Data-driven transit advocacy, with a side of cloud
With a mobile app that collects data from public transit riders, artificial intelligence and analysis help from CloudBank, researchers are building dashboards residents can use to support claims of inadequate service.
In Colorado, the Looming Liability of Oil and Gas Cleanup
After collecting only a fraction of the funds needed from companies, the state is reforming financial requirements.
Labor gets TMF funding to upgrade data management, analytics
The project will help Labor unlock its enterprise data sources, create data management capacity and ensure timely, secure delivery of appropriate information to the right customers.
Assessing supply chain risk depends on good data, visibility, experts say
Agencies trying to assess the security of industry supply chains may have a tough time getting the information they need because of organizations’ inability to identify or measure their cybersecurity postures.
Why the CX journey matters
Taking customer experience to the next level will help agencies meet citizen expectations for the self-serve, mobile-friendly, digital tools that they use in their everyday lives.
Census counting on cloud service for survey design, data management
The Census Bureau’s Data Ingest and Collection for the Enterprise program is expected to expand surveying capabilities, lower complexity and avoid costs related to duplicative data collection operations.
It’s Time to Get Back to the Office (and for Slackers to Get Back to Work), These Lawmakers Say
In Pennsylvania, Republican legislators are raising concerns about how remote work during the pandemic has affected the performance and productivity of some state employees.
‘An Insult’: Attorneys General Slam Purdue Restructuring Plan
Under the proposal filed this week, the OxyContin manufacturer would pay $4.25 billion to states, municipalities and others.
New Connecticut Law Will Ban Discrimination Based On Hairstyles
The state is the eighth to enact legislation to address hair discrimination historically associated with race.
Black Women are Still Underrepresented in America’s Statehouses, New Report Shows
Georgia has the most Black women in its legislature, at 39, but in many states representation still lags.
Oil-Friendly States Fight Back Against Sustainable Investment Trend
New bills would force states to stop investing in companies that use sustainable strategies.
The Mayor on a Mission to Bring a RoboCop Statue to His City
Mike Wiza, mayor of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, wants to score an 11-foot-tall replica of the cyborg police officer from the 1980s action film. But if that effort fails, the city might see about making its own—possibly bigger—version.
FedRAMP issues container security guidance
The new requirements describe the processes, architecture and security considerations for keeping cloud systems using containers in compliance.
Nimble thinking will galvanize federal cloud security
By first fixing small problems with basic cloud solutions, agencies will learn how to move even their secure applications to the cloud.
DOD’s 5G foundation to support telerobotic surgery pilot
The Defense Department will be conducting 5G-based telemedicine pilots, experimenting with augmented reality medial training and robotic surgery.
How cloud can cut carbon emissions
Large-scale facilities can more efficiently manage power capacity, optimize cooling, leverage the most power-efficient servers and increase server utilization rates, a new report says.
Protecting open source software by analyzing community behavior
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s SocialCyber program aims to use artificial intelligence to create a dynamic situational awareness capability that can preserve the integrity and security of open source software projects.
The Push is On To Recruit Enough Vaccinators
As states prepare to begin vaccinating the general public in the coming weeks and months, the White House is taking steps to make sure there are enough workers to administer the shots.
‘Why Do I Put My Life on the Line?’ Pandemic Trauma Haunts Health Workers.
Many health professionals feel disillusioned and underappreciated and there are signs of increasing trauma-related mental distress among people working in the field.
Poll: Over Three-Quarters of Parents Support School Reopening
The finding comes as many students across the country have not regularly attended in-person classes since early last year.
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