Water Being Pumped Into Tampa Bay Could Cause a Massive Algae Bloom, Putting Fragile Manatee and Fish Habitats at Risk
Contaminated water that's being emptied from a leaking reservoir at an abandoned phosphate plant is the latest threat to marine ecosystems in the region.
Nation Has Georgia on Its Mind, but Many States Are Making Voting Easier
Efforts are underway in a number of states to expand voting by mail, early voting and voter registration.
HUD Prepares to Distribute $5 Billion to Help With Homelessness
The department released figures Thursday for how much individual states and localities will get from the pot of grant funding, part of the recent federal coronavirus relief package.
Survey: 45% of Parents Want More Options Than College for Their Children
But 54% of parents polled said they want their kids to enroll in college after high school, according to a Carnegie/Gallup poll.
Biden Calls For ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law, Increased Local Violence Prevention Grants
President Biden said U.S. gun violence is an “embarrassment” as he announced a series of actions to tighten firearms regulations.
DOD works to simplify processes, improve data quality and automate
The Defense Department expects that better use of data analytics will help it improve its business operations and decision-making, optimize the workforce and support digital transformation as it moves on from legacy systems.
AFWERX invests in 5G-enabled IoT security
The Air Force’s innovation arm has awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract to Phosphorus Cybersecurity to help build a scalable security infrastructure to support 5G-enabled IoT devices.
States dive into unemployment system upgrades
Kansas, Wisconsin and Hawaii have begun replacing their legacy UI systems with more agile, scalable platforms.
Utah pilots mobile driver’s license
An electronically signed version of driver’s license information on users’ mobile devices gives them control over what they choose to share.
Nation has Georgia on its mind, but many states are making voting easier
Lawmakers in 47 states have introduced nearly 850 bills to expand early voting, restore voting rights for people with felony convictions and set up automatic voter registration, among other measures.
Online dispute resolution offers traffic courts COVID-safe justice
The technology offers traffic courts a way to ensure COVID safety without compromising justice, customer service or a local government’s bottom line.
Biden on Infrastructure: ‘We Will Not Be Open to Doing Nothing’
The president also emphasized he is prepared to have talks with Republicans about his proposed spending package.
Legal Challenges Mount Against Tax Cut Prohibition in Covid Relief Law
Confusion over the tax mandate embedded in the $350 billion direct aid program for states and localities led Kentucky and Tennessee to file suit.
When software reaches end of life, what’s your plan?
When retiring software, government IT teams need complete, accurate and real-time visibility into their environments to identify which endpoints have the software installed, where it’s actively being used and any vulnerabilities related to it as well as remediation efforts.
Army wants to clean up biometric ID data
Cleaner data and biometric-matching algorithms will deliver improved matching results and limit the number of manual comparisons required.
IRS floats plans to digitize more data
The agency wants to reduce its reliance on paper by extracting machine-readable data from poor-quality paper and digital images, improving document scanning and using artificial intelligence to improve workflow processes.
Census delay spells election chaos for states
With the census data needed to draw new legislative districts delayed until fall, some states are using alternative data, such as Census Bureau estimates of population and race, or approximations based on births and residential construction to estimate population down to the block level.
Arkansas Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto of Youth Gender-Affirming Care
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has vetoed what would have been the first bill banning gender-affirming medical care for youth.
Census Delay Spells Election Chaos for States
Late census numbers endanger the redistricting Republicans need to shore up such suburban districts they could easily lose next year.
Education Department to Conduct Thorough Title IX Review, Propose Changes
The process aims to address sexual assault, gender equity and LGBTQ rights as well as amendments issued by the Trump administration, officials said.
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