As Need Grows, States Try to Entice New Foster Parents
States are using new campaigns, including online ads, to recruit foster parents.
A Light-Rail Project Hits a Higher-Ed Roadblock
Duke University declined to sign a collaborative agreement necessary to secure federal funding for the North Carolina project.
A Startup Wants to Turn Your City’s Trash Into a Heap of Big Data
One company hopes to create an “Internet of Garbage,” with the promise to bring better logistics to municipal waste.
RPA gains traction, paving the way for agency AI
Robotic process automation is setting the stage for artificial-intelligence-based processes that could drive profound changes in how agencies work.
How automated compliance audits speed development
Automated security testing has become an integral part of the normal DevOps workflow, ensuring that compliance validation is done continuously and at the speed of development.
JEDI delays complicate DOD cloud momentum
Delays to the Pentagon's $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud procurement compound problems of federation and sprawl, Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy told lawmakers.
Smartphones replicate 3D objects for virtual reality
Researchers have developed software for a standard smartphone that can create 3D images for augmented and virtual reality applications.
AF Research Lab launches shared classified supercomputing
The first “Shared Above-Secret Department of Defense High Performance Computing Capability” will feature four supercomputers available to government researchers.
Pedestrian Deaths in 2018 Increase to Highest Levels Since 1990
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Ore. governor signs statewide rent control bill … Ariz. governor is “pro-vaccination and anti-measles” … and Fla. toll road expansion
Is It Cruel and Unusual to Execute a Man With Dementia?
ANALYSIS | Vernon Madison has no memory of murdering a police officer.
Agriculture Secretary Optimistic States Will Recover From Trade War
Sonny Perdue also called FCC broadband coverage maps “fake news,” saying his agency wants to get more accurate information from states.
Democrats Lay Down a Marker on Drinking Water and Sewer Funding
But a bill introduced Thursday calling for billions in new spending and a tax increase is likely to be a tough sell with Republicans.
If You Really Want an Open Dialog, Then Act Like It
It isn’t about pushing your ideas on others, it’s about drawing theirs out.
Time to Try Something New: Parliamentary State Government
COMMENTARY | If states truly are "laboratories of democracy," it is time one traded its legislature and governor for a parliament and prime minister.
The Persistent Employment Gap Among Disabled Americans
Employment levels for Americans with disabilities lag behind those of people without disabilities, research shows.
Rescue Network Sends Southern Puppies North
As states ban retail pet sales, more and more dog rescue groups are seeing adoption opportunities in sending unwanted puppies and dogs from southern animal shelters to northern ones.
5 steps for a successful public-private cyber crime fighting partnership
Leveraging private threat researchers' deep knowledge of the cyber underground gives government investigators information and perspective that can make a critical difference in solving cyber crimes and stopping future attacks.
DARPA's plan to jump-start quantum computing
The idea is for a hybrid concept that combines intermediate-sized quantum devices with classical systems to solve combinatorial optimization problems like logistics.
Voting security guidelines: Too little too late?
States waiting for Voluntary Voting System Guidelines may be not have time to test their systems against the new standards before the 2020 election.
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Counties From Purging Voters
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Flooding isolates Northern California cities … snowed-in Oregon town faces lengthy power outages … and boosting Alabama’s gas tax.
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