Smart, Proactive Land Management Crucial as Flooding Intensifies
COMMENTARY | Here are four ways to avoid the loss of life and expansive and expensive property damage while maintaining healthy watersheds.
Will the Housing Market Ever Be Normal Again?
COMMENTARY | What's going on with America's real-estate frenzy?
Report: Governments Need to Share More Data to Solve Complex Issues, Grow Economy
But governments should use the expertise of private companies to help guard sensitive data that is shared, according to a Georgetown University study.
Will This State’s Workers be Forced to Pay Back Mistaken Unemployment Aid?
Missouri lawmakers failed to pass legislation that would have allowed the Department of Labor to forgive unemployment benefit overpayments. Officials are trying to determine what happens next.
GOP Senators Raise Infrastructure Counteroffer to $928B
Republicans and the White House are still far apart on the size of the package. And there are few signs of agreement on how to pay for it, with GOP lawmakers looking to repurpose Covid funding.
An Overlooked Economic Powerhouse for Small Cities
Small-scale manufacturers are well-positioned to compete in the digital economy, but also fill storefronts and contribute to a thriving downtown or business district.
How Utah secures shared data
To combat the rising number of cyberattacks, Utah’s Department of Technology Services is encrypting the data it shares internally and externally with other agencies and private entities.
Army reminds remote workers that in-home IoT devices pose security risks
To ensure teleworkers aren’t letting their home smart devices listen in on any government work, the Army is requiring they keep their workspaces free of internet of things devices.
Why Hurricanes Devastate Some Places Over and Over Again – a Meteorologist Explains
COMMENTARY | Wind currents set most tropical storms on a course westward from Africa toward the Caribbean, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
Identity, credentials and behavior are critical to network protection
In a post-pandemic economy with employees outside the firewall, agencies must embrace the idea that identity is the new perimeter.
Infrastructure Overhaul Should Focus More on Safety, Advocates Say
Over 6,700 pedestrians died during the pandemic despite emptier roads.
Colonial Pipeline forked over $4.4M to end cyberattack -- but is paying a ransom ever the ethical thing to do?
While law enforcement agencies encourage victims not to pay off attackers, paying ransom is not illegal, and even police departments have been known to pay up when their systems have been compromised.
One-Fourth of Low-Income Immigrant Households Avoided Public Benefits in 2020
Despite financial hardships brought on by the pandemic, some households did not seek benefits because of concerns due in part to the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule.
How Cities Are Using Citizen Feedback to Guide Federal Relief Spending
There’s a wide range of possibilities for how the $350 billion in funding can be used. “We really wanted to understand how the community was thinking in terms of investment versus recovery,” says one city official.
Some States Update Child Neglect Laws to Allow 'Reasonable Independence' For Kids
A handful of states have clarified neglect laws to allow parents to permit their children to walk to school and play outside alone without fear of intervention from police or Child Protective Services.
What the data says about phone use while driving
Researchers at Texas A&M University found that not only does the frequency of phone use correlate to the number of distracted crashes on urban roads, but there’s a direct link between road geometrics -- the presence or absence of a shoulder or extra lanes -- and more phone use while driving.
Bipartisan, $304B Roads Bill Clears Senate Committee
Lawmakers in both parties are framing the legislation as a potential step toward a broader infrastructure deal. A new, $1 billion program for bike and pedestrian projects was added to the bill during a markup.
How hot is it? Communities collect heat data
About 25 cities this summer will work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to collect data to identify neighborhoods with extreme heat.
Reduce the noise to strengthen agency cybersecurity defenses
With up-to-date robust tools, detailed processes and policies and an involved cybersecurity workforce, agencies can reduce the noise in network traffic and spot the hidden and more complex risks and threats.
Analysis: The States with the Largest and Smallest Tax Increases
Legislatures have implemented or are considering tax policy changes that will impact their states’ budgets in fiscal year 2022, according to analysis by Fitch Ratings.
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