A Brilliant One-Voter Business-District Election; Bypassing Legislative Gatekeepers on Gun Control
Also: Lead-poisoned and preyed upon in Baltimore and vetoing heroin-addiction programs in Illinois.
After Steering a Rust Belt Revival, Duluth's Mayor Looks Toward Life Beyond City Politics
Don Ness remains popular as he nears the end of his second mayoral term, even after wading into sticky policy issues.
Symantec takes on the Internet of unsecured things
The company’s Embedded Critical Systems Protection locks down the software embedded in the devices to protect against zero-day attacks and prevent compromise.
Ferguson Fallout Leaves States Struggling With Court Debt
Insufficient data and the need to raise revenue impede states' efforts to reform local court fines and fees.
North Dakota: Armed police drones and high-altitude, nighttime tests
Police in North Dakota can now arm unmanned aerial vehicles with non-lethal weapons, and the FAA expanded testing capabilities for drones in the state.
DARPA wants to take the sting out of DDoS attacks
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s XD3 program is looking for innovative ways to mitigate and minimize the effects of DDoS attacks on networks.
NASA building next-gen hurricane forecasting satellites
The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System will allow scientists to measure ocean winds near the inner core of hurricanes -- from space.
Trust and verify: Managing the cloud abroad and at home
Trusted computing can help agencies manage geographically dispersed servers and emerging OpenStack deployments.
Many state financial agencies struggle to go digital
It can be tough transitioning to an electronic environment, and many state financial agencies cite a culture that often impedes innovation and collaboration and purchasing rules that make it hard to adapt to technological changes.
Route Fifty City-County Roadtrip Recap: East Liverpool, the Sad, Unhealthy ‘City of Yesterday’
In an area once known for its fine pottery, there's now economic decline, heroin abuse, a hazardous waste incinerator and the nation's largest coal ash dumping site.
New England Struggles to Counter Heroin Addiction
Prescription drug abuse is also a huge problem across the region. Instead of more tough law enforcement, is a treatment-first approach the answer?
What to Consider When Upgrading Agency Encryption
TLS secures Internet transactions better than SSL with its newer, stronger algorithms.
State Cybersecurity Defense Bogged Down by Strained Workforce Resources
At NASTD’s annual conference in Cincinnati, speakers detail the daunting challenges posed by hiring: “There are more jobs than applicants. The workforce is not there.”
Eye tracking probes how intell analysts find needles in the haystack
Sandia Lab researchers are working on a way to help track data in visual feeds and other real-life security applications that use more than just static images.
Charlotte vs. Raleigh? American Legion Booted From Utah’s Capitol to Make Room for Lobbyists
Also: Tennessee ends prepaid tuition program and agenda-driven Uber floods Sacramento.
Navy wants to patent a pirate probability system
Predictive analytics and big data could help combat crimes on the open seas.
Iowa installs visual broadband monitoring system
The Iowa Communications Network now has a way to visually track real-time network and information system disruptions and cyberattacks.
Targeting emergency alerts where they’re needed most
Arbitrary-Size Location-Aware Targeting technology is designed to ensure that only those who need to take action receive the warnings.
DJ Patil's drive for data-driven government
The nation’s chief data scientist assesses the government’s recent work on opening and using data.
Moving Beyond Incremental Change for a Comprehensive Civic IT Overhaul
In its new deal with the city of San Antonio, Accela is “responding to a much larger vision” of how the city wants to operate.
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