Detroit and the Evaporating Right to Running Water
A UN special rapporteur's statement on water shutoffs in the beleaguered city raises questions about what the social contract means for some Americans.
Microsoft pushes Yammer as it trims SharePoint features
Microsoft quietly retired some features from SharePoint Online while it enhanced mobile apps, email integration and collaboration tools of Yammer, the company’s cloud-based enterprise social networking platform.
Army PEO Aviation expands virtual desktops
The Army Program Executive Office Aviation has expanded its virtual desktop infrastructure with Nutanix appliances to better support handling Army aircraft systems.
Space Station to offer same-day delivery of experiments to home labs
International Space Station partners are developing a terrestrial return vehicle that will provide on-demand, rapid return of experimental results and materials from the space station back to Earth.
How technology is helping fight Ebola
The tech and health care communities are deploying e-record systems, open data and mapping tools, cloud computing and even robots in the campaign to prevent the spread of Ebola.
Video: Implementing Smart City Policies Amid Dismal Fiscal Conditions
Watch local-level leaders discuss how innovation can bloom despite daunting financial challenges.
How Skyrocketing Development in Texas Could Suck the State Dry
The Lone Star State is losing open space faster than any other, and that's bad news for the water cycle.
‘Cascadia Playbook’ Is Helping Oregon Prep for Major Subduction Megathrust Quake
Watch how the state is using a “living document” for its future response to a 9.0-plus magnitude disaster.
Take a Look at the Arkansas Capitol’s 15-Year Makeover
State historian: The building is in the “best shape that it’s been in since 1915. But there’s more to do.”
Massachusetts Tech Sector’s ‘Political Awakening’; Strong-Mayor System for Sacramento?
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Knox devices get NSA approval
Samsung Knox devices have been added to the NSA’s Commercial Solutions for Classified Program Component list.
Powerbots restore power after disasters
Researchers are building teams of robots that can be sent unattended into damaged facilities to detect the power requirements and reconnect or deliver power from batteries they carry.
Researchers pilot air traffic control system for drones
NASA, industry and university researches race to find air traffic control systems best suited to managing unmanned vehicles in domestic airspace.
NIST drafts guide for hypervisor security
The widespread growth in server virtualization for hosting enterprise applications and providing cloud services calls for new recommendations for secure deployment of hypervisor platforms, the standards agency said.
County Says ‘Third Way’ Transformation Helped It Thrive Despite Great Recession
Burlington County, New Jersey, streamlined its operations and upgraded IT infrastructure all at a lower cost for its residents.
Can Homeless People Move Into Baltimore's Abandoned Houses?
There are more than 16,000 vacant homes in the city. Are they the solution to the long-standing housing crisis?
Why New Yorkers Can't Find a Taxi When It Rains
Cabbies might quickly make enough to call it a day. Or they might not think it's worth it to be out at all.
32 U.S. Cities Join Forces for Next Century Cities High-Speed Internet Initiative
City-to-city collaboration aims to help efforts to develop and deploy next generation broadband.
Predictive Modeling vs. Lead Hot Spots; California’s DMV Hiring Spree
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BuySecure Initiative speeds chip-enabled payment cards
The move is designed to increase the security of financial transactions by requiring the use of microchip-enabled credit, debit and other payment cards by agencies.
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