DOD taps cloud contenders for JEDI replacement
The Defense Department has invited Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google and Oracle to compete for its massive warfighter cloud program.
Salmon to Swim Free as Infrastructure Money Flows
The Biden infrastructure law includes $1B to remove fish barriers in several states.
Buttigieg Emphasizes Need for Regional Cooperation on Infrastructure Grants
Speaking to city leaders, the transportation secretary also said his department would strive to make programs "user friendly" for communities of all sizes and highlighted road safety efforts.
Five Ways Government Leaders Can Develop Future Infrastructure Workers
The $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure package can deliver a needed jolt to the labor market, but states and localities need to focus on building the long-term labor pipeline, according to a new report.
Visualizing data for on-demand transit planning
Remix’s On-demand Planning platform lets users model on-demand transit operating costs, service-area demographics and service quality scenarios before implementation.
Infrastructure Update: The Bill is Signed. What's Next?
President Biden has signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law. Attention is now turning to states and localities, which will have a key role coming up with projects and implementing programs.
Why we should insist on technology-neutral broadband infrastructure funding
With terrestrial, non-terrestrial, wireless and wired technologies all providing reliable high-speed internet access, limiting broadband funding to fiber-optic installations will slow deployments, raise costs and stifle competition.
Arizona county pilots SaaS solar permit processing
SolarAPP+, a software-as-a-service application developed by the National Renewable Energy Lab and available to Accela’s customers, helped Pima County, Ariz., cut the solar permitting review process from a week to just one hour.
The big lift: Modernizing state UI systems
The Department of Labor and the U.S. Digital Service are working with states to develop modular components to augment states’ legacy unemployment insurance systems.
The concrete effects of body cameras on police accountability
The implementation of body camera technology has had a substantive effect on investigations of police accountability and have helped reduce racial bias against citizen complainants.
Biden Signs $1.2T Infrastructure Bill Into Law
The White House announced that a former mayor will help lead an implementation task force for the measure.
Why Building More Homes Won’t Solve the Affordable Housing Problem for the Millions of People Who Need It Most
COMMENTARY | California and other states plan to build more homes in an effort to fix America’s affordable housing problem. But that’s not the main reason housing remains unaffordable for millions of people.
Introducing Route Fifty's Infrastructure Update
In this first edition of our new weekly newsletter, we look at the implications of the November election results on infrastructure issues around the U.S.
$1.2T Infrastructure Plan Offers Lucrative Target for Fraud
Research shows there are ways to fight fraud, but the bill contains very little language aimed at doing so.
County speeds rental assistance processing with cloud suite
Hamilton County, Ohio, worked with Google Cloud’s public benefit solutions to drastically cut the time it takes to process rental assistance applications.
Public safety collaboration platform gets DHS investment
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has awarded Mobility 4 Public Safety $1.5 million to advance its secure messaging and collaboration tool for first responders.
$1B for Urban Highway Removals On the Way, More Money Could Follow
Advocates say $4 billion in domestic spending legislation that could help revamp roads that split apart cities is a crucial addition to funding in the infrastructure bill Congress approved last week.
State and Local Push on Infrastructure Finally Pays Off
Congress’ approval of a roughly $1 trillion public works package marks a milestone for cities, states and counties that have pressed for years to get federal infrastructure spending boosted.
House Passes ‘Long Overdue’ Infrastructure Package
President Biden and local government leaders hailed Congress’ approval of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which will provide funding for roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water projects across the country.
Get to know the 2021 Public Sector Innovation winners
These 12 projects at the federal, state and local levels show just how transformative government IT can be.
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