Connected Government: A County Executive’s Tool-Kit as an Elected Official
In the first of a multi-part guest article series for Route Fifty, King County Executive Dow Constantine examines a complex issue many public officials around the United States are facing in their communities: income inequality.
How Micropolitan Areas Can Capitalize on Natural Advantages
Building a strong identity can create fiercely loyal allegiances that capture hearts and minds, writes the city manager of Marquette, Michigan. It can also attract diaspora communities home.
DOE spending $200M on next-gen supercomputer
Aurora project will 'put the United States one step closer to exascale computing.'
Army seeks alternative for Windows XP support
According to a recent RFI, the Army will be ending its support contract with Microsoft but wants to ensure it can still avoid security vulnerabilities on its 8,000 Microsoft Windows XP devices.
Welcome to Route Fifty
Last year, we launched GovExec State & Local. Now we’ve expanded our team, built a new digital home and are energized even more to connect the ideas and people advancing state, county and municipal government across the United States.
Houston firefighters bring digital doctors on calls
City officials hope to cut emergency room visits with a program designed to connect residents in their homes with a doctor, via the emergency medical technicians and firefighters who answer the 911 call.
IBM positions tape for cloud storage
IBM researchers have figured out a new way to squeeze even more data on low-cost magnetic tape, making it a candidate for durable cloud-based storage.
Planning for Next Rainy Day, States Look at Revenue Volatility to Guide Savings Strategies
But there are limitations. “There is no one single formula or tool that can give you all the answers,” says the executive director of the Utah Governor’s Office of Management and Budget.
Where Minority Populations Have Become the Majority
A Pew map shows that, between 2000 and 2013, whites became the minority in 78 U.S. counties.
The State-Level Future of Healthcare Reform
While the national debate over the Affordable Care Act remains deadlocked in dispute, local-level reform trends towards bipartisan convergence.
California Bill Would Extend Health Insurance to Undocumented Immigrants
A bill proposed in the state senate would allow income-eligible undocumented immigrants to get coverage through Medi-Cal.
Federal marketplace more adept than states at enrolling customers, study finds
Despite its rocky launch, the federal health insurance exchange did better than the exchanges run by individual states at both enrolling new people and hanging onto previous enrollees.
'Passwerd' is bad. Try 'Margaretthatcheris110%sexy'
Some solid password advice from an unexpected source.
DARPA’s strategy for 100-year software
The research agency’s BRASS program aims to ensure that applications can continue to function in a rapidly changing technology ecosystem.
Here’s How One Virginia County Is Marking National County Government Month
Deputy county executive: “Every single employee in this organization is so important to us, and that they take on a level of leadership and ownership of what they do is just critically important.”
Researchers develop food safety inspection database
Scholars from the University of Maryland and UCLA built a national database for food safety inspection information.
Not dead yet: Windows XP alive and kicking
Despite not being officially supported by Microsoft for the last year, some 250 million users were still actively using Windows XP in March 2015, according to market analysts.
Website analytics service counts more than clicks
A marketing-analytics-as-a-service provider looks to provide federal websites with predictive capabilities and real-time data insights.
The Next Stop on the Route Fifty ‘Roadmap’ Series: Arlington County, Virginia
The county was one of the first local governments in the nation to leap into the cloud. And that IT strategy continues to help the county be ahead of the curve.
Could the South Carolina Police Shooting Be the Last Push for Body Cameras?
Advocates say the technology is an important tool, but not a cure-all.
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