michigan Officials Worry About Potential Pipeline Disaster in Great Lakes
Also in our State and Local Weekend Digest: More states introduce legislation to ax Daylight Saving Time; Connecticut towns may sue the state over proposed pension shift; and Washington city sends invoice to newspaper for interview.
More States Debate Requiring Seat Belts on School Buses
Only six states—California, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York and Texas — have laws requiring seat belts on school buses.
Can we afford not to innovate?
To get the best value for taxpayer dollars, government should look to the innovation that is taking place in the private sector, particularly regarding open source software development.
Talk About Private Investment in Water Systems Percolates on Capitol Hill
“Look, a trillion dollars is not going to come from the federal government,” said U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Trump Discusses Infrastructure With Elon Musk, Other Business Leaders
Public-private partnerships are seen as key part of the president’s plans for $1 trillion in infrastructure investment.
Is the TIGER Grant Program About to Get ‘Slashed’?
U.S. Senate lawmakers suggested Wednesday that the infrastructure funding program could be imperiled by budget priorities President Trump is expected to push for.
New role for the mainframe
A "connected mainframe" can drive innovation if it is integrated with the rest of the data center infrastructure and IT processes and open to the outside world, a new report suggests.
Azure Government gets new capabilities
Government agencies using the Microsoft Azure Government cloud can tap into two new analytics and visualization services.
AWS expands cloud challenge to include schools
Amazon Web Services' City on a Cloud Challenge awards AWS credits to governments and schools with innovative cloud ideas.
IBM pushes toward quantum goal
The company announced plans to scale its systems to 50 qubits and make them commercially available for business and collaborative scientific research.
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