5 ways collaboration tools boost efficiency
Enterprise collaboration solutions use a single platform to coordinate entire projects, fostering communication and helping overcome application incompatibility.
In our Wi-Fi world, the internet still depends on undersea cables
Several hundred cable systems transport almost all transoceanic internet traffic, often running through narrow pressure points where small disruptions can have massive impacts.
Study: Most cloud attacks are opportunistic
Attackers acted much like predators -- hunting weak targets, continually probing possible victims for vulnerability then pressing in when one was found.
DARPA looks to robots for underground navigation
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's SubT Integration Exercise asks teams to quickly and remotely map, navigate and search underground environments.
‘We Really, Really … Need You Not to Commit Any Crimes While It’s -10 Degrees Out’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Conn. toll scofflaws owe big bucks to Mass. … pricey port upgrades in Anchorage … and challenges with Oakland’s vacant property tax.
L.A.’s Teachers Got What They Wanted—For Their Students
The strike showcased unions' strategy of advocating not just for their members but also for better resources for schools.
States See a Slip in Tax Collections That's Not Totally Unexpected
The federal tax overhaul and stock market volatility help to explain some recent income tax revenue trends.
‘Fake Meat’ Battle Spreads to More States
All of the bills are aimed at the same purpose—keeping non-meat products from being viewed and purchased as beef.
Getting Tough on Hate Crimes
Mayors are alarmed by the increasing number of hate crimes across the U.S., recognizing prevention is better than prosecution.
To protect us from the risks of advanced artificial intelligence, we need to act now
The next decade offers an opportunity to create safe and efficient AI systems that can have far reaching benefits to society and humanity.
President Trump Signs Extension of Federal Welfare Program
“While short-term extensions can be challenging for states, we are committed to working with Congress on a long-term reauthorization that provides certainty for states and families,” according to Scott Pattison, the executive director of the National Governors Association.
Data-driven decisions require data-first culture
To create an environment in which data-driven decision-making can thrive, agencies need to provide analytic capabilities that require no coding and that are intuitive to non-experts.
DARPA outlines adversarial AI defense
The Guaranteeing AI Robustness against Deception program aims to create machine-learning models that can defend against a wide range of attacks.
Faster clearances with AI
Defense Information Systems Agency is building an artificial intelligence-based service to check and verify security clearance applications against multiple data sources.
Vermont Governor’s Plan to Pay Out-of-Staters to Take a Job in His State
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Pennsylvania lt. gov.’s marijuana listening tour … Florida secretary of state resigns … and the cause of the 2017 Tubbs Fire is ID’d.
Senate Rejects Two Bills to Reopen Government in First Votes to End Shutdown
Senate leaders are working on a new path forward.
Ron DeSantis Is Showing the GOP a Different Path Forward
COMMENTARY | As Trump continues to fixate on a border wall, the new governor of Florida is choosing to focus on more substantive issues.
A Key in Census Outreach: Finding Trusted People to Pitch Participation
“We are making some progress, as you well know, but certainly not progress enough,” said Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh.
It’s Not All About Millennials. Mayors Look to Engage With Seniors.
“The majority of the people that will show up on Election Day are going to be older voters,” notes an AARP representative.
Mayors Eye Two-Pronged Attack on FCC’s Preemptive 5G Order
The latest effort is a new bill in Congress that would overturn the agency on its rule that strictly limits how much local governments can charge providers and how long officials can take to process applications.
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