Biden is Doubling Down on a Push to Roll Back Single-Family Zoning Laws
A $10 billion proposal in the president's budget would use federal grants as an incentive to spur changes with the local rules, which critics blame for stifling affordable housing and fueling racial inequities.
Website makeover lessons drive intranet redesign
After cleaning up its citizen-facing website, the Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services is upgrading its intranet to support remote work.
Chicago makes childhood education data accessible through new cloud
The Chicago Early Childhood Integrated Data System will bring together data from across systems and programs in neighborhood-level analyses and program-specific dashboards.
Data from friends and strangers show where you are
Even if individual users turned off data tracking and didn’t share their own information, their mobility patterns could still be predicted with surprising accuracy based on data collected from their acquaintances, researchers found.
Colorado moves toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance
As the state expands wastewater surveillance and testing to cover 47 utilities serving 60% of Colorado's population, residents can review results on a public dashboard.
The States Most Accepting of LGBTQ+ Residents
Nearly all of the top 20 states are on the coasts, and the No. 1 state is surrounded by water, according to a recent report.
Turning Equity Into Action and Getting Results
COMMENTARY | Government leaders must translate racial equity from an aspirational value to specific, tangible operating principles. Recent affordable housing efforts offer valuable examples of equity in action at the local level.
New York Lieutenant Governor Arrested
Prosecutors say Brian Benjamin was involved in a bribery conspiracy as a state senator.
Abusive Bosses Often Blame Workers for Poor Performance When Their Biases May Be the Problem
About one in seven workers say their managers are abusive, whether it involves ridicule or a failure to provide credit when it’s due.
Ohio tees up GPU-powered high-performance cluster
The Ohio Supercomputer Center announced Ascend, a new high-performance computing cluster to support artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and data analytics.
The Promise and Pitfalls of Tearing Down an Urban Freeway
There’s growing interest and new federal money for removing highways running through city neighborhoods. But when it comes to reviving communities, what replaces the roads may matter just as much as demolishing them.
Pre-COVID modernization streamlined DMV services
Because North Carolina modernized its DMV portal prior to the pandemic, it could easily pivot to online driver’s permit applications, virtual queueing and automated license and tag renewals.
Malware fight unites local law enforcement, national guard in training exercise
The Cyber Strike exercise featured a live training environment where individuals from different organizations worked on a closed network to disable a malware application.
Death Threats, Stress and Signs of Crisis in the Public Health Workforce
Nearly one in three public health workers are considering leaving their jobs within the next year, according to a new survey, as PTSD and deteriorating mental health appear to be on the rise.
North Dakota launches whole-of-government cyber response
Agencies are planning a statewide response to a significant disruption to energy, internet-based communications or other critical infrastructure.
Cities That Pose the Most and Least Challenges for Allergy Sufferers
A Pennsylvania city tops the list of the most challenging places for those with seasonal allergies and a Washington city offers the least symptoms, according to a recent report.
North Carolina First State to Prohibit Agencies From Paying Ransoms
State and local government agencies in North Carolina may not submit payments to—or even communicate with—someone who has encrypted their IT systems. Other states are considering similar legislation.
More States Help Workers Save for Retirement
Employees are much more likely to save if they have automatic payroll deductions at work.
Mismanaged cloud services put user data at risk
When cloud services are not properly managed, attackers can "squat" on unused cloud IP addresses to collect personal data intended for other organizations.
The little-known open-source community behind the government’s new environmental justice tool
The Justice40 map, an open-source project developed by the U.S. Digital Service, will help local organizations ensure that at least 40% of federally awarded climate funds go to disadvantaged communities.
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