Protecting New York City 20 years after 9/11
A look at the controversial counterterrorism efforts that reshaped the NYPD and whether it was all worth it.
The Case for Building a Collaborative Intergovernmental System
COMMENTARY | No significant public initiative fits entirely within one government agency or even one level of government.
$15,000 Signing Bonuses and $130,000 Salaries for Police Recruits
Pandemic restrictions and other factors, more than the defund the police movement after George Floyd's death, has forced police departments nationwide to refocus on how they reach potential candidates.
Pandemic Hardship is About to Get a Lot Worse for Millions of Out-of-Work Americans
COMMENTARY | The door to unemployment benefits is closing for many people.
New Economic Development Chief Pledges to Ramp Up Outreach
Alejandra Castillo last month took the helm of the U.S. Economic Development Administration, which has seen its budget swell with over $4 billion in pandemic-era grant funding.
Survey: Half of Business Travelers Leaning Toward Canceling Trips
The downturn in business travel continues to plague hotels and other businesses and could be a drag on some city economies.
Hoping to Boost Vaccine Rates, One State Announces Grants for Primary Care Doctors
The Colorado program will use federal relief money to help health care practices boost vaccine distribution.
County tests blockchain for vital records
A proof-of-concept in Riverside County, Calif., allows customers to select the records they need, authenticate themselves, pay for the copies and receive blockchain-secured digital documents within minutes.
Protecting IoT devices from unpatched code
Researchers have developed an architecture that allows internet-of-things devices on a local network to access a centralized hub with up to date third-party libraries.
UI modernization to get boost from new Labor office
The Department of Labor's new Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization is tasked with managing the $2 billion already allotted to UI initiatives by the American Rescue Plan Act.
Critical infrastructure warrants mandatory safeguards and sufficient funding
Numerous high-profile cybersecurity breaches over the past year have changed the way we think about infrastructure, prompting a reevaluation of what must be done to protect the assets that ensure national security and the resources that safeguard our competitiveness as a nation.
Flash Flooding Highlights Immediate Dangers of Climate Change – Again
Elected officials and activists say state and local governments need to do more now.
Deadly Auto Crashes Up, Despite Less Driving
New federal statistics show that a troubling trend with a rise in fatalities on the nation's roadways continued into this year.
The States With the Strongest Personal Income Growth
Pandemic relief spending by the federal government contributed to historic gains in the amount of money Americans collected during the first quarter of the year.
Counties and States Embrace Fentanyl Test Strips in Battle Against Opioids
Arlington County, Virginia announced that it would begin distributing the strips to addiction-prone people leaving the county jail, the latest in a growing number of government agencies to turn to the tests as a way to prevent overdoses.
States to offer digital driver’s license via Apple Wallet app
The tech company is working with states to create digital IDs from driver’s licenses for the Apple’s Wallet app.
Feds are increasing use of facial recognition systems – despite calls for a moratorium
Until facial recognition technologies are better understood, their use in consequential applications should be halted until they can be properly regulated.
How the Deepfake Task Force can improve the emergency alert system
Standards established by the Deepfake Task Force will enable the creation of a more powerful, flexible and reliable emergency alert system that can create messages in hundreds of languages and dialects – via text, audio or video.
State Efforts to Ban Mask Mandates in Schools Mirror Resistance to Integration
COMMENTARY | Southern states ignoring federal educational guidance is not new.
How Many At-Risk Renters Live in States Without Eviction Protections?
Researchers offer an estimate now that the Supreme Court has struck down a pandemic-era federal eviction ban.
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