Judge Blocks National Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers
The Tuesday ruling stops a nationwide vaccine mandate by the Biden administration that was set to start Dec. 6.
Robocallers Try New Tactics to Evade Crackdowns
Scofflaws innovate after every government attempt to block scam calls.
We All Should Be Rooting for the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force
COMMENTARY | Identifying the people and places left behind in the current economy is critical.
Data center backlash in Arizona town
Once happy to attract data center operators, officials in Chandler now say the data centers have not created enough high-quality jobs, use too much water and electricity and produce a constant hum that disturbs residents living nearby.
4 trends shaping government cloud use
Agencies look to cloud computing to help with compliance and sensitive workloads and as a platform for emerging technologies and maintaining data sovereignty.
How regulation could impact the open-source community
Regulating ownership and assigning liability to open-source developers might lessen the chances of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, but doing so runs counter to the open-source community’s ideals.
Building out Alaska's broadband infrastructure
The state’s geography, sparse population and harsh weather make fiber the preferred choice for middle-mile connections, according to a new report from the governor’s broadband task force.
Why Communities Should Adopt Vision Zero to Curb Traffic Fatalities
COMMENTARY | Instituting Vision Zero strategies, which aim to redesign road systems and policies to reduce traffic fatalities, will minimize the economic, health care and safety costs associated with traffic accidents.
Congressman Fighting to Lift SALT Cap is Running For NY Governor
Rep. Thomas Suozzi, a Long Island moderate could shake up next year’s Democratic primary. He's been a key advocate for raising the $10,000 limit on the state and local tax deduction.
Grappling With the Public Sector Workforce Shortage Crush
When positions aren’t appealing to applicants, sometimes the jobs need to be changed, government hiring officials say.
How Mayors Are Thinking About Prioritizing Federal Aid
Nearly 80% of mayors responding to a new survey said American Rescue Plan Act funding would help their cities accomplish goals related to homelessness and infrastructure, among other areas.
Food Delivery Robots Gaining Popularity
The emerging technology poses regulatory questions for state and local governments.
Millions of Americans Struggle To Pay Their Water Bills – Here’s How a National Water Aid Program Could Work
Should the U.S. help low-income households afford water service, as it does with heating and groceries? Chile does. An economist explains how it works there and how it could work here.
Live-fire cyber training slashes incident response time
IT teams at the Illinois Office of the Treasurer have been training on a virtual enterprise-grade network defending against sophisticated attacks using their own tools.
CBP expands biometric authentication to Maine border crossings
Customs and Border Protection will use Simplified Arrival to provide a streamlined and contactless authentication process at pedestrian crossings.
State Lawmakers' Anti-Vaccine Efforts May Prove Mostly Symbolic
Since September, at least 14 GOP-controlled legislatures have debated vaccine mandates.
TSA calls for public transportation info sharing center
The Transportation Security Administration wants to stand up an Information Sharing and Analysis Center that would provide security incident reporting, threat-monitoring and information sharing for mass transit and passenger rail service operators.
How agencies can conquer generational technology skips
As many agency hardware update cycles were deferred during the mass telework period, IT teams must now interface with technology that is up to 25 times faster than what was current at the start of the crisis.
CISA issues enterprise mobile security checklist
The Enterprise Mobility Management system checklist outlines steps for device management, authentication, app and network security as well as defending enterprise systems from mobile devices.
How One City is Working to Make Spending Data More Transparent
Efforts by Los Angeles' controller to open up city fiscal data took on an added dimension when Covid-19 hit.
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