JEDI delay pushes back classified cloud provisioning
When a federal court hit the brakes on the Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud program, it also slowed the testing and rollout of a new system that automates user authentication and security auditing for classified provisioning.
The Emerging Appeal of Banning Most Cars on Some Streets
New York and San Francisco have imposed strict limits on vehicles in certain corridors. Will car-free zones catch on elsewhere?
Solving the time-to-value data challenge
Faster time to insight requires near real-time searches of all types of data no matter where it’s stored: on current and legacy systems, locally or in the cloud.
Tool finds software update bugs in hours, not days
A deep learning tool reduces the size of performance-counter data enabling an algorithm to detect software anomalies after updates.
Changing Clocks Is Bad For Your Health, But Which Time To Choose?
The time change, especially in the spring, has been blamed for increases in heart attacks and traffic accidents as people adjust to a temporary sleep deficit.
The Secondhand Smoke You’re Breathing May Have Come From Another State
COMMENTARY | Emissions can cross state lines.
When Bigger Is Better
COMMENTARY | Validating public policy outcomes is critical, but so is building on the evidence. A new study looks at what’s needed to expand successful programs.
Iowa Legislation Would Create Registry for Crimes Committed by ‘Nonresident Aliens’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A county in Kansas is sending people to jail for medical debt … Massachusetts attorney general sues vaping company … Bill to end surprise medical billing in Georgia.
Utah Would Decriminalize Polygamy Under Bill Moving Through Legislature
A state lawmaker said that branding polygamists as felons has driven abuse into the shadows.
Teachers Unions Urge End of Active-Shooter Drills that Can Traumatize Students
In a new report, two teachers unions and a gun-control group recommend that schools stop using active-shooter drills—or at least revise them—amid fears the exercises are terrifying and damaging to students.
Researchers Find Security Flaws in Mobile Voting App
Hackers could detect how people voted and potentially change their votes on the Voatz mobile voting app tested by West Virginia and jurisdictions in Utah, Oregon, Colorado and Washington.
The nation's commitment to AI will power the future of smart cities
The potent combination of artificial intelligence-enabled edge computing and 5G networks will drive deployment of smart city use cases and services.
Smart city spending expected to increase almost 20% in 2020
While big cities represent nearly 30% of the investment, most of the growth will come from midsize and small cities spending $1 million or less on projects, according to IDC.
Charlotte takes e-scooter data for a test ride
Analyzing trip data from three e-scooter companies gives city transit managers new insights into micromobility supply and demand.
A Teacher Said Her Boss Wouldn't Allow Breast Milk Pumping. Now Georgia Lawmakers Are Pushing a Bill.
Federal law requires employers to provide certain accommodations for breastfeeding women, but some careers, including teachers, aren't covered.
It’s Time to Bring Wildlife Policy Into the 21st Century
COMMENTARY | On issues like deer population control, state agencies are prioritizing hunters over public health and the environment.
Rural and Poorest States Depend on Census Most
High-poverty and rural areas that tend to get the most federal funding.
Democratic Attorneys General Urge Congress to Ratify Equal Rights Amendment
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Virginia legislature abolishes Confederate holiday … New York state senators call for increased funding to municipalities … Denver repeals ban on pit bulls.
State Lawmaker Pushes Measure to Declare CNN and Washington Post ‘Fake News’
The Tennessee representative delayed discussion on the resolution this week.
How States Are Battling Other States’ Travel Bans
Texas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare California’s ban on state-funded travel to the Lone Star state unconstitutional.
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