Why a Seattle Suburb Legally Defined What a 'Family' Is
A new zoning code in Bellevue will allow "single-housekeeping units" in single-family homes, but no student boarders.
Here’s the Top Concern for Many Municipal Bond Market Analysts
Worries over public pensions continue to be a drag on credit quality. And it’s “going to be even worse after the next recession,” one analyst says.
Health Technology Push Expands to 21 New State and Local Governments
The Multi-City Innovation Campaign started in four cities. Now, the expanding initiative aims to find solutions to items like how to improve emergency response times and increase access to mental health care.
Can Bluetooth power the IoT mesh network?
With its market penetration and low power requirements, Bluetooth Smart is positioned to network the Internet of Things.
Durabook R11 rugged tablets bundled for public safety
GammaTech Computer Corp. has developed four commercial-off-the-shelf configurations of its Durabook R11 tablets to meet the different needs of public safety professionals.
NASA gears up for fourth annual Space Apps Challenge
The international hackathon aims for more than 10,000 participants in 62 countries.
CIO concerns: It all depends on where you sit
New Gartner analysis finds broad similarities at different levels of government, but decidedly different rankings of public-sector CIO's biggest worries.
Local Officials Struggle Over Regulations for Bikini Baristas
City councils can't decide: Are they sex workers?
General Dynamics' high-speed encryptor now NSA certified
Providing end-to-end 10 gigbit/sec throughput speed, General Dynamics Mission Systems' TACLANE-10G secures information classified Top Secret and below over government and commercial networks.
Why Cities Should Pay People To Eat Their Veggies
Federal and state governments are matching some food-stamps purchases at farmers markets dollar for dollar. When cities take advantage, it pays.
Can Long Beach Become Silicon Valley South?
The mayor thinks so. But first, the Southern California city needs to emerge from the shadow of Los Angeles.
Parched Nevada Sees Opportunities in Cloud Seeding
Drone-assisted drought relief might be option but you “could imagine the reaction that FAA and the public might have to having a unmanned vehicle that is on fire flying through the air.”
Rick Scott Walks Back Medicaid-Expansion Support Amid Tense CMS Talks
The Obama administration and Florida are negotiating over a $1 billion Medicaid funding stream.
Drone Aircraft Help Save Taxpayer Dollars in Hawaii
They also make certain dangerous jobs safer.
Applications running slow? The root cause might come as a surprise
To uncover the root cause of application performance issues, IT pros must look at database performance from an end-to-end perspective.
Interactive website tracks extractive revenue
Working with 18F, the Interior Department’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue launched an open data website to track revenue the government makes from the coal, natural gas and oil that is extracted from public lands.
NYC launches portal for city agency reports
New York City is now making city agency reports available in one consolidated hub.
Emergency-response tech headed for broader distribution
The Next-Generation Incident Command System is a mobile, web-based system designed to speed collaboration and enhance situational awareness.
Hello, Columbus: Cities Woo Millennials
Cities such as Philadelphia, Niagara Falls and Detroit are trying to lure millennials with internships, job fairs, and the promise of housing subsidies and student loan reimbursements. Some cities are even paying people to move there.
Virginia Governor Signs ‘Ban the Box’ Rules for State Hiring
Terry McAuliffe says his executive order “will remove unnecessary obstacles to economic success for Virginians who deserve a second chance.”
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