Agencies experiment with augmented reality
The IRS wants to see if augmented reality can help smartphone users better understand tax forms, and the Drug Enforcement Agency wants an AR solution overlays live video from aircraft with advanced mapping information.
Census mishandled 2020 hack, IG says
The Bureau missed opportunities to mitigate a critical vulnerability, resulting in the exploitation of remote-access servers, the agency’s inspector general reported.
The Bill That Could Truly, Actually Bring Back U.S. Manufacturing
And help the climate, too
Some 'Most Impressive' Law School Applicants Are Convicted of Serious Crimes
Formerly incarcerated individuals are dissuaded from becoming lawyers because of the 'moral character determination,' but a number of states are slowly changing their policies.
The Coronavirus Is Here Forever. This Is How We Live With It.
Americans can’t avoid the virus for the rest of our lives but we can minimize its impact.
Americans Less Confident They Will Avoid Covid-19—Even With a Vaccination
The percentage of adults who are "very confident" they will not catch the coronavirus has fallen to 38% after rising to 50% in May and June, according to a Gallup poll.
The States Offering to Help Resettle Afghan Refugees
Governors in both parties say their states are ready to assist displaced people who helped the U.S. and are fleeing the Taliban.
States Turn to Recruiting and Retention Bonuses for Police
Florida’s governor was the latest to propose such a perk, as law enforcement agencies across the country struggle to find and keep officers.
Federal Loophole Thwarts State Curbs on Police Seizures of Property
Civil asset forfeiture funnels billions of dollars to police and prosecutors.
How predictive analytics keeps corrections staff, inmates safe
State correction departments in Indiana and South Carolina turned to predictive analytics and machine learning solutions to aggregate data and help predict offender violence.
How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail
Machine learning algorithms can predict data missing from satellite observations and develop realistic, high-resolution climate models.
How to protect digital citizen identities through identity management
Federal and state governments must implement government-to-citizen identity and access management solutions that not only provide security but also improve the user (i.e. citizen) experience while protecting their data.
CDC launches public-health analytics center
The Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics aims to advance the use of forecasting and outbreak analytics in public health decision-making.
This Week in Federal Funding
In the Aug. 17 edition, we talk with Shamiah Kerney, director of Baltimore's new Office of Recovery Programs. Also, updates from St. Louis, Hoboken, N.J., and Memphis.
Poll Finds Weak Support for State Bans on Local Mask Mandates
The survey results come as state and local officials in some places battle over mask policies, and as cases of the virus swell.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive for Covid-19
The governor spoke Monday night at a GOP event in Collin County, later tweeting photos of him addressing a maskless crowd. Less than three hours before his diagnosis was announced Tuesday afternoon, he tweeted pictures of a meeting with guitarist Jimmie Vaughan.
Deadly Crashes on Rural Roads Prompt New Safety Efforts
The fatality rate on rural roads is twice as high as on urban ones.
States Snag $240M to Combat Unemployment Fraud
The federal grant funding can be used to pay for identity verification services, cybersecurity, or other expenses related to fraud detection.
Microsoft unwraps top secret cloud
Microsoft announced its top secret, air-gapped Azure cloud has received authorization to operate and are "generally available" for national security workloads.
DHS looks to CMMC for contractor security model
The Department of Homeland Security is taking a page from the Pentagon’ Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program as it looks to create a verifiable standard to ensure contractors are in compliance with its cyber hygiene clauses released in 2015.
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