Government gets ready for fintech
State and local government innovators are experimenting with services that leverage technology-enabled finance.
DOD mulls using AI to check contractor cyber hygiene
Because the Defense Department's contractors are critical to its mission, DOD is considering having a third party check sub-contractors' security posture against the National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity standards.
VA misses targets on data center shutdowns, savings
Communication breakdowns were blamed for the Department of Veterans Affairs only closing 32 data centers in 2018, far below goals, the inspector general found.
What cybersecurity pros can learn from TSA PreCheck
Just as prescreened travelers get fast tracked to their airport gates, agencies should adopt a risk-adaptive security approach that uses behavioral data to inform policies for individual users.
Census prep vital to states' power -- why some could miss out
Less than a 2 percent difference in the 2020 population count could mean gaining or losing a congressional seat.
Oregon Lawmakers Want to Outlaw Pet Rent
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Miss. official vs. civil service protections … Upstate N.Y. village’s bombastic mayor … Minn. in no hurry to authorize AV testing.
Why States Should Be Watching Rhode Island’s Election Audit Pilots
The state is expected to be the second to turn to risk-limiting audits but the first with polling places to do so, and it has yet to choose from among three methods.
Got the Big City Blues? This Mayor Thinks His Town Can Help.
Mayor David Condon describes Spokane as a possible refuge for those who’ve grown weary living in the Seattle’s of the world.
Rural People With Disabilities Are Still Struggling to Recover from the Recession
Not everybody has found employment even as the U.S. economy as a whole added jobs.
The Long Lines for Women’s Bathrooms Could Be Eliminated. Why Haven’t They Been?
It’s been more than 30 years since states started trying to achieve “potty parity,” but many queues are still unequal.
Self-Driving Cars Aren’t Going To Fix Our Roadways
COMMENTARY | Automated vehicles aren't going to make it solo. Humans and machines alike are going to need connected infrastructure to tame our transportation future.
What's next in network automation
By taking the detailed technical knowledge out of the hands of the integrators and putting it into an automated software-defined environment, agencies can craft policies to drive their work and increase efficiency.
Opioid Money Has Helped, But States Want More
States are eyeing lawsuits against drug manufacturers or assessments against the companies as possible ways to provide more money.
Combatting facial recognition bias with better data
IBM's Diversity in Faces dataset is an annotated collection of 1 million facial images drawn from pictures and videos compiled from Creative Commons data available on Flickr.
How HHS used AI to become a smarter buyer
HHS BuySmarter Solutions Architect Ken Thompson said explained how the agency procurement staff became "smarter buyers than the vendors are sellers."
Kentucky Governor: Cold Weather Closures Set Bad Example for Kids
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | STD spike in Indiana … N.Y.C.’s new unified contracting system … and radon gas risks in Colorado.
The Case For Helping Local Government Employees Better Manage Their Finances
“It’s not just the right thing for employers to do,” says the co-author of a new report. “It also makes good business sense.”
City Officials Push for National Housing Strategy
A new housing task force intends to publish a policy toolkit in June for localities looking to address the affordability crisis, but federal, state and private partnerships are key.
FAA Declares the Super Bowl a 'No Drone Zone'
People who violate the temporary flight restriction will face jail time and hefty fines.
Parkland Is Embracing Student Surveillance
A new report—and some parents—calls for police to gain broader-than-ever access to students’ data.
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