Infrastructure Update: Proposals Emerge Calling For Gas Tax Cuts
Florida's governor is backing the idea of suspending his state's gas tax for six months.
Quantum computing is reality, not fiction. Here’s how agencies can prepare
Establishing supply chains -- infrastructure, network and security -- for quantum computing is a formidable and far-reaching task that must start now.
HPC helps scientists extract data from satellite and drone imagery
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are using GPU-powered machine learning and high-performance computing platforms to optimize data extraction from satellite and drone imagery.
AWS launches Top-Secret West region
The new cloud region, more than 1,000 miles from AWS Top-Secret East, will give customers in the defense, intelligence and national security communities access to multi-region architectures for increased resiliency and availability.
No More Stairs: Cash Influx to Make Transit More Accessible
More than 25 million Americans have self-reported travel-limiting disabilities.
One State Nabs $539M in Federal Funds for Struggling Homeowners
New York says it is the first state to receive federal monies for low- and moderate-income homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments due to the pandemic.
Cloud.gov explores authentication service
The General Services Administration is creating an authentication service for Cloud.gov and other agency customers.
EPA Selects 39 Waterworks Projects to Apply for Billions in Financing
The agency is teeing up projects for a new round of loans under a low-cost borrowing program for water and sewer infrastructure.
Lawmakers dig into FedRAMP security
Security weaknesses in the FedRAMP program were raised at a meeting between federal officials and lawmakers ahead of a vote to codify the General Services Administration’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program into law.
Infrastructure Update: The Outlook for Fare-Free Transit
Doing away with public transit fares is an idea that gained traction in recent years, with the pandemic spurring new interest. But views differ on whether the benefits outweigh the risks.
We All Should Be Rooting for the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force
COMMENTARY | Identifying the people and places left behind in the current economy is critical.
Data center backlash in Arizona town
Once happy to attract data center operators, officials in Chandler now say the data centers have not created enough high-quality jobs, use too much water and electricity and produce a constant hum that disturbs residents living nearby.
4 trends shaping government cloud use
Agencies look to cloud computing to help with compliance and sensitive workloads and as a platform for emerging technologies and maintaining data sovereignty.
Why Communities Should Adopt Vision Zero to Curb Traffic Fatalities
COMMENTARY | Instituting Vision Zero strategies, which aim to redesign road systems and policies to reduce traffic fatalities, will minimize the economic, health care and safety costs associated with traffic accidents.
How agencies can conquer generational technology skips
As many agency hardware update cycles were deferred during the mass telework period, IT teams must now interface with technology that is up to 25 times faster than what was current at the start of the crisis.
The Country’s Most Cost-Effective Highway Systems
North Dakota’s highways are in the best condition for the least amount of money, according to an annual report released this month.
Infrastructure Update: Diversity, Equity and State DOTs
The first Black president of the leading association for state transportation officials speaks with Route Fifty about race, equity and diversity issues confronting public infrastructure agencies.
Glendale builds schedule optimizer for its police department
The city worked with Arizona State University to develop SmartBeats, a scheduling tool that optimizes the police department’s efficiency.
Rural Leaders Fear They’ll Miss Out on Infrastructure Money
Small towns might not have the staff to write grants, according to state and association officials.
Pod security for 5G cloud infrastructure
CISA and NSA have issued guidance on strengthening Pod isolation by limiting permissions on deployed containers and implementing real-time threat detection.
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