Fearing Lake Erie Toxins, Toledo Stockpiles Water; Vermont’s Ancient Computer System
Also: Orange County’s tainted jailhouse informant program and overtaxed 911 dispatchers in Montana.
Does Seattle’s Trash Monitoring Violate Privacy Rights?
The city’s ban on the disposal of food scraps and other compostables with garbage is met with a lawsuit.
A 5-point plan for cyber fitness
An effective cybersecurity plan must not just address the problems outlined in the 30-day cybersecurity sprint, but also the underlying issues that have kept agencies from fully complying with existing security programs.
Windows XP: The undead OS
While agencies acknowledge the risks and expense of continuing to run Windows XP, killing off the entrenched operating system is taking longer than anticipated.
Army consolidates sensing platforms into single display
Soldiers can now check a single touchscreen display to monitor their vehicle’s sensor, weapons and communications systems.
DOE supercomputers get pre-launch tuning
Systems developers from IBM and NVIDIA will work with applications scientists to develop the tools, technologies and applications that will perform best on the supercomputers.
Automated XML conversion helps USPTO reinvent patent processing
With help from the Data Conversion Laboratory, the Patent Office now scans more than 1 million pages monthly.
Silicon Valley Metro Areas Aren’t the Only Ones Benefitting from California’s Tech Resurgence
Cities in coastal and Central Valley areas are witnessing significant private-sector job growth as well, according to a new Progressive Policy Institute brief.
Michigan Lawmakers Proceed on ‘Ice Cream Month’ Declaration; Breakaway City Plan in Louisiana on Hold
Also: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s traffic cone defensive move and Denver isn’t responsible for Red Rocks injuries.
Is Good Government Beyond the Reach of Small Government?
The pressure is on and the implications for local governments that fall behind in the shift to a digital society are immense.
Happy 20th, GPS
The global positioning system that makes modern navigation possible became fully operational July 17, 1995.
UberX’s Imminent Suspension in California Could Play Poorly Elsewhere
The ride-booking subsidiary intends to appeal, but overarching public safety concerns remain.
How Do the 50 States Stack Up According to Their ‘State Avenue Gravitas’ in D.C.?
Yes, it’s an unusual way to rank the states. But do California and Texas deserve higher-profile D.C. locations because of their outsized populations?
Why government needs open source databases
Open source technologies give agencies secure, nimble and responsive infrastructure at much lower costs.
Immersive training platform runs on ‘gamer’s dream’ network
The Virtual World Framework’s immersive, virtual training platform runs on the Global Environment for Network Innovations.
NJ partnership fights financial cyber threats
The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell hopes to detect attacks aimed at banking institutions with the help of shared threat intelligence.
DARPA developing test bed for squad-level tech
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has contracted for a virtual test bed for its Squad X Core Technologies program.
With Puerto Rico on Fiscal Brink, Senators Introduce Chapter 9 Bill to ‘Avert Disaster’
U.S. Sens. Blumenthal and Schumer co-sponsor legislation to expand the bankruptcy code for the commonwealth.
3 Ways WIOA Will Change How Workforce Boards Operate
They can now gather and test hiring data from states and localities.
Why Hybrid Data Storage Might Be Best When Expanding Police Body Camera Use
Demand for high-definition body cameras is at an all-time high, but the resulting data can be too much for some departments to handle.
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