FirstNet updates roadmap for data-driven responders
The updated roadmap reflects the changing needs of public safety agencies and advancing mobile technology trends.
Initiatives to close the digital divide must last beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to work
Local initiatives will make a lasting difference if they do not end up being merely temporary ways to cope with the pandemic but remain as part of a long-term strategy to make basic educational opportunities available for all.
How agencies can ensure continuity of operations
Cloud-based security tools enable detailed monitoring of user behavior, allowing agencies to understand what’s normal, detect when data is being accessed that shouldn’t and block the highest risks.
Iowa gets pushback on CARES-funded IT projects
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is coming under fire for using millions in federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for two IT projects that some consider unrelated to the pandemic.
Wisconsin turns to cloud to streamline unemployment processing
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has called on Google Cloud to help it expedite unemployment insurance claims processing.
LunaNet: NASA’s plan for internet on the Moon
To help establish a sustainable presence on the Moon, NASA is developing LunaNet, a relay communications and navigation architecture that will make it easier for devices to communicate with each other and with Earth.
Open cloud platform delivers water consumption models
As conservation of water resources becomes more critical, a new web application aims to help water managers and farmers in the West more accurately track water consumption by crops and other vegetation.
Is the AF’s Digital University the future of IT training?
Both novices and experts can take advantage of over 7,000 classes to stay current with advancing technologies and learn digital skills they can use to build efficiencies into their jobs.
Energy Department, West Virginia sign on to Google Cloud
The Department of Energy and the state of West Virginia have both signed on with Google Cloud to take advantage of its Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace productivity and collaboration solution.
Climate Change Amplifies Colorado’s Water Diversion Debate
Booming communities on the state's "Front Range" want to move forward with a plan to pump water over the Rocky Mountains for use in their cities. But conservationists say climate change should instead be prompting new thinking about how water is used in the state.
Announcing the 2020 Public Sector Innovation winners
These 21 projects at the federal, state and local levels show just how transformative government IT can be.
County’s cloud boosts capacity planning, flattens spending variations
To “pause the bleed of growth” at the California county’s 40-plus departments, the CIO’s office set up a central cloud platform to help it broker IT resources.
How states can avoid New Jersey’s legacy systems meltdown
States must get ahead of potential pitfalls in their legacy systems and deliver key systems and agile services that citizens can rely on.
Bmore Responsive: Home-grown emergency response coordination
Working with the local Code for America brigade, Baltimore’s Health Department built a new contact management system that saves hundreds of hours when checking in on senior care centers during emergencies.
Famed spy plane gets AI upgrade via Kubernetes
The Air Force has equipped a legacy U-2 surveillance aircraft with machine learning thanks to Kubernetes, an open-source container-orchestration system that automates the application deployment, scaling and management.
Cloud complexity may hinder transformation
As a cloud project gets more sophisticated, the complexity can sometimes become a challenge, a new survey finds.
Opening the Library of Congress to cloud-based computational research
LOC is looking for researchers to experiment with the tools, cost structures and technologies that will make its massive collections widely available to data-driven research.
Timing the leap from cutting-edge to LPTA technology
Mid- to long-term strategic planning must keep moving ahead, factoring in which emerging technologies will soon become lowest-price technically-acceptable commodities.
One-Year Federal Transportation Funding Measure Approved
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Utah audit questions coronavirus spending … Colorado officials worried about declining school enrollment … Iowa expects a $306 million budget surplus.
Los Alamos unwraps next-gen supercomputer
Crossroads will replace the existing Trinity supercomputer and will be used by scientists to support the Stockpile Stewardship Program.
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