The challenge of identity and access management
To keep up with rapid advances in technology, agencies must incorporate IAM into their overall modernization roadmap -- ensuring that today’s secure solution is still secure tomorrow.
Virginia Governor Mulls Options Amid More Calls to Resign
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | RFID tracking chips in garbage cans ... another Wis. city looks to tiny houses for homeless … and Anchorage ice-scratchers.
NIST narrows field of post-quantum crypto contenders
For the second round of its competition, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has chosen 26 algorithms that may help protect electronic information from attack by quantum-enabled computers.
The Push to Build a Coast-to-Coast Trail for Cyclists and Pedestrians
“We’re confident that this is something we can do,” says a policy adviser with the advocacy group backing the idea.
Congress, White House Remain Sharply Divided Two Weeks From Another Shutdown
President Trump suggests there could be another approach to avoiding another closing of agencies.
Cities Aren’t Built for Parents
The death of a young mother who fell in a New York City subway station has drawn scrutiny to the inaccessibility of public-transit systems.
State Integration of GIS Into Elections Is Slow Going
The scattered nature of voter information is the biggest hurdle, but geospatial data can mean the difference between a voter receiving the proper ballot.
When Regulating New Tech Harms Public Safety
COMMENTARY | Facial recognition technology is new and nascent, but not a departure from the innate abilities humans are born with. Efforts by states to limit its use harms public safety and deters innovation.
To Control Drug Prices, States May Have to Face Off Against Feds
Detailed proposals are on the table in 41 states.
Americans deserve better than the DCOI metrics debate
We’ve seen a nearly decade-long, overwhelmingly bipartisan effort at data center optimization from the top down, with little bottom-up buy-in or consensus on what success would finally look like.
DISA tests continuous multifactor biometric ID for mobile devices
The devices -- or more specifically, the chipsets embedded within them -- analyze a user's walking gait, location, facial structure and voice patterns to validate identity.
Text analysis of thousands of grant abstracts shows that writing style matters
Research described with more words and more markers of verbal confidence received more award money from the National Science Foundation.
SEC seeks blockchain analysis service
Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for a subscription service that would help it monitor risk, improve compliance and inform policy with respect to digital assets.
Mayor Shutters Police Department Amid Payroll Inquiry
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Arizona porn tax … N.C. mayor vs. sovereign citizen squatters … N.Y. governor takes snowbound truckers to task.
Airbnb Still Isn’t Collecting Local Taxes Everywhere
While the company has stepped up collection efforts in recent years, a new report argues that local lawmakers should ensure Airbnb collects all lodging taxes.
How a Ballot Initiative to Expand Medicaid in Utah May Be Denied
Republican lawmakers don’t want to fully implement a ballot initiative passed in November. One health-care advocate called it “trampling on … representative democracy.”
While You're Watching Super Bowl LIII, DHS and Atlanta Will Be Watching You
Federal and local law enforcement are combining efforts—and technology assets—to secure the biggest sports event of the year.
What Public Safety Agencies Can Do While Waiting for Next Generation 911
The old system has been the victim of its own success, a software executive argues.
Why Flying Cars Are an Impossible Dream
The air taxi is the Godot of technology: always on its way, never here.
Wary of Teacher Walkouts, States Aim to Boost School Spending
Lots of new governors campaigned on raising teacher pay and boost education spending. Will state legislatures act on these pledges to come up with more school funding?
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