'Perfect Storm' Threatens 'Major Institutional Defeat' for the Census, Top Watchdog Says
The decennial count is ahead of schedule overall, but a condensed schedule and hiring shortfalls are creating significant risks.
Extra $300 Unemployment Benefit Coming to End as Money Runs Out
President Trump took executive action to extend the benefit after an earlier federal program that provided $600 a week lapsed.
States Sue EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plans
A group of states say New York and Pennsylvania are not doing enough to reduce water pollution and arguing the federal government is letting them get away with it.
Covid Could Spur Reduced Reliance on Classified Sources of Cyber Intelligence
CISA officials highlighted cloud configuration and VPN vulnerabilities in assessing threats associated with the pandemic.
Oregon Wildfires Prompt Evacuation Advisories for About 500,000
About 1 million acres are burning in the state and people have been told to leave areas within 30 miles of Portland.
The Question of Who Will Appear on the Wisconsin Presidential Ballot is Still Up in the Air
Both the Green Party candidate and rapper Kanye West are fighting to appear on the ballot in a state expected to see razor thin margins during the 2020 presidential election.
Building a public, statewide IoT network for New York
The nation’s first statewide public infrastructure for the internet of things is being designed by researchers at Cornell University.
Training responders to use augmented reality, exoskeletons
Researchers have developed a mixed-reality learning environment that uses exoskeletons and augmented reality to improve responders’ safety and performance by enhancing their physical and cognitive capabilities.
Are agencies unintentionally contributing to unemployment fraud?
By implementing advanced digital identity verification, agencies can adapt to the modern fraud landscape and prevent cybercriminals from obtaining benefits on behalf of someone else, ultimately protecting their citizens from fraud.
Hacking the pandemic: How Taiwan’s digital democracy holds COVID-19 at bay
The unlikely heroes of Taiwan’s success are civic tech hacktivists, the coders and activists who the country’s celebrity digital minister Audrey Tang described as the “nobodies” who “hack democracy.”
Kids Are Missing Critical Windows for Lead Testing Due to Pandemic
Testing fell far short of recommendations in many parts of the country even before the pandemic.
Strained Rural Water Utilities Buckle Under Pandemic Pressure
Rural water service has missed out on federal and state pandemic relief.
Using Measurement to Inform an Equitable, Aligned COVID-19 Recovery
COMMENTARY | While data is a critical tool in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, glaring reporting disparities around race and socioeconomic status remain. Policymakers need to ensure they are using an equitable measurement approach to ensure they are serving the needs of all communities.
University of Texas Student Football Fans Will Be Tested Before Saturday Game
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Mosquito swarms that increased after Hurricane Laura are attacking Louisiana livestock … Richmond, Virginia city council votes to ban open carrying of firearms in public spaces … Controversy over South Dakota tourism ads.
City Ban on Business Use of Facial Recognition Tech Said to Be a First
Elected leaders in Portland, Oregon approved the measure this week.
Governors Plead with Congress for Help as Senate Rejects Skinny Relief Bill
As Democratic governors testified before the House Committee on Financial Services, the Senate rejected a pared-back coronavirus relief proposal.
The Clocklike Regularity of Major Life Changes
Transitions feel like an abnormal disruption to life, but in fact they are a predictable and integral part of it.
What a Smoky Bar Can Teach Us about the '6-Foot Rule' During the Pandemic
COMMENTARY | It’s important to understand the rule's limitations.
Vermont Legislature Passes Bill to Allow Citizens to Sue the State if Climate Change Goals Aren’t Met
Lawmakers say that the bill “ensures accountability” for the government to meet carbon emission reduction goals in a timely manner. But Republican Gov. Phil Scott is skeptical of the litigation provision.
How NY’s Tech SWAT Team ramped up COVID response
New York’s Office of Information Technology Services formed a COVID-19 Technology SWAT Team to build IT solutions quickly -- and at no cost.
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