Clean up technical debt before chasing shiny objects, state CTO advises
While it may be tempting to roll out flashy user-facing features, investing in the back-end infrastructure is even more important.
How One State Is Confronting PTSD Among Police Officers
Concerns abound about post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement. Minnesota, where the problem is acute, has ideas about how to curb the costs and keep more police working in the field.
How One City Transformed Its Approach to Data
COMMENTARY | Carlsbad, California, had siloed data streams and didn’t effectively communicate between departments. It changed that and is using its smart city status to tackle today's biggest problems.
Here’s Where Gas Prices Are Headed (for Now) and Why
Higher temperatures. Higher gas prices. The national average for a gallon of regular gas is $3.64 on April 26, up 21 cents over the previous month, according to AAA.
Report: Laid Off Fossil Fuel Workers Need Support
COMMENTARY | As the energy landscape shifts toward renewables, a survey of laid off fossil fuel workers documents the challenges they face.
Takeaways from our investigation into Wisconsin’s racially inequitable dropout algorithm
Wisconsin’s Dropout Early Warning System (DEWS) scores every middle schooler based on income, race and more.
Republicans’ Debt Ceiling Bill Clears the House
The GOP proposal would claw back trillions from state and local governments in climate and transportation funding, including money to reconnect disadvantaged communities split apart by highways.
Smart city lab tests IoT network to protect pedestrians, cyclists
Integrating both cars and pedestrians into an internet-of-things ecosystem ensures vulnerable road users are seen and drivers are alerted to their presence.
Urban-rural collaborations help eliminate transit deserts and improve mobility equity
COMMENTARY | An innovative partnership gives residents of northwest Washington state a single fare-payment option they can use on public transit to cross county lines for work, medical appointments or leisure.
Generative AI helps spot malicious open-source code
Developers can ask DroidGPT natural language questions about the code they’re researching and get instant ratings on its security from Endor Labs’ proprietary database.
Drivers More Distracted Now Than Before the Pandemic, Study Shows
Data shows that laws to prevent distracted driving have a near-immediate impact, but that the effect wears off quickly.
Millions of Kids Could Lose Health Coverage as States Purge Medicaid Rolls
Experts warn that states could sever as many as 15 million Americans, including 7 million children, from the health coverage they relied on through the pandemic.
Half of Lieutenant Governors Are Women. Could It Pave the Way to Higher Office?
New research shows the opportunities and challenges for women who are second in command.
Congress Used Money Slated for Clean Water as Earmarks
Despite a historic investment in water, states say they need the money diverted in earmarks during last year’s budget negotiations to provide clean water.
CODE PA to design simple, seamless, secure digital services
The Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience, Pennsylvania's new customer experience shop, will build and deliver accessible, equitable and effective online services.
City’s ‘Displacement Prevention Navigators’ Aim to Help Neighbors Remain in Homes
Austin, Texas, will train city residents to help people find the resources they need to stay in their homes when rents and property taxes rise.
Spring Wildfires in the Eastern US Got Off to a Roaring Start This Year
It may not be as dramatic as when the West burns, but an unseasonably warm, dry winter could make fire season longer and more intense.
VR drives next-gen situational awareness for public safety
The winner of NIST’s challenge developed a digital twin of a command center that gives remote users access to the center’s large-format video walls and 3D tools through a head-mounted display.
Rural Main Street Program Says Revitalization Starts at Home
A new initiative for small towns aims to move from simply recruiting businesses to incubating the business ideas that arise locally.
NASCIO’s game plan for enterprise portfolio management
The association’s playbook will help CIOs assess their current tech portfolio and determine how well the IT aligns with and supports financial, business and government values and goals.
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