Next Generation of Transportation Disruption Will Have ‘Impacts That We Can’t Fully Anticipate’
“I think our roles as infrastructure providers are going to change significantly,” the Utah Department of Transportation’s director said at an Infrastructure Week event in the nation’s capital.
A ‘Holistic Approach’ to State Fraud Prevention
Predictive analytics, behavioral economics and collective intelligence are key, per a new report.
Calif.’s Undocumented Immigrant Children Get Comprehensive Health Coverage; Scared Texan vs. the DEA
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: South Carolina inmates sneak on social media; Michigan governor may have deleted Flint emails; and North Carolina’s top attorney doesn’t want to defend its ‘embarassing’ bathroom law.
Where Drinking, Drugs and Alzheimer’s Are Disproportionately Fatal
Why are falls disproportionately killing people in Northern states such as Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin? Why is Alzheimer’s disease causing relatively more deaths in Washington state?
What agencies need to know when working with a FedRAMP-approved vendor
Agencies are responsible for three broad areas of compliance: user management, privacy and training.
Tennessee’s Procurement for Marketing and Advertising Sets a New Standard
Tennessee’s four-tiered procurement method helped bring in an estimated $1 billion in increased tourism spending and could be used by any state willing to step away from traditional Request for Proposal models.
What San José Residents Spent Public Funds on Through Participatory Budgeting
Streetlights and public art were just a few items to be budgeted.
Route Fifty Roadmap: Wheeling, West Virginia
How do cities like Wheeling, which thrived under different circumstances, find their place in a complex global economy and attract needed investment?
Big obstacles remain for big data analytics at DOD
Questions of data integrity, value proposition are still unanswered, Defense Department officials said in a recent panel.
NARA preps for presidential transition
The National Archives and Records Administration will assume legal custody of over 200 terabytes of electronic presidential records on inauguration day, but its work has already started.
Aggressive Bees Go On Rampage in Bay Area; Craft Brewing Won’t Save Alaska
Also in our State and Local Weekend Digest: Drunken Iowa beachgoers; mysterious Google Maps vehicle in Philly; and New York City toll evaders face Gov. Cuomo’s wrath.
California Proposal Would Shift More Control Over Water Conservation to Suppliers
The move comes as the state has experienced wetter weather than last year. But drought conditions remain.
4 steps to secure data management
Establishing the right technology ecosystem can address agencies’ data security challenges, including how and where to store data and control access.
NOAA weather prediction model goes 4-D
With its new supercomputers, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration boosts the power of its Global Forecast System.
DISA maps out milCloud 2.0
A commercial provider will provide an on-premise private cloud for the next version of the Defense Information Systems Agency’s cloud environment.
DISA evaluates DODIN defense through adversary’s eyes
The cybersecurity review examines the DODIN from an adversary’s perspective to better prepare network defenders.
Louisiana moves levee inspection to the cloud and saves
When a custom-built application began to fail, levee inspections moved to TerraGo’s Edge, a cloud-based subscription mapping and forms service.
Firms pair up for next phase of drone management system testing
Drone manufacturer AeroVironment will work with flight management service provider SmartC2 for the October beyond-line-of-sight unmanned aircraft system traffic management system tests.
Schools Are Put on Federal Notice to Respect Transgender Rights
In a letter sent Friday, federal officials warn local districts not to discriminate against students using restrooms.
Public Sector CIO Advice: The Case for Automating Compliance
Responding to records requests quickly builds public trust.
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