AI tapped to streamline past performance evaluations
An artificial intelligence-based tool may help contracting officials rapidly pull relevant information on a vendor's previous performance.
FirstNet releases roadmap for network enhancements
FirstNet rolled out its five-year plan to guide the programs, activities and investments to ensure first responders have the communications tools they need.
Pentagon IG reviewing JEDI
The Defense Department inspector general is probing DOD's handing of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud acquisition, including the development of requirements and allegations of conflicts of interest.
4 ways to automate the collections process
Automating collections creates operational efficiency that can help agencies be more consistent, fair and ultimately more successful.
As States Strive To Stabilize Insurance Marketplaces, Insurers Return
Experts say that insurers re-entering state marketplace is a sign that the marketplaces are becoming more robust and less risky for insurers, despite ongoing political and legal battles over the ACA.
Don’t Ban Assault Weapons—Tax Them
COMMENTARY | A solution from the founding era might work again today.
Tennessee Made It Harder to Register Voters. Activists Consider What’s Next.
In 2018, a statewide voter registration drive accumulated 91,000 applications.
A Mayor Proposes That Gun Owners Carry Insurance For Their Weapons
The proposal from San Jose, California Mayor Sam Liccardo veers into complicated terrain, where past efforts have failed.
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Independent Redistricting Commission
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Oregon governor supports tax returns release bill … Lawsuit over 911 operations in Cincinnati … Nebraska trains addiction specialists.
Fewer Than Half of States Take These Two Election Security Precautions
The Brennan Center for Justice found only 24 states will both have voting systems that create a paper trail and require audits of the 2020 election results.
Facial Recognition Software Incorrectly Flags 26 State Lawmakers as Criminals, ACLU Says
One California lawmaker said a recent test of Amazon's technology is proof that it should be kept from body-worn police cameras. The company says the testing method used by the ACLU wasn't fair.
Where Doctors Can Recommend Marijuana to Replace Opioids
Some states allow people with opioid addictions to get a medical marijuana card, but many medical experts oppose those policies.
Cities See Some Progress in Building Trust in Police, Report Says
New analysis of an initiative meant to increase trust between police and communities shows moderate success—and the potential for greater gains in the future.
The missing ingredient from federal IT: Simplicity
As agencies increase digital transformation and modernization efforts, they need more than an incremental boost in scale or performance; they must plan to increase in simplicity as well
DOD tries to bust JEDI 'myths' as IG announces program review
In a recent briefing, Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy focused on DOD's cloud strategy and debunking "myths" about the JEDI procurement, but the inspector general just announced a review of the program.
Army enlists AI in search for better batteries
Researchers are looking for ways to make the batteries that power warfighters' equipment safer, lighter and less expensive.
Agencies lean into supercomputing
High-performance systems will support research to maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, improve weather forecasting for military operations and deliver containerized supercomputing at the tactical edge.
New State Laws Give People More Time to Report Rape or Sexual Assault
COMMENTARY | In 2019 alone, 20 states and the District of Columbia passed sexual assault reporting reforms.
Hepatitis A Races Across The Country
In the wake of the opioid crisis, the highly communicable hepatitis A virus is spreading in more than half the states and making its way into the general public. Underfunded health officials are valiantly trying to fight it with vaccines.
Recall Effort for Alaska Governor Collects Two-Thirds of Necessary Signatures in a Single Week
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