No quick fix for state legacy IT problems
Lawmakers have become increasingly concerned with how states deliver social services and how recipients can access benefits.
Under Social Distancing, Rural Regions Push For More Broadband
More than a fifth of Americans in rural areas lack broadband.
Building data science muscle to improve probation services
To take advantage of evidence-based approaches to supervising offenders on parole, one federal office wants to teach interested staff about data science.
AWS trying to bog down JEDI with complaints, Microsoft says
When Amazon Web Services filed an agency protest with the Defense Department seeking clarity about technical aspects of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract, Microsoft called it an attempt “to force a do-over to rescue its failed bid.”
What crashing COBOL systems reveal about applications maintenance
What we’re seeing right now is the direct result of some states’ failure to properly update and maintain critical COBOL code.
SBA sets up virtual desktops for pandemic response
Cloud capabilities allowed the Small Business Administration to virtualize desktops for incoming employees that support its loan programs.
Air Travel Is Going to Be Very Bad, for a Very Long Time
COMMENTARY | Flying used to be unpleasant. But scarcity, low demand, and public-health risks could make it unbearable.
Open source community helps responders improve rescue operations
The open source Emergency Response Demo is a “call for aid” application that supports evacuation efforts in hurricane-ravaged areas by helping disaster response officials monitor rescue efforts and match volunteers with boats to people who need evacuation.
How 911 dispatchers can work from home
In Alexandria, Va., 911 dispatchers are taking calls and handling operations from their homes using FirstNet’s network, hotspots and smartphones.
Can your community handle a natural disaster and coronavirus at the same time?
Current playbooks for responding to a tornado or a hurricane likely don’t include the need to consider social distancing in emergency shelters or how to get help from other states when a widespread health crisis is underway.
Bill would fund unemployment IT modernization, portable benefits
The Emergency Benefits for Independent Workers Program Act would establish an emergency portable benefits fund for states to use for unemployed workers and to help modernize their IT systems.
Economic Blow Of The Coronavirus Hits America’s Already Stressed Farmers
The pandemic has decimated agricultural markets.
How IoT can track health supplies
As many states continue to plead for more face masks and shields, the internet of things can help with inventory and supply-chain tracking.
Public Transit Systems Adapt to Plummeting Ridership
Cities are struggling with concerns about safety and low ridership. In some places, officials are taking advantage of the situation to finish long awaited transportation projects.
TIC 3.0: Questions to guide cloud security for the remote workforce
Agencies must embrace a TIC 3.0 readiness approach that sets them up for short-term fixes as well as long-term success.
NIH lab mines GSA's cloud, analytics know-how
To modernize IT operations, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will tap into GSA's Centers of Excellence team of cloud adoption, data and analytics experts.
Audit trails critical for tracking network activity
The information derived from a combination of audit trails and detailed forensics can help IT professionals trace and react to threats and even prevent future attacks.
Automating problem solving in enterprise data centers
The Naval Information Warfare Center wants new ways to help enterprise data centers perform at an expert level despite not having sufficient IT staff with extensive experience.
Energy looks for exascale storage
Argonne National Lab wants a storage system that can keep up with the Aurora, the nation’s first exascale supercomputer.
The Cost of an Election Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak
A new report lays out some of the costs associated with actions states are taking to protect voters and poll workers from the spread of the virus.
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