Covid-19's Lasting Mark on Remote Work in State and Local Agencies
It's clear that some telework practices in many workplaces will outlast the pandemic. But which ones and to what extent?
Automakers Drop Opposition to California’s Vehicle Emissions Authority
President Biden has directed federal agencies to reconsider fuel efficiency and emissions standards set during the Trump administration and automakers said they hope to work with the White House on the new rules.
After Years of Pollution, One County Meets Air Quality Standards for the First Time Ever
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is in compliance with federal air quality standards for the first time in its history.
Creating a culture of collaboration in public safety
To save time and deliver better outcomes in emergencies, agencies must use solutions that allow them to better coordinate incident response and share real-time data and communications among multiple responder teams or agencies.
All-hands efforts to marshal vaccine data
Integrating data from health information exchanges, immunization registries and citizen-facing vaccine scheduling systems is critical for efficient vaccination of 330 million U.S. residents.
NGA, NWS shopping for data
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and the National Weather Service are both looking to cover gaps in their data holdings.
Fort Carson expanding smart base transportation testbed
The Army plans to expand its testbed into the nearby Colorado Springs community with sensor deployment, data integration and the development of AI models and decision dashboards that integrate traffic and weather-related information.
100 Million Covid Shots in 100 Days Doesn’t Get Us Back to Normal
A sense of pre-pandemic normalcy is unlikely to return until about 70% or more of Americans are vaccinated.
Toward a More Inclusive and Resilient Economic Development Paradigm
COMMENTARY | As economic development leaders look for ways to stimulate growth in the wake of Covid-19, they should embrace strategies centered on resilience and inclusivity.
Living With Natural Gas Pipelines: Appalachian Landowners Describe Fear, Anxiety and Loss
COMMENTARY | Many of the lines were built in the past five years. While energy companies promise economic benefits for depressed regions, the projects often upend the lives of people in their paths.
States Reallocating Covid Vaccines from Federal Nursing Home Program
Health officials from five states told members of a House panel on Tuesday that flexibility allocating doses has been helpful, but that vaccine deliveries are still falling short of demand.
Are Conservative Policies Shortening American Lives?
Americans have shorter lives than international peers. Some researchers now say conservative policies may be to blame.
These States Found the Secret to Covid-19 Vaccination Success
A few states with smaller populations have fared better than others delivering the vaccine to their residents.
The Return of the Regulators
Like them or revile them, federal agencies seem poised to regain some of their traditional powers under the new administration. But it’s not clear how far President Biden wants them to go.
The U.S. spent $2.2 million on a cybersecurity system that wasn’t implemented — and might have stopped a major hack
A cybersecurity system called in-toto, which the government paid to develop but never required, might have protected against the SolarWinds hack.
How unified communications supports flexible work
UC allows employees to take and place phone calls, conduct video conferences, access all instant messaging and internal communication platforms and more.
In search of a smarter Einstein
If the Einstein intrusion detection system was unlikely to have detected the malware that was delivered via the SolarWinds Orion update, how can it be fixed?
MilCloud adds AWS option
The Defense Department’s MilCloud 2.0 contract now gives Defense Information Services Agency and other non-combat DOD agencies access to cloud services from Amazon Web Services.
Infrastructure overhaul helped Berkeley meet pandemic challenges
A new hyperconverged infrastructure helped Berkeley, Calif., move staff to telework, support telehealth and update its disaster recovery resources.
Building interoperability standards for computer-aided dispatch
The CAD2CAD project aims create an interoperable public safety ecosystem that supports multidiscipline response to regional, multistate or national events.
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