House Lawmakers Form New Caucus of Former Local Officials
"If an issue is important to our local governments, it should be important to Congress, too," said one of the group's co-chairs.
Policing the Police: Justice Department Launches Probe in Minneapolis
Derek Chauvin’s criminal conviction won’t solve systemic policing problems. Experts said the DOJ’s resumption of pattern or practice investigations can help spur local police reform.
Major US Cities Face Challenging Budget Shortfalls, Report Shows
The Pew Charitable Trusts studied 13 major cities and found they face fiscal 2021 budget shortfalls of up to 17%, and they are using creative methods to try to balance their budgets.
The 'Fingerprints of Climate Change' Are Visible in New Climate Normals, NOAA Says
The 30-year data set, to be released May 4, shows while some U.S. regions are growing warmer, others have cooler average temperatures.
3 questions to ask for a successful digital transformation
Software intelligence helps teams make data-driven decisions and redefine the way they work and achieve their mission objectives.
Tweet analysis uncovers how COVID conspiracy theories evolved
Building a machine learning model to filter analyze 120 million tweets gave researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory clues about how to combat online misinformation.
U.S. agencies compromised by VPN flaws
A number of federal agencies were compromised through vulnerabilities found in virtual private networking software made by Pulse Connect Secure, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed.
ICE seeks support for analytics platform
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized Environment will give investigators a suite of search, analysis and reporting tools to run across raw or unevaluated datasets.
Another Soda Tax Bill Dies. Another Win for Big Soda
A bill that would have allowed California cities and counties to once again pursue taxes on sugary drinks was just shelved in the legislature without a hearing. Public health advocates blame the political — and financial — clout of the soft drink industry.
A Year Into Covid, States Debate Public Health Shutdown Powers
Lawmakers in many states are angling to relocate, reduce, or otherwise refine the power to make public health decisions.
Vaccination Outreach Shifts as Demand Drops in Some States
Nationwide, state and local health agencies are coming up with a variety of new strategies to persuade people to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Senators Grill Cabinet Secretaries on American Jobs Plan
The heads of environmental, transportation, housing and commerce departments laid out more details of the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan during a Tuesday hearing.
Poll: 91% of Americans Say Marijuana Should Be Legalized
As states continue to pass laws to legalize marijuana, support for its medical and recreational uses continues to grow, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
California Bill Would Give Fast Food Workers Sway Over Labor Standards
The proposal would create a first-of-its-kind panel where businesses, employees and the state would hash out the guidelines together.
Local Corrections Costs Rose by $25 Billion in Last 40 Years
But the coronavirus has ushered in creative lower-cost alternative jail programs that could last long after the pandemic, local leaders say.
Remote staff build Salesforce tool to speed benefits to veterans
The Post Payments Workshop tool lets Veterans Benefits Administration employees see the status of a claim at any point in its life cycle.
How COVID and SolarWinds are driving secure modernization
The pandemic and recent security breaches illustrate the urgency government should feel about modernizing legacy infrastructure and systems.
Army modernizing, moving apps to ‘cArmy’ cloud
The Army’s Enterprise Cloud Management Agency is looking for help assessing, modernizing and migrating applications to its cloud environments.
An urgent IT upgrade for Uncle Sam
Without modernized IT systems that readily scale to demand, government agencies jeopardize their ability to fulfill and deliver critical services when they’re needed most.
Child Care Benefits at Work: This App Helps your Employer Pay Your Family and Friends for Babysitting
Helpr, one of the fastest growing apps offering backup child care, is behind new legislation in California that would require big employers to give their workers subsidized backup care.
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