Oregon Honors ‘Trader Vic’
State officials gathered this week to remember former Gov. Vic Atiyeh, who died in July at age 91.
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Found Guilty of Corruption
A jury found McDonnell guilty on 11 of 13 criminal counts.
Maryland County Deploys New App to Streamline Service Requests
Howard County CIO: “It’s extremely efficient getting to the people who will fix that issue.”
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Lenovo's TAB S8: $200 tablet with Intel processor
Lenovo announced the $199 TAB S8, the company’s first Intel-powered Android tablet.
6 reasons contractors are struggling to embrace PaaS
Although platform-as-a-service offerings can support application delivery, cloud computing and data center consolidation, many agencies aren't even considering it. Are integrators holding back PaaS?
Agencies prep for arctic oil spills
In the Arctic Shield 2014 exercise, researchers will test technologies for oil-spill remediation, emergency response, satellite communications and mapping and visualization.
Health networks show options for national data sharing
Four public sector health data networks model the components of a future national health data sharing network, according to the policy journal Health Affairs.
Justice Department Is Set to Investigate Entire Ferguson Police Department
DOJ's Civil Rights Division will conduct the inquiry.
Louisiana Judge Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage to Prevent Incest
Judge suggests that marriage equality could open the door to legalizing incest and polygamy.
Massachusetts Puts Out Welcome Mat for Startups
CIO: Commonwealth government is “a good potential place to play off your ideas.”
Missouri Is Lying Under Oath About the Lethal-Injection Drugs It Has Administered
“I’m testifying right now to tell you that will not be the case. We will not use those drugs,” one official said.
What Happens When an Emergency Operations Center Is Damaged by an Earthquake?
Napa County officials recount how they had to turn to Plan B.
Library of Congress plans geospatial search engine
LOC said it needs the ability to locate, inventory, audit, index and search for geospatial information.
Berkeley Mandates Free Marijuana Access for Low-Income Residents
City's mayor: "You hear stories about people dying from cancer who don’t have the money."
DHS seeks dashboard to drive continuous monitoring
The Archer monitoring and compliance platform from RSA is a finalist to provide a dashboard for Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation that will give enterprise visibility into the security of federal IT systems.
E-procurement tools automate purchasing cycle
BidSync has added two new products to its e-procurement suite, creating a cloud-based solution that automates every phase of the purchasing cycle.
It's a Historic Year for American Temperature Extremes
We're living in two countries, one scourged by heat and the other bitten by cold.
AT&T cloud storage offers beefed up security
AT&T's Synaptic Storage as a Service for Government is a multi-tenant, community cloud that has the same features as the company's commercial cloud storage offering but adds additional security.
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