Nurturing Entrepreneurship Boosts Economic Growth
COMMENTARY | States should direct more money from incentives to small businesses and entrepreneurs and less to attracting large companies.
Unpatched, known vulnerabilities still key driver of cyberattacks
Separate research reports find that vulnerabilities for which patches have already been issued remain hackers’ primary way into an organization.
Dig into feedback on digital services, experts advise
Whether from staff or residents, feedback can help agencies spot pain points and improve user experience.
New Tool to Help Cities Make the Case for Public Safety Funding
The Black-led coalition behind the online tool is also launching an effort to reduce gun homicides in 12 cities by 20% over the next five years. Its inaugural cohort includes Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Indianapolis and Newark.
Look for Fraudsters to Apply COVID-era Tricks to New Programs
The pandemic laid bare state and local governments’ vulnerability to fraud, and agencies must lean into data-sharing technology to keep up defenses, an expert advises.
Idaho Dropped Thousands From Medicaid in the Pandemic’s First Years
The removals, detailed in emails between state and federal health officials, hinged on disagreements over how states could disenroll people during the public health emergency. Consumer advocates fear the alleged violation signals the mess to come on April 1, when the pandemic-era Medicaid coverage mandate ends.
Look for fraudsters to apply COVID-era tricks to new programs
The pandemic laid bare state and local governments’ vulnerability to fraud, and agencies must lean into data-sharing technology to keep up defenses, an expert advises.
Texas Public Safety agency sent at least 3,000 driver’s licenses to organized crime group targeting Asian Texans
A Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.
$185M in Grants to Reconnect Communities Severed by Highways Announced
Federal transportation officials unveiled the dozens of cities and communities selected for grants under the infrastructure law.
How Cities and Counties Are Spending Their ARPA Funds
While the largest share of the Covid stimulus money is going to government operations and housing, the remaining funds are being used to address a region’s biggest challenges.
Building scalable, cost-effective application security
COMMENTARY | Automated scanning and remediation platforms can identify, fix and prevent security gaps and vulnerabilities at the software application and development levels.
Southern states have the most open cyber exposures, report finds
The 14 states in that region have more than 100,000 vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and data leaks that all must be addressed to prevent attacks, researchers found.
States Strive to Help SNAP Recipients Cope With Lower Benefits
More than 41 million people bought food with SNAP benefits last year.
Which State You Live in Matters for How Well Environmental Laws Protect Your Health
COMMENTARY | An environmental health lawyer explains why some states have weaker rules than others, and how you can make your concerns heard.
Feds to Hand Out $39B to Chip Makers in Workforce Development Subsidies
To access the funding, companies will not only need to show how they plan to train and recruit workers, but also how they will provide child care.
A Troubling Trend: Pedestrian Deaths Continue to Rise
The number of people killed on U.S. streets in early 2022 was 5% higher than the same period a year earlier, showing a dramatic increase over the last decade.
Data to treat the rising cost of prescriptions
Minnesota policymakers have new dashboards to track prescription costs in an effort to combat unaffordable medication.
Workforce gaps could impact zero trust rollout
The cyber-cloud skills shortfall in state government could slow down zero trust implementation, but there are ways to reduce the deficit.
New College Corps Program in California Offers Students Debt-Free Pathways
Working on issues like climate mitigation, education, and food insecurity, students from rural schools help solve some of the most pressing issues rural communities face today.
How to build future-facing ERP
Thoroughly understanding the limitations of the legacy platform and mapping out the business case for replacing an enterprise resource planning system will help agencies build for the future instead of reconstructing the past.
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