Despite security concerns, online voting advances
Security experts understand the desire of entrepreneurs and election officials to use new voting methods to reach voters who may be disenfranchised by in-person or mail-in voting, but the security risk might be too great, they say.
Fighting fires with data
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is using simulation technology that collects publicly available data from multiple sources and overlays it on a map so that firefighters can predict a blaze’s behavior in real time.
Census data delay disrupts state redistricting plans
Now that the redistricting data will not be delivered until Sept. 30 states are scrambling to adapt.
Despite Security Concerns, Online Voting Advances
Online voting is likely to become more popular as technology improves and as election officials seek ways to expand access to the ballot. But security experts warn of hacking threats.
'We’re in It Alone': Power Outages Leave Millions of Texans Desperate for Heat and Safety
Texas residents said the storm — and ensuing partial collapse of the state's power system — sapped what mental reserves they had left after eleven months of a global health crisis that has cost thousands of jobs and claimed more than 40,000 lives in the state.
Power Outages Across The Plains: Four Questions Answered About Weather-Driven Blackouts
COMMENTARY | An energy expert explains why weather extremes can require power utilities to take drastic steps that can leave millions of people without power.
Anti-Immigrant Vitriol Complicates Vaccine Rollout in Southern States
In some cases, health officials' mission of inoculating people against Covid-19 is complicated by mistrust of government and law enforcement among unauthorized immigrants.
Winter Storm Power Outages Lead to Calls for Investigation
At least 4 million people were without power in Texas after freezing temperatures and surging electricity use overwhelmed the state’s grid.
Opioid Deaths Spark Push to Ease Buprenorphine Rules
There's debate over whether the benefits of relaxing rules for the addiction treatment medication outweigh the risks of the pills becoming more readily available.
‘Indian Country’ Is Excited about the First Native American Secretary of the Interior – and the Promise She Has for Addressing Issues of Importance to All Americans
COMMENTARY | U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland's record shows she is committed to making progress on larger challenges that affect all Americans, like climate, environmental protection, public lands and natural resource management.
Building a Crisis-Resistant Digital Government
COMMENTARY | Covid-19 has taught us why having a digital strategy is crucial for states and localities.
One State is Poised to Shield Businesses from Covid-19 Lawsuits
Indiana legislators approved the measure on Monday, sending it to Gov. Eric Holcomb. Lawmakers in a number of states are weighing proposals to protect businesses from liability related to Covid-19.
Photos: Texans Face an Ice Storm That's Left Millions of People Without Power
An arctic blast barreled though Texas over Valentines Day weekend. Temperatures plummeted and ice and snow blanketed the entire state, leaving millions of people without electricity. Texas Tribune photographers fanned out across the state to record the historic cold snap. Here's what they saw.
How to increase access to supercomputers
With limited access to high-performance computing hampering the nation’s ability to maintain its competitiveness, a new report outlines how the U.S. can ensure the supply of HPC resources keeps up with demand.
Understanding the intelligent edge
By bringing artificial intelligence and compute power directly to edge devices, agencies can turn data from their expanding number of internet-of-things sensors into rapid, actionable insights.
What’s the best cloud for OLTP?
A new report can help agencies assess the tradeoffs between AWS, Azure and the Google Cloud Platform when it comes to running online transaction processing applications.
CISA, FBI Share Recommendations After Water Treatment Hack
The agencies say updating to the latest operating system is important, even if it wasn’t a factor in this particular incident.
Biden Seeks to Squelch Trump Immigration Deals with States
The agreements, struck in the final days of the Trump administration, promised a six months’ heads-up on federal immigration policy changes.
Sensors That Track Earthquakes Are Hackable, Researchers Find
A Greek team found they could interrupt and even falsify data.
Maryland Created the Police Officers’ Bill of Rights. Now Lawmakers There Might Repeal It.
Passed in 1974, the statute grants broad workplace protections for officers accused of misconduct and has served as a blueprint for similar laws in more than a dozen other states.
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