Hackers seized on the pandemic. Some states are fighting back.
Rocked by the massive SolarWinds hack, unemployment system breaches and other attacks, several states are trying to bolster their cybersecurity in the midst of the public health crisis.
Public Employees’ Use of Personal Phones, Tablets Puts Local Governments at Risk
A cybersecurity report found that 25% of state and local government employees use personal digital devices to telework while only 9% of federal employees do so.
New Index Ranks State Efforts to Alleviate Youth Homelessness
The research findings suggest it’s an area where many states have room for improvement.
This New Advancement in Interpreting DNA Evidence Could be a Game Changer
COMMENTARY | Probabilistic genotyping software has helped forensic labs close more cases and exonerate individuals wrongly accused of a crime.
Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway
In the only state with no public defenders, people charged with murder and other serious crimes can get assigned attorneys who are legally ineligible to take on their cases. The state claims it was unaware.
Study: Vaccinating Teachers Could Help Get Kids Back in Classrooms
Federal researchers examined coronavirus cases in a Georgia school district and their findings suggest that educators had a central role in transmitting the virus in schools.
Texas Plants Released Nearly as Much Pollution During Winter Storm as During Hurricane Laura
Oil refineries, chemical plants and other industrial operators emitted 3.5 million pounds of excess pollution during the winter storm and power crisis in Texas, according to an analysis of company notices provided to state regulators.
Small cities are better suited for smart public transit
Data from mobile ticketing, contactless fare collection systems and ride-share services can help small cities and transit authorities gain real-time insights into their transit routes and schedules to help optimize operations.
‘It Doesn’t Feel Worth It’: Covid Is Pushing New York’s EMTs to the Brink
Emergency medical services work has long been grueling and poorly paid. Covid-19 has added stress and new risks for workers in the profession.
NH rolls out statewide community response network
The multimedia collaboration platform allows public safety agencies, public safety answering points, hospitals, colleges and universities to securely share data, voice and video on-demand.
At least 1,000 engineers worked on supply chain hack, tech exec says
Microsoft President Brad Smith told a Senate committee that his engineers had never seen an attack with the size and sophistication of the one that hit SolarWinds.
Big data analytics will power the nation’s electricity future
The electricity sector must capitalize on big data, analytics and IT and communications automation to manage change, a new report says.
FirstNet expands coverage to 2.7 million square miles
FirstNet added nearly 100,000 square miles of coverage in 2020, bringing the nationwide wireless broadband public-safety network’s communications capabilities to a total of 15,000 subscribing agencies.
California Will Provide $600 Relief Payments to Many Individuals
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Tuesday that will extend pandemic aid to low-income and immigrant households.
Republicans Grill Interior Nominee Over Potential Energy Job Losses
U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland sought to downplay her previous statements against fracking and drilling, while also reiterating that the Biden administration is committed to shifting toward clean energy.
Two Women Dressed Up as 'Grannies' to Skip Vaccine Line, Officials Said
The allegedly disguised women were issued trespassing warnings after officials in Orlando found discrepancies between their identification and Covid-19 vaccine registration cards.
How to really fix COVID-19 vaccine appointment scheduling
Moving away from the traditional sign-up model and establishing one-stop preregistration systems is one way to resolve the painful vaccine scheduling process.
AF eyes DevSecOps for upgrading legacy C-130 software
The Air Force is considering using DevSecOps to upgrade the software on the C-130, a versatile military transport aircraft that has been in use since 1956.
SolarWinds attack could have happened to anyone, CEO says
At a Feb. 22 virtual event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies., Sudhakar Ramakrishna said "this is not a one-company issue."
Louisiana parish police move to cloud records management
The Orleans Parish Communication District in Louisiana is upgrading its digital public-safety records with a cloud-deployable system that will facilitate data collection and sharing.
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