Goodbye, Confederate Statues. Hello, Dolly Parton and Chef Boyardee?
There's little consensus on what to put up in place of Confederate monuments and other controversial political statues.
NOAA’s future-forward cloud, data strategies
The strategies place a premium on scaling the IT infrastructure and services to drive innovation and advances in science, products and services.
Marines connect smart base infrastructure
The smart base testbed will leverage Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s investments in both autonomous vehicles testing and microgrid technology.
Massive vulnerability uncovered in popular networking device
A particularly dangerous vulnerability has been uncovered in F5’s BIG-IP networking devices produced by F5, impacting enterprise networks across the globe.
How to communicate with constituents using digital channels
Agencies eager to improve citizen engagement with electronic communications should primarily consider how the tools serve constituents and manage compliance.
Digital contact tracing’s mixed record abroad spells trouble for US efforts to rein in COVID-19
The U.S. may need digital contact tracing more than any other country, but it may turn its back on the very lifesaving innovations it has helped develop.
Coronavirus Fraudsters Keep Prosecutors Busy
State AGs track millions in false loan and unemployment claims.
Don't Want to Wear a Mask? In Some Places, It Could Cost You.
States and cities are introducing penalties for people who don't comply with mandatory mask policies. But enforcement is tricky, with some public officials and civil rights experts arguing fines are counterproductive.
Ohio Suicide Study Finds Alarming Rise Over Past Decade
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Atlanta mayor tests positive for Covid-19 … Governors’ businesses got PPP loans ... Black Lives Matter mural defaced.
One City’s Plan to Help Local Businesses by Funding a Cash Rewards Program
As Akron, Ohio grapples with fallout from the coronavirus, the city is working to launch a mobile app where people will earn “blimp” credits for local purchases. The credits can then be used like currency at other area establishments.
Groups Call For More Accountability in State, Local Government Aid
A coalition of conservative groups has asked that if Congress approves more coronavirus aid funding, to require state and local governments to disclose how the money is spent.
Social Isolation: The Covid Pandemic’s Hidden Health Risk for Older Adults, and How to Manage It
COMMENTARY | Without frequent and meaningful social interactions and stimulation, older people’s cognitive functioning can decline.
Families of Prisoners Sue Over High Cost of Phone Calls
The lawsuit alleges three private companies that provide telecom services in prisons lied to state and local governments about the cost of doing business.
Cities' New Unanimity: The Need for Police Reform
COMMENTARY | In a major turnaround, there's broad agreement and public support in cities across America to change policing.
SASE: Finally, a security blanket for government IT
A secure access service edge allows easy onboarding of disparate and misaligned systems, zero-trust access and integration with the cloud resources on which governments increasingly rely.
Focus on fundamentals: How Illinois flipped the work-from-home switch
Using their continuity of operations and disaster-recovery plans, Illinois officials quickly pivoted to a zero-trust, hybrid multi-cloud and multi-premise environment to support remote state workers.
CBP expands border surveillance tower network
Customs and Border Protection will add up to 200 autonomous surveillance towers.
CISA names top 3 threats to government systems
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s EINSTEIN intrusion detection system found that remote-access tool exploitation, fileless Trojan malware and cryptocurrency mining software accounted for 90% of the observed threat activity against civilian federal systems and networks in May.
Search and Rescue Teams, Already Stretched Thin, See Surge in Calls
The pandemic is exposing the vulnerabilities of America’s search and rescue model.
Florida Tops 200,000 Coronavirus Cases as ICU Beds Fill Up in Some Tampa Bay-Area Hospitals
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Principals told to quarantine after coronavirus exposure at meeting … Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules for governor on emergency powers … Portland, Oregon extends police union contract.
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