Tomorrow's medkit: Mesh networks, augmented reality and mobile clouds
A new self-contained communications environment for emergency medical responders aims to improve situational awareness and real-time triage.
Treasury maps out long-term plans for T-Cloud
The $1 billion, enterprisewide, seven-year contract for cloud and professional services will tap multiple providers, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google and Oracle as well as more niche software- and platform-as-a-service offerings.
What emergency planners can learn from text marketing
With instant mobile notifications, personalization and text-to-landline services, SMS texting provides a modern communications tool communities can leverage when disaster or emergency strikes.
Air Ambulances Woo Rural Consumers With Memberships That May Leave Them Hanging
Nationwide, state insurance leaders and politicians have raised alarms about the slickly marketed membership campaigns.
Why Do City Dwellers Love to Hate Scooters?
COMMENTARY | Electric scooters draw a lot of hate, but if supported well by cities, they have the potential to provide a widespread and beneficial mode of transportation.
To Rein in Cities, Texas Tries to Ban Their Lobbying
Anti-lobbying efforts illustrate the chasm between statehouses and cities.
Federal Spending on Kids Falls, as More Dollars Flow Toward Older Adults and Debt
The findings are included in the latest edition of an annual report. “In a sense in our budget, we’re treating kids worse and worse,” said one of its authors.
First Auto Workers Strike in 12 Years Affects Plants in Nine States
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | New York considers combining IDs and credit cards with smart chips … Kentucky governor won’t provide details on plane trips … Boston debates ban on protester masks.
Report: Federal Flood Program Takes Years to Complete Home Buyouts
The five years it takes to complete a buyout of homes damaged by floods is too lengthy for many homeowners to endure, a new Natural Defense Resources Council study says.
Tightening Requirements for Vaccine Exemptions
Under a new law in California, state public health officials will have final authority over the validity of children's medical exemptions for vaccinations.
Election security report disputed
Election officials and security experts strongly disagree with a recent assessment on states' election systems infrastructure.
How a mobile spyware scan helps free abuse victims
A new program offers tech support services that identifies monitoring apps on abuse victims' phones in a clinical setting.
How Congress turns citizens’ voices into data points
When the overwhelming amount of contact lawmakers gets from citizens is turned into mere data points, Congress is less able to understand what constituents want and the issues that are likely to become important in the future.
Don't be the next Capital One
Agencies should make sure their systems use properly configured security settings and integrate their monitoring tools.
In Arid Corner of the West, Plan For 140-Mile Water Pipeline Stirs Debate
Leaders in the St. George region of Utah see a pending water pipeline as crucial for accommodating booming population growth. Critics say it’s risky and unnecessary.
Purveyors Of Black-Market Pharmaceuticals Target Immigrants
Immigrants are purchasing a wide array of illegal medications in black markets that are common in California, Arizona, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
Dreaming Big for a Risky Hemp Crop
Many first-time hemp growers don’t have buyers.
Un-Corrupting City Hall
These cities all suffered notorious municipal scandals. What have officials and voters done to tackle corruption and keep it from happening again?
Virginia AG Says Couples No Longer Need to Disclose Race on Marriage Licenses
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Florida legal marijuana push raises more than $1.2 million ... Gun rights protests in Columbus, Ohio ... Drugstores and drug distributors ask for a new judge in opioid lawsuit.
A City Looks at Wastewater for Clues in the Opioid Fight
Tempe, Arizona tests the waters to glean data about the spread of dangerous drugs.
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