SBA’s automated loan reviews save thousands of work hours
The Small Business Administration’s Loan Review Tool automates low-value, repetitive functions and cuts the time loan reviewers typically spend on evaluations by a third.
Soaring Otter keeps autonomy and technology in step
The program aims to help the Air Force more easily develop autonomous applications and integrate them into critical systems handling intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Army sees counter-drone tools for cooks, medics
The threats posed by the growing number of small drones make it imperative that counter-UAS systems can be operated by all service members.
Future-proofing big data security
Mathematically enforced privacy solutions feature built-in privacy preservation that allows agencies to leverage their data more effectively.
North Korea targeted cybersecurity researchers using a blend of hacking and espionage
The North Korean operation highlights three important trends: stealing cyberweapons from industry, social media as a weapon and the blurring of cyber and information warfare.
'We Have Counties in Deep Trouble': Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Timber Tax Cuts That Cost Communities Billions
For decades, corporate timber benefited from tax cuts that devastated local budgets. Lawmakers want change and have filed dozens of bills, making this one of Oregon’s most consequential sessions for forest policy.
The Unemployment Rate You See in Headlines Ignores Millions of People Without Work—Here’s a Better Way to Tell How Many Need a Job
Correctly estimating how many people are without work isn't easy.
Covid-Certified Businesses Try to Woo Leery Patrons
A program in Colorado encourages businesses to partner with public health authorities to promote Covid-19 precautions.
47 States Reach $573 Million Opioid Settlement with McKinsey
States will receive the majority of the money they are owed from the consulting firm within 60 days.
How States Could Lead on Reforming U.S. Supreme Court Appointments
COMMENTARY | Many states have taken steps to de-politicize their high courts. With a state-initiated convention to amend the constitution, they have the power to propose similar reforms at the federal level.
Republicans in State Legislatures Look to Toughen Rioting Penalties
Indiana is one of nearly two dozen states where proposals along these lines have emerged in the wake of last year's protests over racial justice and police misconduct. Critics are raising constitutional rights concerns.
These Are the Students Free Community College Programs Help the Most
Programs that cover either partial or full tuition increased the number of first-time, full-time Black, Latino and white students, according to new research.
The need for accessibility compliance as code
By incorporating accessibility into automated compliance processes, government can move beyond box-checking to truly serve everyone.
Streamlining review and approval of professional licenses
A new cloud-based app aims to help states more quickly and transparently manage licensure for professionals in many fields, including health care.
Why IT asset management is critical for CDM
IT asset management is much more than a technology or a software solution; it is a strategy that aligns an agency’s internal asset management processes with the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program’s security objectives.
Duct tape and baling wire: 3 ugly truths about innovation
Innovation is possible if teams embrace failure, focus on overall intent and tap into the power of diversity.
The US government’s $44 million vaccine rollout website was a predictable mess – here’s how to fix the broken process behind it
Until the outdated federal contracting process is fixed, the U.S. will almost certainly continue to hire companies that are better at navigating federal procurement rules than delivering solutions.
Texas Cities Face Difficulties Counting Their Unsheltered Homeless Population—At a Time When Their Numbers Matter Most
Despite changes to the regular count of people experiencing homelessness, support organizations are hoping they’ll still be able to capture a clear picture of who is unhoused in Texas as the pandemic continues.
After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From Covid-19, Congress Wants Answers
A key House subcommittee cited reports by ProPublica and other news outlets in launching an investigation into how the country’s meatpacking companies handled the pandemic, which has killed hundreds of workers to date.
Advocates React to The Repeal of New York’s ‘Walking While Trans’ Ban
LGBTQ+ advocates celebrated the end of a decades-old statute that outlawed loitering for the purposes of prostitution, which has been widely seen as "arbitrary and discriminatory.”
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