Why cyberattack misattribution is our top election security threat
Deliberate misdirection of an attack’s source muddies the waters, causing victims to waste valuable time and resources on trying to assign the blame rather than focusing on the immediate responses needed to prevent further harm.
State CIOs roll with COVID’s disruption
Expanded work-from-home and remote work options, wider use of collaboration platforms and increased attention on digital government services and user experience are the most likely business processes, practices and investments to change post-COVID, according to a new report.
K-12 Support Staff Hit by School Workforce Cuts
But employment losses in state and local education are still coming into focus.
Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss and Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll
“The mental health component of COVID is starting to come like a tsunami,” said on psychiatrist.
Are Americans Losing Trust in the FDA?
Experts worry that politically-motivated acts by the Trump administration will undermine Covid-19 therapies.
Geolocation Data Could Help Planners Design Communities that Require Less Driving
“By actually knowing where people are going, we can start to rethink how we plan for investments of all kinds and other policies,” says one of the authors of a new study.
How State IT Officials Ramped Up Capacity, Security As Workers Went Remote
From increasing the capacity of VPN infrastructure to rethinking the IT help desk, chief information officers had to address new challenges during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coalition of Prosecutors and Attorneys General Say They Won’t Enforce Laws Criminalizing Abortion if Roe v. Wade is Overturned
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Boston finalizes police reforms … San Diego purchases hotels to house homeless people … NYC Mayor asks ICE agents to stop falsely identifying themselves as members of the NYPD.
As Californians Get Older and Less Mobile, Fires Get Hotter and Faster
For many older people who no longer drive, escaping quickly can be a particular challenge.
Teachers Play a Critical Role in Shaping Girls' Future as Coders
COMMENTARY | Educators need to be aware of their own implicit biases that can lead to differences in how they recognize what girls can do in coding.
A State Project to Map Overdoses in Real Time
A statewide project in Connecticut takes reports of suspected opioid overdoses from first responders and maps them in real time, helping community partners better direct their services to high-risk areas.
AR-based prep helps soldiers get the most out of in-person training
When the pandemic makes learning at a distance a necessity, augmented reality may help the military maintain readiness.
Memphis enlists AI for pothole repairs
An automated, scalable system that detects potholes and alerts 311 operators to them so they can quickly dispatch repair crews is saving the city up to $20,000 a year in claim costs for damage from potholes.
CISA ‘hypervigilant’ on election cybersecurity
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is prepping state and local governments for the final rounds in the fight to secure their election critical infrastructure, according to the agency's top risk manager.
How GSA is driving RPA across government
In a video presentation, the General Services Administration’s CFO Gerard Badorrek describes how his agency went from volunteers working part-time to helping agencies deliver over 415 automations and saving about 600,000 hours of capacity.
Proving efficiencies from AIOps in federal government
By leveraging big data, advanced analytics and machine learning to enhance and automate IT operations and monitoring, AIOps can help agencies achieve their digital transformation goals.
Marijuana Companies Seek Disaster Relief
Marijuana businesses can’t access traditional insurance or federal disaster funds.
Supreme Court Sides With Trump on Census, Allowing for Immediate End to Count
Enumeration was under lower court order to keep count going through Oct. 31.
State CIOs Say Pandemic Bolstered Rollout of Automated Technology
Chatbots were the most likely automated technology to be deployed by state governments to respond to the coronavirus, according to a NASCIO survey.
In a Battle of AI Versus AI, Researchers Are Preparing for the Coming Wave of Deepfake Propaganda
COMMENTARY | Deepfake detection as a field of research was begun a little over three years ago.
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