Cities Deploy High-Tech Boots on Parking Scofflaws
Officials tout the 'self-remove' boots as a convenience. But advocates for the poor say the technology is just part of a larger fine-focused justice system that hurts those who can least afford to pay.
Midterm election infrastructure deemed meddle-free, but states seek equipment funding
Although a joint report says foreign agents did not have "material impact" on election infrastructure, states are asking Congress to help pay for new, more secure equipment.
Getting started with intelligent automation
Agencies looking to automation to lower costs, improve efficiency and achieve higher customer satisfaction can begin with the ACT-IAC Intelligent Automation Primer.
A quantum response to next-gen cyber threats
Quantum Xchange sends quantum-generated cryptographic keys over fiber-optic cable to securely transfer critical data.
Taking the pain out of creating accessible PDFs
Conversion software with sophisticated optical character recognition and tag-generating capabilities can maximize accuracy and save agencies time and money.
Why do people still use fax machines?
In many cases, faxing is more secure, easier to use and better suited to existing work habits than computer-based messaging.
Candidate Pitches Plan for Chicago to Annex Its Suburbs
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Texas now has a measles outbreak … San José mayor interested in Musk tunnel … and a N.C. city suspends drug testing.
What the Mayor of Youngstown Wants From Trump
“Cities like ours in northeast Ohio are in desperate need of federal funds,” Mayor Jamael Tito Brown wrote in a letter to the White House.
Trump Short on Infrastructure Details in State of the Union
The president said it's time to deal with ‘crumbling infrastructure,’ but delivered no concrete ideas on how to invest.
I Used to Preach the Gospel of Education Reform. Then I Became the Mayor.
COMMENTARY | Policy makers need to question their assumptions about what makes a good school.
Teachers Union Raises Red Flags Over Pension Investments in Private Prisons
The American Federation of Teachers characterizes the corrections sector as problematic territory for retirement funds.
Entrepreneurs May Yet Save Us From Climate Change
COMMENTARY | Adapting to climate change will require new approaches at the local level. On the Chesapeake Bay, entrepreneurs are being incentivized to find the answers.
Federal Agencies Ramp Up Classified Plans to Protect 2020 Elections
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security delivered their joint review of meddling during 2018 to the White House.
Logging, Money Battles Delay Wildfire Prevention Work
While the U.S. Forest Service is trying to work with states on projects to lower fire damage, more money is needed to comply with President Trump's "active management" mandate for public lands.
'Cloud Smart' does not mean 'cloud always'
Cloud Smart endorses a real-world application of cloud technology, incorporating all that government IT teams have learned about the cloud and their own apps over the last eight years.
DISA investigates blockchain as a service
The Defense Information Systems Agency is considering adding blockchain as a service to its infrastructure platform.
People don’t trust blockchain systems -- is regulation a way to help?
The jurisdictions with the best regulation -- not the ones with the least -- will attract activity.
DOD drafts contract for cloud-based back-office apps
Under the $8.2 billion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract, the Defense Department will buy email, content management, file storage, productivity tools, web conferencing, instant messaging, native audio and video and mobility.
JEDI: Cornerstone of DOD's cloud strategy
The Defense Department's strategy emphasizes a cloud hierarchy, with the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud initiative on top and MilCloud second in command, followed by multiple fit-for-purpose clouds.
Camp Fire’s Dispersed Survivors Plot Their New Homes on a Map
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Political turmoil continues in Virginia … Hawaii’s mainland prison inmates … and email scammers using Fla. mayor’s name.
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