State Officials Jump on EPA After Toxic Spill; Alaska’s Texas Influx
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Should States and Localities Exert More Control Over Federal Land?
At a Council of State Governments West annual meeting, some lawmakers push ideas to boost local input in federal land management decisions.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Name First ‘What Works Cities’ for Data Improvement Initiatives
Eight mid-sized cities will be getting expert support and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.
Are New Technologies Making Our Driving Worse?
One of the latest hands-free devices projects cellphone options on a screen. And that raises safety questions.
A closer look at facial recognition
Facial recognition is emerging as an authentication method more accurate than passwords – but how do these systems work?
NSA-grade encryption for mobile over untrusted networks
The Scrambl3 app creates a secure virtual-private network that connects BYOD smartphones to an agency server to send messages with end-to-end encryption.
What tech makes a city truly smart?
Cities across the country are using mobile, sensor and data solutions to improve livability for residents and efficiency for government.
Boston police put better records management on the beat
The new Intergraph system streamlines data input, organization and sharing.
NASA to give CubeSats a lift
Anticipating launch opportunities for the mini satellites, NASA invites researchers to submit proposals for CubeSat research.
Fiscal Emergency Drives Detroit's Home County Toward Consent Agreement With State of Michigan
Whether labor unions will agree to cost-cutting measures remains unclear.
Alcohol Distributors Are the Quiet Big Players at Your State Capitol
The Center for Public Integrity details the middlemen spending big bucks and wielding big power to protect turf across the country.
This City’s Harvard Partnership Helped Eliminate Blight
The municipality formerly known as “Slumerville” has gone from a “basketcase,” in one lecturer’s words, to being well run.
Boston builds on open data initiatives
The new Open and Protected Data Policy accelerates the city’s open data and transparency plans and expands its open data portal.
Data sharing helps North Carolina detect workers’ comp fraud
The state’s Industrial Commission has collected $1 million in civil penalties and increased employer compliance.
North Carolina Stiff Arms EPA; Texas Voter ID Law Shot Down in Appeals Court
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Public record requests made easy (for government)
The Port of Seattle is using NextRequest, a cloud-based public records management portal, to simplify the request process for both citizens and the government employees who field the questions.
NIST issues SHA-3 cryptographic hash standard
NIST calls the new standard, which is based on an instance of the KECCAK algorithm, “a next-generation tool for securing the integrity of electronic information.”
Do Nebraska and Oklahoma Have a Strong Case as They Challenge Colorado's Marijuana Laws?
One legal scholar doesn't think so.
How Good Is Your State Legislature’s Website?
User experience tends to be poor in most cases. And that’s bad for citizen engagement, according to a new report.
New Focus on End-of-Life Care and Counseling in 40 States
Americans may change their end-of-life care approach, after an experimental Medicare program to be tried in 40 states.
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